Neil Armstrong: Young Pilot (Childhood of Famous Americans Series) ANNOTATION
Presents the childhood of the astronaut who became the first man to walk on the moon.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
This series of biographies, longtime favorites of young readers, now add the first new titles in over 20 years. Rich or poor, great American men and women lived out childhoods as vastly different as the adults they became. Here young readers will learn about the early years of the first person to step foot on the moon, a historic feat he described as "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
FROM THE CRITICS
Children's Literature - Pat Metz
This fictionalized biography, one of a series on the childhood of famous Americans, brings to the forefront the childhood, beliefs, interests and ethics of the first man on the moon. Young readers can easily trace how airplanes and space became a vital part of Neil Armstrong's life from the time he was a very young child. The appropriate black and white pen and ink style illustrations follow the story line and add to the vividness of the words. A great biography of an extraordinary man who came from an ordinary supportive family.
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