Michael Collins
Discovering History's Heroes
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2019
Summary
Jeter Publishing presents the second nonfiction biography in a brand-new series that celebrates men and women who altered the course of history often without recognition.
On July 16, 1969, a Gemini rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Previous launches had focused on getting astronauts into space, docking two spacecraft, and even walking in space, but this mission was different. Apollo 11 was designed to land two astronauts on the moon and then bring them back to Ea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781534424807 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1534424806 |
| Author: | James Buckley, James Buckley, Jr. |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Aladdin |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2019 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm x 18mm |
| Series: | Jeter Publishing |
| Audience Age: | 7-10 |
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About The Author
James Buckley
James Buckley Jr. is a prolific author of nonfiction for young readers. Bonnie and Clyde joins a long list of his biographies that cover Adolf Hitler, Milton Hershey, Betsy Ross, Jesse Owens, Muhammad Ali, and Roberto Clemente, among many others. Other recent books include titles on the International Space Station, the Moon, snakes, insects, firefighters, history, and sports of various kinds. That latter subject is a big part of his work, following on a career in sports journalism with Sports Illustrated and the National Football League. He is the owner of Shoreline Publishing Group, a book packager based in his home of Santa Barbara, California, where he lives with his wife and two teenagers.
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