The Resource Almost astronauts : 13 women who dared to dream, Tanya Lee Stone ; [foreword by Margaret A. Weitekamp]
Almost astronauts : 13 women who dared to dream, Tanya Lee Stone ; [foreword by Margaret A. Weitekamp]
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 133 pages
- Note
- "The true story of the "Mercury 13" women"--Cover
- Contents
-
- "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."
- Isbn
- 9780763636111
- Label
- Almost astronauts : 13 women who dared to dream
- Title
- Almost astronauts
- Title remainder
- 13 women who dared to dream
- Statement of responsibility
- Tanya Lee Stone ; [foreword by Margaret A. Weitekamp]
- Subject
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- trueAstronauts
- trueProject Mercury
- Project Mercury (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Sex discrimination against women -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- trueSexism
- trueSexism -- History -- 20th century
- Sexism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- trueSpace exploration
- trueUnited States
- trueWomen
- Women -- History
- trueWomen astronauts
- Women astronauts -- Biography
- trueWomen astronauts -- History
- Women astronauts -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Women astronauts -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- trueWomen's rights
- Women's rights -- History
- trueWomen's rights -- History -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Award
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- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2010
- Amelia Bloomer List, 2010
- Flora Stieglitz Straus Award, 2010.
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal, 2010.
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2010
- Biography type
- collective biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 304112
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Stone, Tanya Lee
- Dewey number
- 629.450092/273
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 5
- 7
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Project Mercury (U.S.)
- Women astronauts
- Women astronauts
- Sex discrimination against women
- Target audience
- juvenile
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- 13 women who dared to dream
- Label
- Almost astronauts : 13 women who dared to dream, Tanya Lee Stone ; [foreword by Margaret A. Weitekamp]
- Link
- Note
- "The true story of the "Mercury 13" women"--Cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-130) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- "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."
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 133 pages
- Isbn
- 9780763636111
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2008017487
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
-
- ocn225846987
- OCoLC
- Label
- Almost astronauts : 13 women who dared to dream, Tanya Lee Stone ; [foreword by Margaret A. Weitekamp]
- Link
- Note
- "The true story of the "Mercury 13" women"--Cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-130) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- "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."
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 133 pages
- Isbn
- 9780763636111
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2008017487
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
-
- ocn225846987
- OCoLC
Subject
- trueAstronauts
- trueProject Mercury
- Project Mercury (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Sex discrimination against women -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- trueSexism
- trueSexism -- History -- 20th century
- Sexism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- trueSpace exploration
- trueUnited States
- trueWomen
- Women -- History
- trueWomen astronauts
- Women astronauts -- Biography
- trueWomen astronauts -- History
- Women astronauts -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Women astronauts -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- trueWomen's rights
- Women's rights -- History
- trueWomen's rights -- History -- 20th century
Genre
Included in
- trueRobert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
- trueYALSA Best Books for Young Adults: 2010
- trueALA Notable Children's Books - Older Readers Category: 2010
- trueAmelia Bloomer Lists - Middle Grades Nonfiction: 2010
- trueFlora Stieglitz Straus Award
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Awards
Awards of Almost astronauts : 13 women who dared to dream, Tanya Lee Stone ; [foreword by Margaret A. Weitekamp]- Award
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2010
- Award
- Amelia Bloomer List, 2010
- Award
- Flora Stieglitz Straus Award, 2010.
- Award
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal, 2010.
- Award
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2010
Library Locations
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