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762941
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   


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.


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762943
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

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.


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739624
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

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.


24.48 *

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533240
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

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.


6.50 *

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P00024
Great explorers by Angus, David 

Audio Book(Playaway Digital Audio :, 2006)


Publication Date: 09/01/2003

BTSB #: P00024 Available

Dewey: 910/CAges: 10-13   


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.


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583989
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

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.


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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

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.


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649511
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

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.


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198900
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   


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.


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166408
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

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.


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166412
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

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.


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512787
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

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.


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040123
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

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.


20.98 *

611746
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

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.


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611838
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

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.


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130502
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   


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.


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512820
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

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.


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