Almost astronauts [sound recording] : 13 women who dared to dream / Tanya Lee Stone.
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SoundPublisher number: BN324 | Recorded BooksSeries: Candlewick on BrillianceAudioPublication details: Grand Haven, MI : Brilliance Audio [2010], p2009.Edition: UnabridgedDescription: 4 sound discs (3 hr., 42 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 1441890548
- 9781441890542
- Project Mercury (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Sex discrimination against women -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Women astronauts -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Women astronauts -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
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Main Library | Children's Audiobook | 629.45 S881 | Available | 33111006611210 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Have you ever heard of the "Mercury 13" women? Did you know that nearly twenty years before the first women were let into NASA's astronaut program, there were others who tried?
What are the requirements for being shot into space, piloting a hunk of metal while carrying the hopes and fears of your nation? Mastery of flying, as well as courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, and fitness--any checklist would certainly include these. But when America created NASA in 1958, there was an unspoken rule in place: astronauts must be male, and they must be white.
Here is the tale of thirteen women who proved not only that they were as tough as any man but also that they were brave enough to challenge the government. Their passage to space was blocked by prejudice, jealousy, and a note scrawled by one of the most powerful men in Washington. But in the end, their inspiring example empowered young women to take their rightful place in the sky, piloting jets and commanding space capsules. Almost Astronauts is the story of thirteen true pioneers of the space age.
"Includes Bonus Disc: Contains Author Interview, Poetry Read by the Author, Pictures from the Book, and Study Guide"--Container.
"The True Story of the "Mercury 13" Women"--Container.
Compact discs.
Title from container.
Performed by Susan Ericksen.
What does it take to be an astronaut? Excellence at flying, courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, top physical shape, any checklist would include these. But when America created NASA in 1958, there was another unspoken rule: you had to be a man. Here is the tale of thirteen women who proved that they were not only as tough as the toughest man but also brave enough to challenge the government. They were blocked by prejudice, jealousy, and the scrawled note of one of the most powerful men in Washington. But even though the Mercury 13 women did not make it into space, they did not lose, for their example empowered young women to take their place in the sky, piloting jets and commanding space capsules. Almost Astronauts is the story of thirteen true pioneers of the space age.
9 years and up.
Bonus disc requires Adobe Acrobat.