Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream

by Tanya Lee Stone

Book Overview

They had the right stuff. They defied the prejudices of the time. And they blazed a trail for generations of women to follow. 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763636118
• ISBN13: 9780763636111
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.9" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher