Who was Sally Ride? / by Megan Stine ; illustrated by Ted Hammond.
Material type: TextSeries: Who was-- ?Publication details: New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c2013.Description: 103, [2] p. : ill., map ; 21 cmISBN:- 0448466872 (pbk.)
- 0448466880
- 9780448466873 (pbk.)
- 9780448466880
- Ride, Sally -- Juvenile literature
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Astronauts -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Women astronauts -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Women physicists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Biography | Ride, S. S859 | Available | 33111007111129 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In 1978, Sally Ride, a PhD candidate at Standford University, responded to a newspaper ad to join the US astronaut program. She was accepted and became the first American woman astronaut to fly in space! Among her other accomplishments, she played tennis like a professional, was an astrophysicist who helped develop a robotic arm for space shuttles, and later, through Sally Ride Science, worked to make science cool and accessible for girls. Sally Ride, who died on July 23, 2012, will continue to inspire young children.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [105]).
Looks at the life and career of the physician and NASA astronaut who became the first American woman in space in 1983.