Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream Contributor(s): Stone, Tanya Lee (Author), Weitekamp, Margaret A. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0763636118 ISBN-13: 9780763636111 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2009 Annotation: When NASA was launched in 1958, 13 women proved they had as much of the right stuff as men to be astronauts, but their way to space was blocked by prejudice, insecurity, and a scrawled note written by one of Washington's most powerful men. This is the true story of the Mercury 13 women. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2008017487 |
Age Level: 10-UP |
Grade Level: 5-UP |
Lexile Measure: 980(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.53" H x 8.86" W x 10.3" L (1.42 lbs) 144 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Catalog Heading - Biographies - Curriculum Strand - Biographies |
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents |
Awards: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, Winner, Children's Book, 2010 Grand Canyon Reader Award, Recommended, Tween Nonfiction, 2014 Jane Addams Children's Book Award, Honor Book, Books for Older Children, 2010 Land of Enchantment Book Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2013 Beehive Awards, Nominee, Informational, 2011 Orbis Pictus Award, Honor Book, Children's Nonfiction, 2010 Children's Book Committee Award, Winner, Nonfiction, 2010 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, Honor Book, Nonfiction, 2009 |
Review Citations: Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2009 Kirkus Review - Children 01/01/2009 pg. 44 Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2009 - Recommended - Better Than Most Booklist 02/15/2009 pg. 77 Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2009 pg. 214 School Library Journal 03/01/2009 pg. 169 Publishers Weekly 05/04/2009 pg. 49 New York Times Book Review 07/12/2009 pg. 13 ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/01/2010 pg. 12 ALA Notable Children's Books 03/01/2010 pg. 26 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2009 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style Foreword 02/13/2009 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 129067 Reading Level: 7.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: They had the right stuff. They defied the prejudices of the time. And they blazed a trail for generations of women to follow. What does it take to be an astronaut? Excellence at flying, courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, top physical shape -- any checklist would include these. But when America created NASA in 1958, there was another unspoken rule: you had to be a man. Here is the tale of thirteen women who proved that they were not only as tough as the toughest man but also brave enough to challenge the government. They were blocked by prejudice, jealousy, and the scrawled note of one of the most powerful men in Washington. But even though the Mercury 13 women did not make it into space, they did not lose, for their example empowered young women to take their place in the sky, piloting jets and commanding space capsules. Almost Astronauts is the story of thirteen true pioneers of the space age. Back matter includes an author's note, an appendix, further reading, a bibliography, sources, source notes, and an index. |
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