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Who was Sally Ride? Cover Image Book

Who was Sally Ride? / by Megan Stine ; illustrated by Ted Hammond.

Sally Ride (portion title)
Stine, Megan. (Author). Hammond, Ted, (illustrator.).

Summary:

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.

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  • ISBN: 9780545920186
  • ISBN: 9780448466873
  • ISBN: 9780606316835
  • ISBN: 9781680651515
  • ISBN: 168065151X
  • ISBN: 9780448466880
  • ISBN: 9781484402153
  • Physical Description: 103 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Grosset & Dunlap, â„—â™­2013.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 105).
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Cover illustration by Nancy Harrison.
Target Audience Note:
800L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.9 1.0 160147.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.9 1 160147.

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Sexual minorities.
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Lesbians > United States > Biography.
Women astronauts > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
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Physicists > Biography > Juvenile literature.
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Womyn.
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