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Year Sort by Relevance,Author Sort by Relevance,Title Sort By Stoplight Sort By Title Sort by Language Display 10 items Display 15 items Display 20 items Display 25 items Display 30 items Display 35 items Display 40 items Display 45 items Display 50 items 1 each from this page1 each from all results 17 total titles found Page 1 of 1 View page of 1 1 Simply add a title by clicking the . * Your Discounted Price Ellen Ochoa [Hispanic Star]by Romo Edelman, Claudia PaperbackSPANISH(Roaring Brook Press, 2023)Publication Date: 09/05/2023 BTSB #: 762941 Temp OS Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 8-12 Genres: Subjects: Ochoa, Ellen Women astronauts - United States - Biography Astronauts - United States - Biography Latinos (U.S.) - Biography Summary: Meet award-winning engineer and veteran astronaut Ellen Ochoa-once just a girl from Los Angeles, California. The granddaughter of Mexican immigrants, Ellen would pursue a career in physics at a young age and go on to earn master's and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University. In 1993, Ellen became the first Latina in space. As a retired astronaut, she became the first Hispanic and second female director of the Johnson Space Center. In Spanish. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 5.73 * 0.00 +- Ellen Ochoa [Hispanic Star]by Romo Edelman, Claudia Paperback(Roaring Brook Press, 2023)Publication Date: 09/05/2023 BTSB #: 762943 Temp OS Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 8-12 Lexile: 1240 Genres: Subjects: Ochoa, Ellen Women astronauts - United States - Biography Astronauts - United States - Biography Latinos (U.S.) - Biography Summary: Meet award-winning engineer and veteran astronaut Ellen Ochoa-once just a girl from Los Angeles, California. The granddaughter of Mexican immigrants, Ellen would pursue a career in physics at a young age and go on to earn master's and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University. In 1993, Ellen became the first Latina in space. As a retired astronaut, she became the first Hispanic and second female director of the Johnson Space Center. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 5.73 * 0.00 +- Ellen takes flight : the life of astronaut Ellen Ochoa [Big words series]by Rappaport, Doreen BTSB Prebound(Little, Brown, 2023)Publication Date: 09/19/2023 BTSB #: 739624 Available Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 6-10 AR: 5.5 MG F&P: S Genres: Subjects: Ochoa, Ellen Women astronauts - United States - Biography Astronauts - United States - Biography Latinos (U.S.) - Biography Summary: A biography of astronaut and former director of the Johnson Space Center Ellen Ochoa. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 24.48 * 0.00 +- Fly high, John Glenn : the story of an American hero by Krull, Kathleen BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2020)Publication Date: 02/04/2020 BTSB #: 533240 Available Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 4-8 AR: 5.7 LG Genres: Subjects: Glenn, John,|d1921-2016 Astronauts - United States - Biography Legislators - United States - Biography Summary: A nonfiction picture book honoring national American hero John Glenn, one of the Mercury Seven astronauts and an Ohio senator. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 6.50 * 0.00 +- Great explorers by Angus, David Audio Book(Playaway Digital Audio :, 2006)Publication Date: 09/01/2003 BTSB #: P00024 Available Dewey: 910/CAges: 10-13 Genres: Subjects: Polo, Marco,|d1254-1323? Columbus, Christopher Dias, Bartolomeu Gama, Vasco da,|d1469-1524 Cook, James,|d1728-1779 Lewis, Meriwether,|d1774-1809 Clark, William,|d1770-1838 Stanley, Henry M.|q(Henry Morton),|d1841-1904 Livingstone, David,|d1813-1873 Project Apollo (U.S.) - History Explorers Biography Adventure and adventurers Astronauts - United States - Biography Summary: Biographies of nine explorations, including examinations of their historical contexts, discussions of the participants' lives, and quotations from the explorer's works. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 37.99 * 0.00 +- Kalpana Chawla [My Itty-Bitty Bio]by Loh-Hagan, Virginia BTSB Prebound(Cherry Lake, 2023)Publication Date: 08/01/2022 BTSB #: 583989 Available Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 4-8 AR: 1.6 LG Lexile: 430 AD Genres: Subjects: Chawla, Kalpana,|d1961-2003 Women astronauts - United States - Biography Women astronauts - India - Biography Astronauts - United States - Biography Astronauts - India - Biography East Indian American women - United States - Biography Summary: Examines the life of Indian American astronaut Kalpana Chawla. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 24.46 * 0.00 +- Kalpana Chawla [She Persisted]by Mirchandani, Raakhee Paperback(Philomel, 2023)Publication Date: 05/02/2023 BTSB #: 649505 Temp OS Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 6-9 Lexile: 1010 F&P: T Genres: Subjects: Chawla, Kalpana,|d1961-2003 Women astronauts - United States - Biography Women astronauts - India - Biography Astronauts - United States - Biography Astronauts - India - Biography East Indian American women - United States - Biography Women astronauts Astronauts East Indian American women - Biography Summary: Born and raised in India, Kalpana Chawla was discouraged from pursuing a career in aeronautical engineering because of the limited career options for women in the field. But she persisted, getting her degree and then moving to the US to obtain more advanced education before joining NASA and becoming the first Indian-born woman to go to space. Though she was killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, she continues to inspire girls around the world to pursue their dreams of spaceflight. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 5.73 * 0.00 +- Kalpana Chawla [She Persisted]by Mirchandani, Raakhee BTSB Prebound(Philomel, 2023)Publication Date: 05/02/2023 BTSB #: 649511 Available Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 6-9 Lexile: 1010 F&P: T Genres: Subjects: Chawla, Kalpana,|d1961-2003 Women astronauts - United States - Biography Women astronauts - India - Biography Astronauts - United States - Biography Astronauts - India - Biography East Indian American women - United States - Biography Women astronauts Astronauts East Indian American women - Biography Summary: Born and raised in India, Kalpana Chawla was discouraged from pursuing a career in aeronautical engineering because of the limited career options for women in the field. But she persisted, getting her degree and then moving to the US to obtain more advanced education before joining NASA and becoming the first Indian-born woman to go to space. Though she was killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, she continues to inspire girls around the world to pursue their dreams of spaceflight. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 15.94 * 0.00 +- Mae Jemison [STEM Superstars]by Castro, Rachel Paperback(Norwood House Press, 2020)Publication Date: 07/15/2019 BTSB #: 198900 Available Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 4-8 Genres: Subjects: Jemison, Mae,|d1956- African American women astronauts - Biography Astronauts - United States - Biography African American women - Biography Summary: Describes the life and work of Mae Jemison, a doctor and engineer as well as the first African-American woman in space. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 9.79 * 0.00 +- Michael Collins [Discovering History's Heroes]by Buckley, James Paperback(Aladdin, 2019)Publication Date: 08/27/2019 BTSB #: 166408 Available Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 7-10 Lexile: 840 F&P: S Genres: Subjects: Collins, Michael,|d1930- Project Apollo (U.S.) Space flight to the moon Astronauts - United States - Biography Summary: A biography of the third member of the historic Apollo 11 flight to the Moon. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 5.73 * 0.00 +- Michael Collins [Discovering History's Heroes]by Buckley, James BTSB Prebound(Aladdin, 2019)Publication Date: 08/27/2019 BTSB #: 166412 Available Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 7-10 Lexile: 840 F&P: S Genres: Subjects: Collins, Michael,|d1930- Project Apollo (U.S.) Space flight to the moon Astronauts - United States - Biography Summary: A biography of the third member of the historic Apollo 11 flight to the Moon. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 16.29 * 0.00 +- Ready for launch : an astronaut's lessons for success on earth by Kelly, Scott BTSB Prebound(Crown, 2022)Publication Date: 04/12/2022 BTSB #: 512787 Available Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 12-16 Lexile: 1090 Genres: Subjects: Kelly, Scott,|d1964- Success Conduct of life Astronauts - United States - Biography Summary: Using ten life-changing moments from his path to space, Astronaut Scott Kelly shares his advice for mastering fear and failure, and turning our daily struggles into rocket fuel for success. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.08 * 0.00 +- Sally Ride [She Persisted]by Abawi, Atia BTSB Prebound(Philomel, 2021)Publication Date: 03/02/2021 BTSB #: 040123 Available Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 6-9 AR: 6.7 LG Lexile: 1040 NC F&P: R Genres: Subjects: Ride, Sally United States.|bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration - Biography Women astronauts - United States - Biography Astronauts - United States - Biography Women physicists - United States - Biography Summary: As the first American woman in space, Sally Ride broke barriers and accomplished things she'd been told she wouldn't be able to do. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 20.98 * 0.00 +- Download a Teacher's Guide Spaceman : the true story of a young boy's journey to becoming an astronaut by Massimino, Mike Paperback(Yearling, 2021)Publication Date: 04/20/2021 BTSB #: 611746 Available Dewey: 629.45/AAges: 9-12 Lexile: 920 F&P: Z Genres: Subjects: Massimino, Mike,|d1962- United States.|bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft) Astronauts - United States - Biography Space flight Summary: The story of Mike Massimino's life growing up in a working-class family and his determination to get the education and experience that would lead to his challenging but successful rise to become a NASA astronaut. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 6.55 * 0.00 +- Spaceman : the true story of a young boy's journey to becoming an astronaut by Massimino, Mike BTSB Prebound(Delacorte Press, 2020)Publication Date: 04/07/2020 BTSB #: 611838 Available Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 9-12 Lexile: 920 F&P: Z Genres: Subjects: Massimino, Mike,|d1962- United States.|bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft) Astronauts - United States - Biography Space flight Summary: The story of Mike Massimino's life growing up in a working-class family and his determination to get the education and experience that would lead to his challenging but successful rise to become a NASA astronaut. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.08 * 0.00 +- Star sailor : my life as a NASA astronaut by Bolden Jr., Charles F. BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2024)Publication Date: 10/22/2024 BTSB #: 130502 Available Dewey: 629/BAges: 8-12 Genres: Subjects: Bolden, Charles F., Jr.,|d1946- United States|bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft) African Americans - Biography Astronauts - United States - Biography Space flight Summary: Sail the stars with astronaut Charlie Bolden as he recounts his amazing shuttle missions, including deploying the Hubble Space Telescope, training with Sally Ride, and leading the first US space mission that included a Russian cosmonaut as a crew member before becoming the first Black NASA Administrator. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 24.48 * 0.00 +- Tee time on the Moon : how astronaut Alan Shepard played lunar golf by Kelly, David A. BTSB Prebound(Calkins Creek, 2023)Publication Date: 07/25/2023 BTSB #: 512820 Available Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 7-9 Lexile: 910 F&P: R Genres: Subjects: Shepard, Alan B.|q(Alan Bartlett),|d1923-1998 Project Apollo (U.S.) Space flight to the moon Moon - Exploration Astronauts - United States - Biography Summary: In 1971, Alan Shepard and his fellow astronauts made their way to the Moon in the cramped Apollo 14 capsule. Their mission: Study the moon in more detail than ever before. But Alan Shepard had a secret hidden in his sock: two tiny golf balls. Here's the little-known but true story of an experiment that may have started as a stunt, but ended up making people think differently about the moon, ask questions, and look for answers. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.78 * 0.00 +- * Your Discounted Price You can't see me! 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