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Chuck Yeager, the man who broke the sound barrier a science biography
| Title | Chuck Yeager, the man who broke the sound barrier a science biography |
| Names | Levinson, Nancy Smiler. |
| Book Number | DB030177 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Digital Book |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Annotation | Chuck Yeager was born in the tiny town of Myra, West Virginia, in 1923. A few years later his family moved to Hamlin, a town of about 500, which seemed like a big city to young Chuck. When he was eighteen he joined the Army Air Corps on the eve of America's entry into World War II. In 1947, Yeager became the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound. For grades 5-8 and older readers. |
| Narrator | Van Dyne, Katrina. |
| Local Subject | Young Adult Book - YA |
| Short Book - SH | |
| Biography & Autobiography - BIO | |
| Young Adult Non-Fiction - YN | |
| Biography - Adventure - BIAD | |
| Biography - Contemporary - BIC | |
| Biography - Military - BIPM | |
| Audience Notes | Female narrator. |
| For grades 5-8. |
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| LC Subject | Air pilots - United States - Biography - Juvenile literature |
| Call Number | j629.130924 B JNF |
| Language | English |
| Released | 1988 |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 1988 (Cutting Corp., recording studio). |
| Original Publication | Recording of: New York : Walker, 1988. |