I am Neil Armstrong, Brad Meltzer
I am Neil Armstrong, Brad Meltzer
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I am Neil Armstrong

Author: Brad Meltzer

Narrator: Marc Thompson, Various

Unabridged: 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/05/2019

Synopsis

Neil Armstrong's journey to the moon is the focus of the fifteenth entry in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes.

This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each audiobook tells the story of one of America's icons in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest children and that always includes the hero's childhood influences. This entry tells the story of Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon.

About Brad Meltzer

As a #1 New York Times bestselling author, Brad Meltzer has led a very full personal and professional life. He is one of those rare authors who have been quite successful in different genres of writing. He has had success in fiction, non-fiction, advice, and comics. It must be very satisfying to be so diversified as a writer. He graduated from Columbia Law School and was selected to the Columbia Law Review.

His works of fiction encompass: The Inner Circle, The Book of Fate, The Millionaires, The President's Shadow, and his latest, The Escape Artist. Non-Fiction: History Decoded, Advice (Heroes for My Son..... Heroes for My Daughter), Children's books: I Am Amelia Earhart and I Am Abraham Lincoln, and comics: Justice League of America.

Meltzer is host of Brad Meltzer's Last History on H2 and Brad Meltzer's Decoded on the History Channel. As if that is not enough, he was also responsible for helping find the missing 9/11 flag that was raised by the firefighters at Ground Zero. Using his tv show, he had a former Marine walk in to return the flag. It is now in the 9/11 Museum in New York City.

Meltzer is very attuned to his research, so that fictional books have elements of authenticity. He even had former President's Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush give him advice. He has also participated in Homeland Security round table discussions. There are very few, if any, American authors as diversified as Brad Meltzer.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jasmine on September 12, 2018

I Am Neil Armstrong – Review & Blog Tour I wanted to read I Am Neil Armstrong for my son on 9/6/18 as a bedtime story but he decided to read it for me. I read it again for myself on 9/7/18. This book is fantastic! My son is happy to learn that Neil was in the Navy and the Korean War. My son likes lea......more

Goodreads review by Calista on December 29, 2019

I knew Neil Armstrong was the 1st man to walk on the moon and his famous words. I knew little else about the man, until reading this wonderful book. I learned: - He loved heights -He read over 100 books in 1st grade -He was very patient as a child -There was a large silver maple he fell out of as a kid h......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on February 01, 2019

Wow, this was a great read about perseverance and grit. The story is well done and the pictures are so fun!......more

Goodreads review by Susie on July 31, 2019

This contains more content than I remembered from the "I am" books. I have a couple of quibbles with the text: I wouldn't say that the Command Module "would park" while the Eagle landed. Mentioning the circling in orbit was enough. And, from everything I know, Armstrong did not die in surgery; he di......more

Goodreads review by Dawn on January 28, 2019

I love that the spin on this story is that Armstrong was a calm problem solver. If we could help all kids become calm problem solvers so much other learning would fall into place. I think the book has a good balance of story and technical info. I really enjoyed it. Love the series.......more

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