Liftoff: A Photobiography of John Glenn

by Don Mitchell

War hero, test pilot, American astronaut, and U.S. Senator--for John Glenn, serving his country has always been a joyous adventure. How does a boy from a small Ohio town grow up to become one of the most enduring heroes in American history? Young readers find out as they follow his inspiring story from his schoolboy days in New Concord, Ohio, to his adventures as a highly decorated Marine Corps pilot in both World War II and the Korean War, a test...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792258991
• ISBN13: 9780792258995
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.4" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9