One Small Step - Couverture rigide

Kerr, P.B.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1416942130 ISBN 13 : 9781416942139

Editeur : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2008

Synopsis

It's 1969, and thirteen-year-old Scott is doing all the things that normal boys do -- and also flying airplanes with his Air Force flight instructor father. When Scott successfully crash-lands a training plane, NASA takes notice. They hope to recruit him for their top-secret space program, which will launch a test flight to the moon before the first lunar landing. This craft was intended to be piloted by chimps, but one chimp had to be dismissed, and now they need a quick substitute -- who better than a boy aviator?

Soon Scott is on his way to the NASA training facility. There he's surprised to discover just how clever and competent the chimps are -- they're able to control the flight simulators like regular astronauts do. The chimps are more like humans than Scott ever imagined, so why, then, did one of them go crazy? Is there something about this mission that NASA isn't telling him?

G-forces collide with government secrets as Scott races to prepare for his journey to the moon. Brimming with nonstop action and adventure, this is the story of a courageous young man who dares to follow his dream.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

P. B. Kerr has written numerous books for children, including the bestselling Children of the Lamp series. He lives in London with his wife, a novelist,and their three children.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Margaret K. McElderry Books
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1416942130
• ISBN 13: 9781416942139
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible