Why read The Stars Beckoned?

Book cover of The Stars Beckoned: Edward White's Amazing Walk in Space

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Edward White

loved the night,

lived where stars were big and bright.

The evening sky -

so wide, so high.

Made him wonder. Made him sigh.

Edward White was the first American astronaut to walk in space. But before his spacewalk, he was just a boy who loved the stars.…

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John Micklos Jr.

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From the time he was young, Edward White loved outer space and dreamed of traveling there. In simple poetic language, this book tells how Edward’s life led him to serve in the U.S. Air Force and ultimately in the NASA program, where he became the first American to walk in space. Nonetheless, the book emphasizes that while he was always reluctant to stop doing anything related to outer space, he was eager to return from his journey to spend time with his greatest treasure of all—his family! Back matter gives more details about White’s life and a timeline of his…

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