A factual picture-book biography for ages 3–5, from Neil Armstrong building model airplanes to testing flight, solving spaceflight problems with teams, and walking on the Moon.
Read first 4 pagesThe opening of Neil Armstrong: A Journey to the Moon, free to read.
As a boy in Ohio, Neil Armstrong built model airplanes, one after another. They were small enough to hold in his hands. He hoped to design real airplanes one day. For now, he could make models himself.
Neil’s family moved from town to town in Ohio. Wherever they lived, he kept reading. He brought books home from the library and read airplane magazines, too. Making models was one way to explore flight; reading was another.
At fifteen, Neil worked at jobs in Wapakoneta, Ohio. One job was in a drugstore. He saved his pay for flying lessons.
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