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Mike Downs

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Mike Downs is an author who loves to write books that help young readers learn! He's the author of more than 35 books for children, writing in both the Trade and Educational market. He's written fiction (fantasy, memoir, and poetry) and nonfiction (geography, aerospace, and other STEM topics). A few recent projects include THE FLYING MAN. OTTO LILIENTHAL, THE WORLD’S FIRST PILOT (SLJ starred review, Bank Street Best Book of the Year, JLG selection), A TREASURE OF MEASURES, BECOME AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, and CHASING CURIOUS CREATURES (a series). He's co-author of SELL A CHILDREN'S BOOK NOW - QUICK SUCCESS IN THE EDUCATIONAL MARKET and co-hosts webinars about the Educational Market for the Highlights Foundation. He's also a USAF Academy graduate with a masters in aviation science.
mikedownsbooks@gmail.com

Books

Sell a Children's Book NOW! Quick Success in the Educational Market.

The Flying Man. Otto Lilienthal, The World's First Pilot

STEM in the SuperBowl

The Invention of Space Exploration

Great Minds and Finds in North America

Great Minds and Finds in Europe

Great Minds and Finds in Asia

Great Minds and Finds in Africa

Invention of the Combustion Engine

What did we do Before Video games?

Invention of Flight

The Noisy Airplane Ride

Pig Giggles and Rabbit Rhymes

Investigating Space Mysteries

Imagining Space

Bringing Space Home

Mixed up Monsters and Confused Critters

Nerman's Revenge

The Backwards Poem Book

You See a Zoo, I See...

You See a Circus, I See...

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