Godspeed, John GlennILLUSTRATED BY Ages: 8 and up Pages: 32 List Price: $16.95 Cover: Hardcover Published: 10/1/2006 ISBN: 1-59078-384-0 ISBN-13: 978-1-59078-384-9 |
On February 20, 1962, John Glenn sat strapped into Friendship 7, a small capsule on top of a giant rocket. People from all over the world waited for Mission Control's countdown to lift-off. When the rocket jblasted off at Cape Canaveral, Florida, fellow astronaut Scott Carpenter radioed the message "Godspeed, John Glenn." John Glenn had been sent into outer space to become the first American astronaut to orbit the earth. Bold illustrations and informative sidebars tell the story of this remarkable adventure. Awards
Reviews"Heartfelt tribute. ...The close-up scenes, rendered in thickly applied acrylics, capture a sense of the mission's drama and triumph." "Manages a complicated skein of information by sticking to a straight narrative in very simple language, using sidebars to convey further and more detailed description with stronger vocabulary. ...Muscular acrylic paintings. ...The pictures are dramatic. ...A way to show very young readers an astronaut story." "Striking images of the powerful rocket's liftoff will capture kids. ...An effective account of a dramatic moment in the early days of the space program." |
