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Rocket Man: The Mercury Adventure of John Glenn

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By Ruth Ashby
Publisher Peachtree Publishers
Rocket Man: The Mercury Adventure of John Glenn
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A firstrate biography and true adventure story for young readers about one of modern Americas greatest heroes and his contributions to our nations fledgling space program. 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 theynor Glennknew 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 trainingand a devotion to the pursuit of a career in the exciting but riskfilled world of aviation. Ruth Ashbys dramatic story of John Glenns neardisastrous mission in Friendship 7 also takes young readers through his smalltown 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 Glenns successful career as a U.S. senator and his triumphant return to space in 1998 at the age of 77. Throughout, Ashby demonstrates how Glenns 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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19145 words19,145 words
144 pages144 pages
Lexile 870LLexile 870L
Published 2004Published 2004

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9781561453238

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