Neil Armstrong: Meet the Famous Astronaut
Enslow Publishers Inc., 2003

Neil Armstrong got his first taste of flying when he was six years old. He and his father took a ride in a small plane called the Tin Goose. The plane was noisy, and the wind made it bounce. Neil's father was scared. But Neil loved it. Neil got his pilot's license on his sixteenth birthday even before he had a driver's license. He went on to become a Navy fighter pilot, a test pilot, and then an astronaut. On July 20, 1969, he became the first person to walk on the moon. 

Sally Ride: A Space Biography
Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1998

On the morning of June 18, 1983, astronaut Sally Ride flew into history. As fire and smoke filled the air at the Kennedy Space Center, the space shuttle Challenger rocketed into space. After twenty-five years of spaceflight, the United States was sending its first woman, Sally Ride, into space. Even as a child, Ride had been interested in the stars and planets. She used a small telescope for stargazing. However, as a child she had never imagined that, one day, she would be an astronaut zooming through space.

John Glenn: A Space Biography
Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1998

On the morning of February 20, 1962, astronaut John Glenn lay flat on his back, strapped to his seat inside the Friendship 7 space capsule. Millions of people around the world watched with excitement as the towering Atlas rocket thundered into space. Minutes later, Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth, paving the way for the future of the United States space program.

Ken Griffey Junior: All-Around All-Star
Lerner Publications Company, 1996

Some people say Ken Griffey Jr. was born to play baseball. His father, Ken Griffey Sr., played for the Cincinnati Reds at a time when the team was known as the "Big Red Machine." The players' kids were welcome at Riverfront Stadium where Junior, as Ken Jr. was called, learned to love the game. Ken Griffey Junior: All-Around All-Star explores Junior's childhood, his rise through the minor leagues and his years as a major league player for the Seattle Mariners.