You should meet. Mae Jemison
de Laurie Calkhoven, Monique Dong Simon Spotlight, 2016, 48 p. Blast off into space and get to know Mae Jemisonthe first African-American woman to ever go to spacewith this fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series of biographies about people you should meet. Meet Mae Jemison, the first African-American female astronaut! Did you know before Mae was an astronaut, she went to medical school and joined the Peace Corps? But she never forgot her childhood dream to travel to outer space. So in 1985 she applied to NASAs astronaut training program. On September 12, 1992, Mae flew into space with six other astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour and made historyjust like you can if you follow your dreams! A special section at the back of the book includes extras on subjects like history and math, plus a fun timeline filled with interesting trivia facts about space! With the You Should Meet series, learning about historical figures has never been so much fun! |
Calkhoven Laurie, Dong Monique.
You should meet. Mae Jemison.
Simon Spotlight, 2016, 48 p.
Titre : | Mae Jemison |
Titre de série : | You should meet |
Auteurs : | Laurie Calkhoven, Auteur ; Monique Dong, Illustrateur |
Type de document : | texte imprimé |
Editeur : | Simon Spotlight, 2016 |
Format : | 48 p. / ill., |
Langues: | Anglais |
Langues originales: | Anglais |
Résumé : |
Blast off into space and get to know Mae Jemisonthe first African-American woman to ever go to spacewith this fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series of biographies about people you should meet.
Meet Mae Jemison, the first African-American female astronaut! Did you know before Mae was an astronaut, she went to medical school and joined the Peace Corps? But she never forgot her childhood dream to travel to outer space. So in 1985 she applied to NASAs astronaut training program. On September 12, 1992, Mae flew into space with six other astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour and made historyjust like you can if you follow your dreams! A special section at the back of the book includes extras on subjects like history and math, plus a fun timeline filled with interesting trivia facts about space! With the You Should Meet series, learning about historical figures has never been so much fun! |
Note de contenu : | ANG-LEVEL 3 |
Nature du document : | fiction |
Thème de fiction : | aviation et espace/femme/histoire |
Genre : | biographie |
Niveau : | Collège |
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