Muscle Man McGinty has finally done the unthinkable. He’s bragged that he can beat the ENTIRE block in a game of kickball. On Ramble Street, tough talk about kickball cannot be ignored. For Tamara Ann Simpson, however, this is great news. Now she’ll finally be able to prove to everyone what a wormy little liar Muscle Man really is.It’s the summer of 1969, and the world is getting ready to watch a man named Neil Armstrong make history by taking the first step on the moon. But (more…)

From School Library JournalGr 5-7–Two books that describe the lives of two modern-day, risk-taking adventurers. These astronauts planned, studied, and applied themselves, working hard to achieve their goals. Each book opens with the moment of glory and then proceeds with a chronological presentation that details family, schooling, training, married life, and life after the astronaut program. There is perhaps more information than average students need or want to know, such as the spo (more…)

This poster shows the stark image of a Buzz Aldrin’s footprint in the Moon’s soil. At the bottom is Neil Armstrong’s famous quote, as he made his descent to the Moon surface: “That’s one small step for (a) man; one giant leap for manking.” This poster measures approx. 24″ x 36″ The Moon is Earth’s only natural satellite. It is the only celestial body on which human beings have orbited and landed. The United States’ Apollo program achieved the only manned missions to the Moon, culmi (more…)

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This book recalls the making of history when Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon. In this book, the reader will find out all about Neil Armstrong before he made history.

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Neil Armstrong – A Giant Leap for Mankind is the biography of Neil Armstrong. Armstrong is a former American astronaut, test pilot, university professor, and naval aviator. He is the first person to have set foot on the Moon. His first spaceflight was aboard Gemini 8 in 1966, for which he was the command pilot. On this mission, he performed the first manned docking of two spacecraft together with pilot David Scott. Armstrong’s second and last spaceflight was as mission commander of (more…)

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Wagener’s biography of the first human on the Moon is no giant leap in the art of biography, but his painstaking research and interviewing have eventuated in the thorough, balanced life story of a thoroughly balanced but extremely private hero. Ohioan Armstrong developed a passion for aviation early and got a pilot’s license at age 16. The navy put him through college, he flew combat in Korea, and after that, as a civilian test pilot, he forged the record that led to a (more…)

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Fans of Alice Ramsey’s Grand Adventure may wish that Brown had likewise dedicated this picture book to the singular ride that made history for his subject. Instead, the author’s informal chronicle of astronaut Armstrong’s life focuses primarily on his childhood, then skips ahead to his milestone flight in the final spreads. The book opens in 1932, when two-year-old Neil, perched on his father’s shoulders, watches airplanes race. Readers next see him four years (more…)

Neil Armstrong was America’s rocket man, the first person to set foot on the moon and turn science fiction into amazing reality. Award-winning authors Tara Dixon-Engel and Mike Jackson tell the fascinating story of how Armstrong went where no one had gone before, leaving his mark on the powdery surface of another world. Even at an age when other boys were just learning to drive, Neil was training to reach the skies. He went on to study aeronautical engineering, win medals as a fight (more…)

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon and, to an audience of over 450 million people, proclaimed his step a “giant leap for mankind.” This Eagle Scout built his own model planes as a little boy and then grew up to be a test pilot for experimental aircraft before becoming an astronaut. Over 100 black-and-white illustrations bring Armstrong’s story to life.

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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.”

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*Starred Review* It is rare to have a story told with sympathy from the viewpoint of a bully. This debut novel, set in upstate New York in the summer of 1969, does just that with wit and a light touch that never denies the story’s sorrows. Tammy, 10, is stuck at home with her cold parents while her brother is away in Vietnam. In her first-person narrative, she reveals the hurt and loneliness that fuel her anger as she targets the new, skinny kid, Douglas, who has mo (more…)

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From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. On July 20, 1969, a quiet, determined man from Wapakoneta, Ohio, stepped out of his fragile spacecraft and into history. Neil Armstrong–engineer, naval aviator, test pilot, astronaut and devoted family man–became the first man to walk on the moon. In this powerful, unrelenting biography of a man of no particularly spectacular talent yet who stands as a living testimony to everyday grit and determination, former NASA historian Hansen has achieve (more…)

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The LaCie Hard Disk 301304U 1 TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, Design by Neil Poulton adds a sleek, sophisticated style to your desktop while delivering high-speed performance as a hard drive. You no longer have to worry about running out of disk space for your latest music, movies, and photos. And with universal compatibility and a compact size, this portable drive lets you easily share your music, photos and video files with your friends and family. .caption { font-fa (more…)