Rocket Man: The Mercury Adventure of John Glenn
by Ruth Ashby and Robert Hunt
On February 20, 1962, as millions of Americans waited anxiously, astronaut John Glenn... read more
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- 5-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2004
Word Count 19,159
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 870L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 80430, 3 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science
- Glenn, John, 1921-2016--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science | Politics & Government
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- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Glenn, John
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