Mike Wimmer's Books
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Stealing HomeMan on third. Two outs. The pitcher eyes the base runner, checks for the sign. The fans in the jammed stadium hold their breath. Flapping his...Read More
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SummertimeSummertimeand the livin' is easy,Fish are jumpin',and the cotton is high...Nothing captures the feelings of summer better than the much-loved song from...Read More
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Chicago Sun-Times, July 19, 2009
...S. flag. This book spans a wide range of emotions -- awe, humility, pride, fear, danger and triumph. Mike Wimmer's vibrant oil paintings capture the desolation of the moon's surface, the clumsiness of the astronauts in their bulky space suits, the...
USA Today, July 13, 2009
...12-year-old space enthusiast. One Giant Leap (Philomel, $16.99, ages 6 to 8) by Robert Burleigh, illustrated by Mike Wimmer. Leap offers a realistic artistic portrayal of the original moon walk. And for grown-ups, new moon books include ... Magnificent...
San Francisco Chronicle, June 26, 2009
...home. More firmly focused on the destination is One Giant Leap, written by Robert Burleigh and illustrated by Mike Wimmer (Philomel; 44 pages; $16.99; ages 6-8). Gorgeous oil paintings follow along as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descend toward the...
Examiner.com, June 12, 2009
...Atheneum, $17.99, 48 pages, ages 4 to 8. 'One Giant Leap,' text by Robert Burleigh, paintings by Mike Wimmer; Philomel, $16.99, 40 pages, ages 6 to 8. 'Look to the Stars,' by Buzz Aldrin, illustrations by Wendell Minor; Putnam, $17.99, 40 pages, ages 6...
Pittsburgh Tribune Review, June 8, 2009
...Atheneum, $17.99, 48 pages, ages 4 to 8. 'One Giant Leap,' text by Robert Burleigh, paintings by Mike Wimmer; Philomel, $16.99, 40 pages, ages 6 to 8. 'Look to the Stars,' by Buzz Aldrin, illustrations by Wendell Minor; Putnam, $17.99, 40 pages, ages 6...
Newsday, April 30, 2009
...a feel for what it was like to be in those big boots walking on the lunar surface. Mike Wimmer's paintings and Robert Burleigh's words begin 'where no human has been' - en route to the moon - and proceed with poetry and scientific precision to describe...
A Year of Reading, April 20, 2009
...the astronauts landed. The book captures the power of the trip and the emotions of the astronauts well. Mike Wimmer's illustrations are amazing. Most are dark as the moon would have looked when they landed. The details show so many things about the trip...
