Sally Ride: The First American Woman in Space
Sally Ride: The First American Woman in Space
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Crabtree Publishing Co.
Just the Series: Crabtree Groundbreaker Biographies   

Series and Publisher: Crabtree Groundbreaker Biographies   

Annotation: Introduces Sally Ride, who was chosen to be on the space shuttle "Challenger" in 1983, becoming the youngest team member, the first U.S. woman in space, and a role model for young people, girls, and women.
Genre: [Biographies]
 
Reviews: 2
Catalog Number: #4367857
Format: Library Binding
Copyright Date: 2011
Edition Date: 2011 Release Date: 08/01/10
Pages: 112 pages
ISBN: 0-7787-2541-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-7787-2541-1
Dewey: 921
LCCN: 2010018113
Dimensions: 24 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist (Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 CST 2011)

Blazing trails in such disparate worlds as major-league baseball and high fashion, the individuals profiled in the Crabtree Groundbreakers Biographies series will interest a broad audience of young researchers. Each volume follows its subject from childhood through adult achievements, including each individual's activities today. Sally Ride details the growth and impact of Sally Ride Science, an education program the astronaut started to encourage girls to enter science fields. The titles' drab formats, featuring merely serviceable black-and-white photos, are balanced by numerous direct quotes from the subjects and interesting sidebars on well-chosen subjects that add historical and cultural context to the biographies. A glossary, chronology, and suggestions for further reading, online and on the page, conclude each volume in this sturdy series.

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Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 108) and index.
Word Count: 18,692
Reading Level: 8.7
Interest Level: 5-9
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 8.7 / points: 3.0 / quiz: 140446 / grade: Middle Grades
Lexile: 1110L
Guided Reading Level: W

Sally Ride soared into outer space on the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983, the youngest astronaut and the first U.S. woman in space. Just 32 years old that year, this California girl was already an accomplished astrophysicist when NASA chose her. Since then, she has written several books introducing young readers to the subject of space exploration and encouraging them to study the sciences.


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