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Sally Ride : life on a mission Cover Image Book

Sally Ride : life on a mission / by Sue Macy.

Macy, Sue, (author.).

Summary:

"Most people know Sally Ride as the first American female astronaut to travel in space. But in her lifetime she was also a nationally ranked tennis player, a physicist who enjoyed reading Shakespeare, a university professor, the founder of a company that helped inspire girls and young women to pursue careers in science and math, and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom"-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 1442488549
  • ISBN: 9781442488540
  • ISBN: 9781442488557
  • Physical Description: 152 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: First Aladdin edition
  • Publisher: New York : Aladdin, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-134) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Chapter 1 Growing Up 3 -- Chapter 2 Choosing Science 12 -- Chapter 3 Right Stuff 23 -- Chapter 4 Settling In 36 -- Chapter 5 Stepping Up 48 -- Chapter 6 Liftoff 60 -- Chapter 7 Return Trip 73 -- Chapter 8 Disaster 86 -- Chapter 9 Imaginary Lines 98 -- Chapter 10 Leading the way 107.
Target Audience Note:
Age 8-12.
1170L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.3 4 180990.

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Subject:
Ride, Sally.
Ride, Sally > Juvenile literature.
Astronauts.
Astronauts > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Physicists.
Physicists > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women astronauts.
Women astronauts > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Young adult literature.
Biographies.

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Jacksonville Main Library JB RIDE (Text) 36015000036976 Juvenile Biography Available -
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