John Glenn: Young Astronaut (Childhood of Famous Americans)

by Michael Burgan

Other authorsRobert Brown (Illustrator)
Paperback, 2000

Status

Available

Local notes

921 GLE

Barcode

5507

Collection

LS/GENERAL [#]

Tags

(921) BIOGRAPHY, Historical Fiction, American History, Astronauts, SPACE, Pilots, Science, Technology, Project Mercury, Glenn-John 1921-2016, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Small Green Dot

Series

Childhood of Famous Americans II

Genres

Publication

Aladdin (2000), 192 pages

Description

Profiles John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth, featuring his childhood and youth in Ohio, his military career, political life, and return to space in 1998.

Subjects

Air pilots, Military United States Juvenile literature
Astronauts
Astronauts United States Juvenile literature
Legislators
Legislators United States Juvenile literature

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

192 p.; 5.13 inches

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Pages

192

Rating

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