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Author:

Riddolls, Tom.

Title:

Sally Ride : the first American woman in space / Tom Riddolls.

Publisher:

Crabtree Pub. Co.,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

112 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Ride, Sally--Juvenile literature.
Women astronauts--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Astronauts--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
United States.--National Aeronautics and Space Administration--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Women physicists--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Ride, Sally.
United States.--National Aeronautics and Space Administration--Biography.
Women astronauts--United States--Biography.
Astronauts--United States--Biography.
Women physicists--United States--Biography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 108) and index.

Contents:

73 seconds that changed everything -- Before the stars -- The first up there -- Disaster strikes, twice -- Lessons for the future -- Science is for girls -- Chronology -- Glossary.

Summary:

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 from over 8,000 applicants to join its team of astronauts. Since then, Sally Ride has spent over 343 hours in space.

Series:

Crabtree groundbreaker biographies

ISBN:

0778725502 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780778725503 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2010018113

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)