Liftoff:APhotobiographyofJohnGlenn
- 作者
- 出版社 NationalGeographicSocietyChildren's
- 出版时间 2006年9月
- ISBN 9780792258995
- 定价 141.80
内容简介
Warhero,testpilot,Americanastronaut,andU.S.Senator--forJohnGlenn,servinghiscountryhasalwaysbeenajoyousadventure.HowdoesaboyfromasmallOhiotowngrowuptobecomeoneofthemostenduringheroesinAmericanhistory?YoungreadersfindoutastheyfollowhisinspiringstoryfromhisschoolboydaysinNewConcord,Ohio,tohisadventuresasahighlydecoratedMarineCorpspilotinbothWorldWarIIandtheKoreanWar,atestpilot,oneofthesevenMercuryastronautsandthefirstAmericantoorbitEarth,asuccessfulbusinessman,aU.S.Senator,and,attheageof77,theoldesthumanbeinginspace.DonMitchellskillfullyweaveshighlightsfromJohnGlenn'sextraordinarylifewithinspirationalquotesanddynamicimagestocreateanintimateportraitofamanwhosechallengetoyoungpeopleeverywhereistobecomededicatedtoapurposelargerthanthemselves.Thissuperblyillustratedbookfollowsthelifetrajectoryofaveryfocused,highlycompetitiveman,drivenbyasenseofdutytohiscountryandaninnatesenseofobligationtowardsothers.Readerswillfindthemselvesinspiredtoliftofftonewheightsofachievement.
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