Recollections from the sixth man to ever walk on the Moon, for young adult readers.
On February 5, 1971, Edgar Mitchell jumped off the last rungs of a ladder connecting him to NASA's Antares spacecraft and landed with two feet on the Moon. Following the disastrous Apollo 13 mission, Mitchell was one of three astronauts to successfully complete the Apollo 14 journey to the Moon, though it wasn't without its own alarming moments.
In Earthrise, Edgar recalls his spectacular trip to the Moon and the life experiences that got him there, including his early days spent in...
Recollections from the sixth man to ever walk on the Moon, for young adult readers.
On February 5, 1971, Edgar Mitchell jumped off the ...
In the late 1800s, the daring young reporter Elizabeth Cochrane known by the pen name Nellie Bly faked insanity so she could be committed to a mental institution and secretly report on the awful conditions there. This and other highly publicized investigative stunts laid the groundwork for a new kind of journalism in the early 1900s, called muckraking, dedicated to exposing social, political, and economic ills in the United States. In "Nellie Bly and Investigative" "Journalism for Kids "budding reporters learn about the major figures of the muckraking era: the bold and audacious Bly, one of...
In the late 1800s, the daring young reporter Elizabeth Cochrane known by the pen name Nellie Bly faked insanity so she could be committed to a mental ...
With his wire-rimmed glasses, homespun cloths, and walking stick, Mohandas Gandhi is an international symbol of nonviolence, freedom, simplicity, and peace. Tracing Gandhi's evolution from a shy boy in India to a courageous, world-traveling spiritual and political leader who worked tirelessly to help India achieve independence from England, Gandhi for Kids will inspire young readers to make connections between his ideas and contemporary issues such as bullying and conflict resolution, healthful eating from local sources, civil rights and diversity, the "reduce, reuse, recycle"...
With his wire-rimmed glasses, homespun cloths, and walking stick, Mohandas Gandhi is an international symbol of nonviolence, freedom, simplicity, and ...
