Fly high, John Glenn : the story of an American hero by Krull, Kathleen 

BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2020)

BTSB #: 533240 Available

Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 5.7 LG

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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.

Great explorers by Angus, David 

Audio Book(Playaway Digital Audio :, 2006)

BTSB #: P00024 Available

Dewey: 910/CAges: 10-13   


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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.

Kalpana Chawla [My Itty-Bitty Bio]by Loh-Hagan, Virginia 

BTSB Prebound(Cherry Lake, 2023)

BTSB #: 583989 Available

Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 4-8   
Lexile: 430 AD

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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.

Michael Collins [Discovering History's Heroes]by Buckley, James 

Paperback(Aladdin, 2019)

BTSB #: 166408 Available

Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 7-10   
Lexile: 840 F&P: S

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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.

Michael Collins [Discovering History's Heroes]by Buckley, James 

BTSB Prebound(Aladdin, 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.

Ready for launch : an astronaut's lessons for success on earth by Kelly, Scott 

BTSB Prebound(Crown, 2022)

BTSB #: 512787 Available

Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 12-16   
Lexile: 1090

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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.

Sally Ride [She persisted (Philomel Books)]by Abawi, Atia 

BTSB Prebound(Philomel, 2021)

BTSB #: 040123 Available

Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 6-9   
F&P: R

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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.

Spaceman : the true story of a young boy's journey to becoming an astronaut by Massimino, Mike 

Paperback(Yearling, 2021)

BTSB #: 611746 Available

Dewey: 629.45/AAges: 9-12   
Lexile: 920 F&P: Z

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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.

Spaceman : the true story of a young boy's journey to becoming an astronaut by Massimino, Mike 

BTSB Prebound(Delacorte Press, 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.