okay, i'm new here. i became extremely excited when i found this site because i have been looking for a book for years without success. surely there is some expert out there who can help. this is a story about a young boy who builds a rocket ship in his back yard and flies to the moon. i think his name was johnny. i distinctly remember him taking a box and pieces of lumber to construct this rocket ship and then he flies off to the moon. that book absolutely fascinated me as a child. does anyone know this book? its title? where i can find one? thanks.

Your title is an Owl Book, titled: Johnny's Space Ride.
By Mike Sell

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