by Tamra B. Orr
Sally Ride: The First American Woman in Space
Published 2004 by Rosen Publishing Group
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Jacket Notes:
Well-rounded with degrees in both English and physics, Sally Ride earned a Ph.D. astrophysics and entered NASA as on the first six female trainees in the space program. She soon became the woman to blast out of Earth's atmosphere aboard the space shuttle. Both inspirational and intriguing, this fascinating bioggraphy allows young readers to share in Ride's exhilarating journey.
Audio Visual Materials:
Recorded Books:
John Glenn: A Memoir.
Bantam Doubleday Audio, 1999.
AV-629.45 GLE
Films:
John Glenn: An American Legend.
MPI Home Video, 1998.
YA 629.450 JOH
A video tribute to John Glenn--an American icon who is proving once again that he has the "Right Stuff."
The Right Stuff.
Warner Home Video, 1983.
AV F RIG
The true story of Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra, Gordon Cooper, and Deke Slayton – the seven men chosen to launch the U.S. into space.
Search the catalog using the following subject terms:
Astronauts
Astronauts – United States
Astronauts – Juvenile Literature
Astronauts -- United States -- Biography
Astronauts -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Manned space flight
A complete list of the Library’s magazines and newspaper titles can be found at:
http://www.starklibrary.org/Magazine%20and%20Newspaper%20List.pdf
Websites:
Nasa History Division.
http://history.nasa.gov/
Nasa/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/home/index.html
Space/Astronomy
http://space.about.com/od/astronautbiographies/
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