Almost astronauts : 13 women who dared to dream
Titre
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Almost astronauts : 13 women who dared to dream
Tanya Lee. Stone
Sommaire
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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.
Date de publication comme intervalle
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2009
Boston Globe-Horn book award for excellence in children's literature. Honor books, 2009: Stone, T.L. Almost astronauts.
Description matérielle
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133 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Edition
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1st ed.
Note générale
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"The true story of the "Mercury 13" women"--Cover.
Table des matières
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"T minus thirty-eight years" -- "I jumped at the offer" -- "Not a meaningful test" -- "Mommy's going to the moon!" -- "Too good to be true" -- "Regret to advise" -- "Let's stop this now!" -- "Jerrie Cobb isn't running this program. I am!" -- "The men go off and fight the wars and fly the airplanes" -- "NASA never had any intention of putting those women in space" -- "We want to see a woman driving the bus, not sitting in the back" -- "I am living proof that dreams do come true."
5.7.
5-8
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award/Honors, 2010
Vedette-matière - nom collectif
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Project Mercury (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Terme de vedette-matière
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Women astronauts -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Women astronauts -- United States -- Biography.
Sex discrimination against women -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Space exploration.
Astronauts.
Project Mercury (U.S.) -- History.
Science. local
Résumé
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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.
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
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9780763636111
9780763645021
9780329700805
Informations de publication
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Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2009.
| Bibliothèque | Numéro de rayon | Type de document | Code à barres du document | Statut |
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| Kildare | 629.45 STO | Book | 30138000060113 | Non-Fiction |