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I am Neil Armstrong
I am Neil Armstrong | Brad Meltzer
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Neil Armstrong's journey to the moon is the focus of the fifteenth picture book 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 book tells the story of one of America's icons in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers and that always includes the hero's childhood influences. At the back are an excellent timeline and photos. This volume tells the story of Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon.
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mfarragher
I am Neil Armstrong | Brad Meltzer

"That‘s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

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mfarragher
I am Neil Armstrong | Brad Meltzer

This book is perfect for sparking curiosity about space exploration, science, and the importance of perseverance. After reading, students can explore the concept of space travel, create their own "space mission" plans, or write about a dream they have and how they might achieve it.

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mfarragher
I am Neil Armstrong | Brad Meltzer
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Part of the Ordinary People Change the World series, this biography tells the inspiring story of Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the Moon. Through simple, engaging language and illustrations, the book highlights Armstrong's childhood dreams of flight, his determination, and his historic achievement during the Apollo 11 mission.

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I am Neil Armstrong | Brad Meltzer

“It seemed impossible. “

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I am Neil Armstrong | Brad Meltzer

Teacher could use this book to introduce the moon landing, and who the people that are responsible for that great historical event.

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I am Neil Armstrong | Brad Meltzer
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week 11 biographies. This book is such a great read with great information for young children. I find the illustrations super engaging and truly telling a story. Published in 2018.

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emileescengie
I am Neil Armstrong | Brad Meltzer

“I know that every journey begins with a first step”

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emileescengie
I am Neil Armstrong | Brad Meltzer

Absolutely love the illustrations in this, i think they are so cute!

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jdowney
I am Neil Armstrong | Brad Meltzer

But failure is not an ending——it‘s an opportunity to learn something new

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jdowney
I am Neil Armstrong | Brad Meltzer

This biography is put in a fun graphic novel style that is engaging for students

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jdowney
I am Neil Armstrong | Brad Meltzer
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A child friendly biography about the life of Neil Armstrong. He starts as a young, determined child with big goals. He grows to love planes, join the navy, and go to college to become an engineer. People called him a lot of things, but he considered himself an engineer. He had to find solutions to problems.

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emileescengie
I am Neil Armstrong | Brad Meltzer
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This book is so kid friendly and focuses on all the great traits that made Neil Armstrong him!

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Mboyd28
I am Neil Armstrong | Brad Meltzer

I know that every journey begins with a first step.

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Mboyd28
I am Neil Armstrong | Brad Meltzer

Again, I enjoyed the art style and how the book was formatted as a graphic novel. Many of my students enjoy graphic novels, so this would be a useful series of books for my students.

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Mboyd28
I am Neil Armstrong | Brad Meltzer
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What I love most about this book is how it presents itself as a graphic novel. It makes the content engaging for the reader while still giving all the information it needs to give for the reader to understand who Neil Armstrong was and what he did. The book also includes real pictures and a timeline of Armstrong's life at the back of the book.

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MeganKlein
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Written by Brad Meltzer and illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos, I am Neil Armstrong, is a B about the first person who walked on the moon: Neil Armstrong. This fun and interactive book tells the story about Armstrong‘s famous steps on the moon, but also the journey that led him there. #ucflae3414su19 (cont.)

MeganKlein This picture book B is part of the Ordinary People Change the World series, and students can learn about the lives of many important American icons through this series. One teaching strategy that could be used with this book is SR. Through SR, teachers can read this book aloud to students while modeling accurate fluency. Teachers can also extend this book by asking students what they learned about Armstrong and his journey to the moon. (edited) 5y
MeganKlein Allowing time for students to read this text independently after reading aloud to the class is also important and it allows students to learn more about Armstrong and his life. This link provides more information on the benefits of SR and how it can be utilized with this text https://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/shared_reading. 5y
MeganKlein UDL strategy 1.1 aligns with this text because for some learners, it may be difficult to process all of the information about Armstrong just by reading this book. Using other teaching tools along with this B (e.g. BrainPop videos, timelines, interviews) can help all students learn about Armstrong‘s life in a way that best suits their understanding. EL strategy 17 also aligns with this book, and it states that contextual support (cont.) 5y
MeganKlein through audio, visuals, models, etc. should be provided to support the overall instruction for ELs. A variety of visual aids can be used to help ELs learn about the life of Neil Armstrong and his famous first steps on the moon. 5y
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Sara_Planz
I am Neil Armstrong | Brad Meltzer
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Was so happy to host Brad Meltzer in my store tonight for the launch of his newest “I Am” book! Great for the kiddos!!!

LauraBeth He was my neighbor in Hoboken, NJ when he was going to Columbia and when he wrote his first book. I‘m always so happy for his success! One of these days I‘m going to read his books 😀 6y
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