"On the eve of the first manned mission to Mars, Secret Agent Jack Stalwart learns that the mission's chief rocket engineer has disappeared. When he finds out that engineer is his father, Jack vows the kidnapper is going to live to regret it. Can Jack keep his cool to save the day?..."p.[4] of cover.

"A man wakes up shaking with fear on the cold rest room floor in Union Station, Washington, D.C. He doesn't know how he got there, or even his own name. His ragged, dirty clothes imply he's a bum, probably getting over a bender. But something seems terribly wrong-and shadowy figures follow his every move.

Astronauts: Step into the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama to train for a mission in space. At U.S. Space Camp, learn what it takes to earn a place in the cockpit of the Atlantis Flight Simulator. Experience zero gravity, a walk in space and more. Cowboys: Meet real cowboys at the rough and tough Evans Ranch in Colorado, where you'll learn everything about life on the range.

12-year old Liam looks like he's thirty. Sometimes it's not bad; for example on the first day of school the principal mistakes Liam for a teacher or when he convinces a car dealer to let him test drive a Porsche. So feeling like he's stuck between two worlds, Liam cons his way into being the adult chaperone on the first space ship to take civilians into space. But when the ship is stuck 230,000 miles from home, being mistaken for an adult is not good....

In a country far away, a new invention--the mechanical mousetrap--has caused all the mice but one to flee to America. Now stranded in a dangerous country, the last mouse decides to build a plane and fly to the land of freedom.

A young girl who has always wanted to fly like a witch on a broom tries and tries again one special night, with her brother and black cat at her side and an owl watching over all.

Culled from direct quotes from the people behind the scenes, NASA transcripts, national archives and NASA photos, the whole story of Apollo 11 and the first moon landing emerges.

Dumbo the circus elephant is unhappy about his large ears, until he discovers that he can use them to fly.

"On a beautiful sunny day, happy-go-lucky Smiley Bone is walking through the woods when he begins to count some playful birds. The birds sing and climb so high that Smiley must find a fantastical way to keep up with them"--Dust jacket flap.

Two passengers board a spaceship transporting them to a new life on another planet. The trip takes a deadly turn when their hibernation pods mysteriously wake them 90 years before they reach their destination. As Jim and Aurora try to unravel the mystery behind the malfunction, they begin to fall for each other, unable to deny their intense attraction, only to be threatened by the imminent collapse of the ship and the discovery of the truth behind...