Filter By Subjects
African American women astronauts Biography Juvenile literature Afro-Americans Biography Astronauts Chimpanzees as laboratory animals Juvenile literature Chimpanzees Biography Juvenile literature Ham (Chimpanzee) Juvenile literature Jemison, Mae 1956- Jemison, Mae 1956- Juvenile literature Space flight Juvenile literature Women BiographyFilter By Series
Countdown to spaceFilter By Subjects
African American women astronauts Biography Juvenile literature Afro-Americans Biography Astronauts Chimpanzees as laboratory animals Juvenile literature Chimpanzees Biography Juvenile literature Ham (Chimpanzee) Juvenile literature Jemison, Mae 1956- Jemison, Mae 1956- Juvenile literature Space flight Juvenile literature Women BiographyFilter By Series
Countdown to spaceCole, Michael D.
Summary: A detailed account of the terrifying journey and danger involved in the near fatal mission to the Moon-- the Apollo 13-- on April 13, 1970. Describes how teamwork helped the astronauts avoid a tragedy.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 1995
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.454 COLFarbman, Melinda.
Summary: Describes the life of the chimpanzee that was sent into space as part of the American space program, describing his capture, training, the actual flight, and his life afterwards.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 2000
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.45 FARYannuzzi, Della A.
Summary: Traces the life of the first African-American woman to go into space, from her childhood in Chicago through her astronaut training and first spaceflight to life after working with NASA.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 1998