Awards
- Short-listed for Sequoyah Book Awards (Children's) 2010
- Short-listed for Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award 2009
Overview
In this information and entertaining book, featuring bold and lively illustrations, Richard Hilliard celebrates the achievement of Ham, the astrochimp and space hero. On January 31, 1961, a three-year-old chimpanzee named Ham made history in the U.S. space program. Strapped inside a Mercury capsule, the little chimp blasted off into the sky, becoming the first intelligent being to ride an American rocket into suborbital space. Ham made a vital contribution to the country's space program. Because there were so many unanswered questions about space travel, scientists could not risk sending humans on a journey into the unknown. Chimpanzees, however, were perfect space pioneers. Ham forged the way into the outer reaches of space so that human astronauts could follow.
Full Product Details
Author: Richard Hilliard
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Imprint: Boyds Mills Press
Dimensions:
Width: 22.90cm
, Height: 0.90cm
, Length: 30.50cm
Weight: 0.031kg
ISBN: 9781590784594
ISBN 10: 1590784596
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 August 2007
Recommended Age: 9-12
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
Accurately detailed paintings alternate between views of the capsule and close-up shots of the smiling chimp. . . . A triumphant episode. -- Kirkus Reviews The text of the book is augmented by excellent illustrations by the author and by more detailed sidebars with useful supplemental material. This book about a real animal's life could be bedtime reading to a child. -- Science Books & Films Richard Hilliard brings Ham to life through his pictures and words. . . . A wonderful introduction to a unit on the solar system or space travel. -- Library Media Connection
"""Richard Hilliard brings Ham to life through his pictures and words. . . . A wonderful introduction to a unit on the solar system or space travel."" --""Library Media Connection"" ""Accurately detailed paintings alternate between views of the capsule and close-up shots of the smiling chimp. . . . A triumphant episode."" --""Kirkus Reviews"" ""The text of the book is augmented by excellent illustrations by the author and by more detailed sidebars with useful supplemental material. This book about a real animal's life could be bedtime reading to a child."" --""Science Books & Films"""
Richard Hilliard brings Ham to life through his pictures and words. . . . A wonderful introduction to a unit on the solar system or space travel. -- Library Media Connection
Author Information
Richard Hillard teaches graphic design and illustration. He has written and illustrated two other books: Godspeed, John Glen and Neil, Buzz and Mike Go to the Moon.
