Neil Armstrong
By: Catherine Chambers
Series: Science biographies; Rainstree perspectives; Raintree perspectives
Publisher: Raintree
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781406272420
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Astronauts; Biography; Space flight to the moon; Project Apollo (U.S.)
Description: "This book traces the life of Neil Armstrong, from his early childhood and education through his sources of inspiration and challenges faced, early successes, and the moon-landing for which he is best known. A timeline at the end of the book summarizes key milestones and achievements of Armstrong's life."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: Who was Neil Armstrong?; title: In awe of the aeroplane; title: Up, up, and away!; title: Designs for the skies; title: War above the clouds; title: In the fast lane; title: Moving on up; title: The chosen few; title: A spin in space; title: Apollo here we come!; title: The first man on the moon; title: After Apollo; title: Remembering Neil Armstrong.