Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
133 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
Awards |
Boston Globe/Horn Book Nonfiction Honor Book, 2009 |
Audience |
980 Lexile. |
Note |
"The true story of the "Mercury 13" women"--Cover. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-130) and index. |
Contents |
Foreword / Margaret A. Weitekamp -- 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 -- Author's note -- Appendix -- Further reading -- Webliography -- Sources -- Source notes -- Photography credits -- Index -- Acknowledgments. |
Summary |
"Have you ever heard of the 'Mercury 13' women? Did you know that nearly twenty years before the first women were let into NASA's astronaut program, there were others who tried? What are the requirements for being shot into space, piloting a hunk of metal while carrying the hopes and fears of your nation? Mastery of flying, as well as courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, and fitness -- any checklist would certainly includes these. But when America created NASA in 1958, there was an unspoken rule in place: astronauts must be male, and they must be white. Here is the tale of thirteen women who proved not only that they were as tough as any man but also that they were brave enough to challenge the government. Their passage to space was blocked by prejudice, jealousy, and a note scrawled by one of the most powerful men in Washington. But in the end, their inspiring example empowered young women to take the rightful place in the sky, piloting jets and commanding space capsules. Almost Astronauts is the story of thirteen true pioneers of the space age."--Jacket. |
Awards |
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal, 2010. |
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Orbis Pictus Honor, 2010. |
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Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2010. |
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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, 2010. |
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YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist, 2010. |
Study Program |
Reading Counts RC 6-8 8.3 9.0 46506. |
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Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.1 4.0 129067. |
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Accelerated Reader Grades 5-8 7.1 4 SD Quiz 129067 English non-fiction. |
Subject |
Project Mercury (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Project Mercury (U.S.) (OCoLC)fst00679411
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Project Mercury (U.S.) -- History.
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Women astronauts -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Women astronauts -- United States -- History - 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
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Women astronauts -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Women astronauts -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
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Sex discrimination against women -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
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Women astronauts -- United States -- Biography.
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Women astronauts -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Sex discrimination against women -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Project Mercury (U.S.) -- History.
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Sex discrimination against women. (OCoLC)fst01114376
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Women astronauts. (OCoLC)fst01177175
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Women astronauts -- United States -- Biography.
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Astronauts -- Biography.
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Women -- Biography.
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Women astronauts -- United States -- History.
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Sex discrimination -- United States -- History.
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Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999
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Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Biographies.
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Literature.
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Added Author |
Weitekamp, Margaret A., 1971- author of introduction, etc.
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ISBN |
9780763636111 |
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0763636118 |
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9780763645021 (pbk.) |
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0763645028 (pbk.) |
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9780329700805 (bound) |
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0329700804 (bound) |
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9781451703764 (Paw Prints) |
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1451703767 (Paw Prints) |
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9780606087063 |
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0606087060 |
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1606867962 |
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9781606867969 |