Books with author Henry M Holden

These short biographies in the Great Women in Aviation Series tell the stories of notable women pilots whose passion for flight inspires young and old alike to take to the skies. This 1,600 word monograph is not meant to be a comprehensive history of Julie Clark’s life, but it discusses her involvement in aviation, and the positive message she conveys. The main purpose of this biography is to inspire youth to follow their dreams of flight. This will make an excellent source for a book report or other paper.Julie Clark is an aerobatic air show pilot and former commercial airline pilot. Clark has 40 years of flight experience and 30,000 accident-free hours to her name and flies an average of 20 air shows a year in her Beechcraft T-34 Mentor.

These short biographies in the Great Women in Aviation Series tell the stories of notable women pilots whose passion for flight inspires young and old alike to take to the skies. This 3,000 word monograph is not meant to be a comprehensive history of women in aviation, but it discusses selected women and their involvement in aviation, and the positive message she conveys. The main purpose of this biography is to inspire youth to follow their dreams of flight. This will make an excellent source for a book report or other paper.After the Wright brothers' first powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine, the French rose to the leadership role in world aviation. In 1910, Raymonde de la Roche, of France, became the first woman in the world to earn a pilot's license. In the United States, however, prominent men in aviation, like the Wrights, refused to let women pilot aircraft.Harriet Quimby, Bonnie Tiburzi, Kim Darst, Martha King, Sally Ride and Eileen Collins would prove that if you want to fly you can.

These short biographies in the Great Women in Aviation Series tell the stories of notable women pilots whose passion for flight inspires young and old alike to take to the skies. This 1700 word monograph is not meant to be a comprehensive history of Ruth Nichols’ life, but it discusses her involvement in aviation, and the positive message she conveys. The main purpose of this biography is to inspire youth to follow their dreams of flight. This will make an excellent source for a book report or other paper.Ruth Nichols was one of a group of early flyers who dedicated their lives to make America "Air Minded." She helped to prove that aviation was not just a man's world, by demonstrating that women could do anything in the air that a man could do.

These short biographies in the Great Women in Aviation Series tell the stories of notable women pilots whose passion for flight inspires young and old alike to take to the skies. This 900 word monograph is not meant to be a comprehensive history of Jean Ross Howard’s life, but it discusses her involvement in aviation, and the positive message she conveys. The main purpose of this biography is to inspire youth to follow their dreams of flight. This will make an excellent source for a book report or other paper.In 1954, Jean approached Lawrence Bell, producer of the first commercial helicopter, about teaching her to fly a helicopter. At the time, Jean was the assistant to the director of the Helicopter Council Aircraft Industries Association, in Washington, D.C. She felt she could do her job better if she knew how to fly a helicopter.Bell invited her to take lessons in Fort Worth, Texas. Just 18 days later, Jean passed her check ride. When she landed, her instructor said, "Well Jean, you're a real whirly girl now." The name stuck. In 1954 Jean created the Wirly-Girls International Women Helicopter Pilots

Traveling more than 17,000 miles per hour in constant orbit around Earth, astronauts live and work aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Despite the hostile environment of space, the ISS has suitable living conditions for its workers. Astronauts breathe clean air, eat shrimp cocktail, exercise daily, take baths, and take out the trash—in zero gravity, of course. Floating around the ISS, the astronauts have important jobs, conducting experiments and doing research projects. Author Henry M. Holden explores the base camp to the universe from its design and construction to the amazing astronauts who work there.

These short biographies in the Great Women in Aviation Series tell the stories of notable women pilots whose passion for flight inspires young and old alike to take to the skies. This 3,000 word monograph is not meant to be a comprehensive history of Jackie Cochran’s life, but it discusses her involvement for aviation. The main purpose of this biography is to inspire youth to follow their dreams of flight.Jacqueline Cochran was an authentic American hero. She was the first woman to fly a bomber across the Atlantic Ocean to England, the first woman to fly a jet across the Atlantic, and the first woman to break the sound barrier. There were few female test pilots and none who gained the fame of Jacqueline Cochran. She was a test pilot who constantly pushed the edge of the envelope and routinely risked her life in unproven aircraft. Jacqueline Cochran - Held more speed, altitude, and distance records than any pilot, male or female of her day.

This ebook is 27 pages long, approximately 2,800 words of fun facts that are taken from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration records. It contains dozens of facts we know about the Moon, and16 official captioned NASA photos in (most) in color. Children 6-10 years old will enjoy the easy reading presented.Two children go on a simulated future flight to the Moon with their grandpa. It is narrated by grandpa’s granddaughter who is 11 years old.The only place in space where humans have walked, except for planet Earth is the Moon. A long time ago, in 1969, the first three humans, Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, and Michael Collins, took off from Earth in a space capsule called Apollo 11. Since then 12 Americans have walked on the Moon, but more than 75 spacecraft have flown by, orbited, or landed on the moon.Many years passed and the Apollo spacecraft was replaced by the Space Shuttle. The Shuttle was built to go to the International Space Station, and never to the Moon. The shuttle is the only winged manned spacecraft to have achieved orbit and land, and the only reusable space vehicle that has ever made many flights into orbit. After more than 30 years, and more than 130 missions, the Shuttle started to wear out and a new space vehicle was built. This new space capsule called Orion is a big improvement over the Apollo space capsules, and it is going to take us to the new Moon Base.Grandpa says the Moon is 238,857 miles (384,403 kilometers) from Earth. It will take us about three days to get there. Grandpa says that if we could drive there, but we cannot, it would take about 135 days traveling at 70 miles per hour (113kmh). I don’t think I could wait that long for a potty break.

These short biographies in the Great Women in Aviation Series tell the stories of notable women pilots whose passion for flight inspires young and old alike to take to the skies. This 2,300 word monograph is not meant to be a comprehensive history of Arlene Feldman's life, but it discusses her involvement in aviation, and the positive message she conveys. The main purpose of this biography is to inspire youth to follow their dreams of flight. This will make an excellent source for a book report or other paper.This monograph in the Great Women in Aviation Series, sme call this series "Cliffs Notes for busy people."A visionary executive, attorney, and pilot, Arlene B. Feldman is a role model. She paved the way for many others by being the first woman to head a state division of aeronautics (NJ). She is the FAA's first woman Regional Administrator, and the first woman to be elected to head the Board of Directors of the Air Traffic Control Association

Soaring through space at 25,000 per hour, APOLLO 13 was on course for the Moon. Suddenly, the three astronauts aboard the spacecraft heard a loud bang. A strong vibration rumbled through the crew cabin. There had been an explosion in the oxygen tank! More than 200,000 miles from Earth, APOLLO 13 was in grave danger. The astronauts had planned to land on the Moon. But now they had a new mission: survival. Author Henry M. Holden delivers the gripping details of how three astronauts, with the help of NASA scientists on Earth, turned a story of disaster into one of triumph.