When Neil Armstrong Built a Wind Tunnel
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Picture Book · Ages 6–12 · 2017 · Est. 10 min read-aloud

When Neil Armstrong Built a Wind Tunnel

By Mark Weakland, Luciano Lozano (Illustrator)

Part of the Leaders Doing Headstands series

From humble beginnings to the moon, discover a journey beyond limits.

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31 pages· 1,233 words· Est. 10 min read-aloud
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Neil Armstrong's journey from mowing lawns to making history on the moon inspires young dreamers. Explore his adventurous childhood, where even a basement wind tunnel couldn't contain his aspirations. Will his story ignite your own dreams to reach beyond the stars?

From the publisher

Astronaut Neil Armstrong couldn’t be held down by Earth’s gravity. As the first person to step foot on the moon, Neil took the US space program to new heights. But before he did that, he had humble boyhood jobs-cutting lawns, cleaning ovens, washing airplanes-and plenty of adventures, including building a wind tunnel in his parents’ basement! This playful story shows young readers that not even the sky is the limit for their own dreams.

At a glance
Format
Library Binding
Pages
31
Words
1,233
Reading age
6–12
Audience
Picture
Lexile
620L
Themes & topics
Books about AmericaBooks about flightBooks about historyBooks about the moonBooks about outer space
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.7
F&P level
~O
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
189657
Publication
Published
August 1, 2017
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781515815754

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