Mr. Chips the Adventuresome Astronaut

     As fifth grader Judith Gardner checked out books on chimpanzees for a school report, she had no idea of the surprise that awaited her.  She knew basic facts that chimpanzees belonged to a larger group of mammals called primates and their DNA was 98.8% of the human species.  The surprising shock came when she learned that chimps led the way in American space travel.  To be accepted into this program, chimps had to perform certain tasks like pulling a series of levers in the correct order.  She had no idea of the name of the chimp who made the first suborbital flight and all the problems he encountered that almost took his life.  Likewise, she knew nothing about a different chimpanzee who had to complete over 1,250 hours of instruction before he circled the globe two times. Only after this feat was Astronaunt John Glenn allowed to circle the earth.  

     As a tween (3-6 grade), parent, grandparent, guardian or adult who works with children this book about Mr. Chips the Astronaunt, will enlightened and entertain the children about the significant role chimpanzees played in the race to the moon.  Purchase it now and expand your horizons on the important role the chimpanzees played in American space exploration.