Title Sally Ride and the shuttle missions / Andrew Langley.

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Chicago, Illinois : Heinemann Raintree, [2016]

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Description	48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Series	Adventures in space
	Heinemann infosearch
	Adventures in space (Chicago, Illinois)
	Heinemann infosearch.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.
Summary	"Join Sally Ride on her journey aboard the Space Shuttle! This book examines the extraordinary life of the first female US astronaut in space, from her early life to using a robotic arm in space. Find out about other female astronauts and their achievements. Understand the rigorous training that astronauts undergo and how they prepare for a journey into the unknown."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents	Into space -- A talented girl -- Training to be an astronaut -- What was space like? -- Working in space -- Returning to Earth -- Was the space shuttle program important? -- What next?
Subject	Ride, Sally -- Juvenile literature.
	Women astronauts -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Astronauts -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Space shuttles -- Juvenile literature.
	Manned space flight -- Juvenile literature.
	Outer space -- Exploration -- Juvenile literature.
	Ride, Sally. (OCoLC)fst00101912
	Astronauts. (OCoLC)fst00819615
	Exploration of outer space. (OCoLC)fst01353078
	Manned space flight. (OCoLC)fst01007789
	Space shuttles. (OCoLC)fst01127852
	Women astronauts. (OCoLC)fst01177175
	Outer space. (OCoLC)fst01243437
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form	Biographies (OCoLC)fst01919896
	Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
	Biographies.
ISBN	9781484625163 (hardcover)
	1484625161 (hardcover)
	9781484625217 (paperback)
	1484625218 (paperback)

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