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Topic: To The Stars! (Van Vleet, Sullivan)
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-15-2016 04:44 PM
To the Stars! The First American Woman to Walk in Space by Carmella Van Vleet and Kathy Sullivan with illustrations by Nicole Wong Kathy Sullivan wanted to go everywhere. She loved blueprints and maps. She loved languages and the ocean. She didn’t like the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” She wanted to explore and do exciting things that girls weren’t supposed to be able to do. Only men had the exciting jobs. Kathy liked fishing and swimming; flying planes and studying science. That’s what she liked and that’s what she decided to do with her life. She followed her heart and eventually became a NASA astronaut and the first woman to walk in space. Kathy wanted to see the whole world and so she did: from space! Backmatter includes further information about Dr. Sullivan and her career, as well as other famous firsts made by women astronauts. - Age Range: 5 - 8 years
- Hardcover: 40 pages
- Charlesbridge (January 12, 2016)
- ISBN-10: 1580896448
- ISBN-13: 978-1580896443
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Hart Sastrowardoyo Member Posts: 3445 From: Toms River, NJ Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 01-15-2016 08:28 PM
The NASA meatball was never on the port wing and the crew hatch is missing. |
eurospace Member Posts: 2610 From: Brussels, Belgium Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 01-16-2016 02:03 AM
Also, no astronaut was ever that large, measuring probably 10 meters in size.Is that artistic licence?
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Hart Sastrowardoyo Member Posts: 3445 From: Toms River, NJ Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 01-20-2016 10:18 PM
The author will be doing a signing on the Intrepid 11:30 a.m. 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Feb. 19. |
ColinBurgess Member Posts: 2031 From: Sydney, Australia Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 01-20-2016 11:06 PM
Just to clarify on Hart's post, it is Carmella Van Vleet who is doing the signing on Intrepid that day, not Kathy Sullivan. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-20-2016 11:11 PM
Last week I asked Kathy (Sullivan) if she would be doing any signings in support of this book's release. Her current position as NOAA Administrator precludes her from doing so. |