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ROCKET MAN
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Written by
Ruth Ashby
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Illustrated by
Robert Hunt
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Hardcover: $12.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-323-8
Total Pages: 144
Size: 5 x 7
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Early Reader, ages 7-10/Nonfiction/Biography/History
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Ruth Ashby is the award-winning author of dozens of nonfiction and fiction books for juvenile readers. She lives in New York.
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Robert Hunt received a BA from the University of California and
an MA from the Academy of Art in San Francisco. His work has
appeared on the covers of books by many leading authors and has
received numerous awards, including ten gold medals from the San
Francisco Society of Illustrators. He lives in California.
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THE MERCURY ADVENTURE OF JOHN GLENN
A first-rate biography and true adventure story for young readers about one of modern America's greatest heroes and his contributions to our nation's fledgling space program.
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Accelerated Reader & Reading Counts Tests:
Reading Counts Test #: Q36933
Reading Counts Level: 4.6
AR Quiz#: 80430
AR Reading Level: 6.1
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ON FEBRUARY 20, 1962, AS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WAITED ANXIOUSLY, astronaut John Glenn blasted off in his rocket ship, Friendship 7, and became the first American to orbit the Earth. Although the risks of such a mission were well known, neither they--nor Glenn--knew the peril he was about to encounter.
John Glenn was one of the Mercury 7 astronauts, the early pioneers of manned space flight portrayed in the film The Right Stuff. His historic flight followed years of intensive physical training--and a devotion to the pursuit of a career in the exciting but risk-filled world of aviation.
Ruth Ashby's dramatic story of John Glenn's near-disastrous mission in Friendship 7 also takes young readers through his small-town Ohio boyhood, his extraordinary experiences as a fighter pilot in two wars, and his life as an astronaut in the prestigious and dangerous Mercury 7 program. The book concludes with Glenn's successful career as a U.S. senator and his triumphant return to space in 1998 at the age of 77.
Throughout, Ashby demonstrates how Glenn's love of flying and his steadfast commitment to both his family and the realization of his full potential was the foundation of all the great things he accomplished in his life.
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Reviews
"...highly readable... Ashby also skillfully includes historical events in the narrative."School Library Journal This is a must-read for its historical perspective on the space program as well as its inspirational story."Science and Children
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Awards
* 2005 NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12
* 2005 NSTA Recommends
* 2005 Kansas State Reading Circle Recommended Reading List (intermediate)
* 2007-2008 Volunteer State Master Reading List (TN)
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