Astronauts by Jim Ottaviani

Astronauts by Jim Ottaviani

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A nonfiction graphic novel for middle grade readers about notable female astronauts.

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Astronauts by Jim Ottaviani

America may have put the first man on the moon, but it was the Soviet space program that made Valentina Tereshkova the first woman in space. Meanwhile, in the United States, NASA’s first female astronauts were racing toward milestones of their own. These trail-blazing women were admitted into Group 9, NASA’s first mixed-gender class. They had the challenging task of convincing the powers that be that a woman’s place is in space. But once they’d been admitted into the training program, they discovered that NASA had plenty to learn about how to make space travel possible for all humans. In Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier, Jim Ottaviani and illustrator Maris Wicks capture the great humour and incredible drive of Mary Cleve, Valentina Tereshkova, and the first women in space.
Jim Ottaviani began writing graphic novels about scientists in 1997. They include The Imitation Game, Primates, Feynman, and Hawking. His books are New York Times bestsellers, have been translated into over a dozen languages, and have received praise from publications ranging from Nature and Physics World to Entertainment Weekly and Variety. gt-labs.com Maris Wicks lives in sunny Somerville, Massachusetts. She is the author behind Human Body Theater, as well as the illustrator of New York Times-bestselling Primates, with Jim Ottaviani. When she's not making comics, Wicks works as a program educator at the New England Aquarium. dotsforeyes.blogspot.com
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ISBN 13 9781626728776
ISBN 10 1626728771
Title Astronauts
Author Jim Ottaviani
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Roaring Brook Press
Year published 2020-02-01
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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