Astronaut and Physicist Sally Ride

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Lerner Publications

Just the Series: STEM Trailblazer Bios

Series and Publisher: STEM Trailblazer Bios

Annotation: Sally Ride became the first American woman to orbit Earth in 1983. She later worked to encourage young people to pursue science. Readers will be inspired by her fascinating story.

Genre: [Biographies]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #157232

Format: Library Binding

Common Core/STEAM: STEAM

Publisher: Lerner Publications

Edition Date: 2018 Release Date: 01/01/18

Pages: 32 pages

ISBN: 1-541-50009-1

ISBN 13: 978-1-541-50009-9

Dewey: 921

LCCN: 2017018464

Dimensions: 24 cm.

Subject Heading:
Ride, Sally. Juvenile literature.
Ride, Sally.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Biography. Juvenile literature.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Women astronauts. United States. Biography. Juvenile literature.
Astronauts. United States. Biography. Juvenile literature.
Women physicists. United States. Biography. Juvenile literature.
Physicists. United States. Biography. Juvenile literature.
Women astronauts.
Astronauts.
Women physicists.
Physicists.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2019)

Each volume details the life of a significant person in a STEM-related field. Emphasis is placed on the individual's childhood, education, and development of a specific interest, as well as notable contributions. The prose is stilted but informative, and many photographs are included alongside sidebars of related information and "Tech Talk" quotes by the featured trailblazer. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.

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Horn Book (Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2019)

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Word Count: 2,296

Reading Level: 5.6

Interest Level: 2-5

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 5.6 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 195396 / grade: Middle Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:6.3 / points:3.0 / quiz:Q72818

Lexile: 910L

Guided Reading Level: U

Fountas & Pinnell: U

Have you ever dreamed of going to outer space? When Sally Ride was a little girl, she watched on TV as astronaut John Glenn launched into space. Twenty years later, she became the first American woman to go to space.

Ride had loved science since she was young. Some of her teachers thought she was wasting her time studying science, but she went on to earn her PhD in astrophysics anyway. When NASA's astronaut training program opened to women, Ride quickly applied. Some people thought women couldn't handle space flight. But Ride worked hard and proved them all wrong. Later, she became a physics professor and started her own business to encourage young people to study science. Learn more about Ride's career as a NASA astronaut and educator.

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