Almost astronauts : 13 women who dared to dream
(Playaway)
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Contributors
Published
[Solon, Ohio] : Playaway Digital Audio :, [2009].
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
1 sound media player (approximately 4 hr.) : digital ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
980L
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Spencer Co PL - Rockport Main Library - Young Adult | YA 629.450 STO PLAYAWAY | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Audiobooks.
Playaway (Preloaded audio player)
Project Mercury (U.S.) -- History. -- Juvenile literature.
Sex discrimination against women -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Women astronauts -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Women astronauts -- United States -- Juvenile biography.
Young adult fiction.
Playaway (Preloaded audio player)
Project Mercury (U.S.) -- History. -- Juvenile literature.
Sex discrimination against women -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Women astronauts -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Women astronauts -- United States -- Juvenile biography.
Young adult fiction.
More Details
Published
[Solon, Ohio] : Playaway Digital Audio :, [2009].
Format
Playaway
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 7.1, 4 Points
Level 7.1, 4 Points
Lexile measure
980
Notes
General Note
Title from Playaway label.
General Note
"The true story of the "Mercury 13" women"-Container.
General Note
Release date supplied by publisher.
General Note
Previously released by Brilliance Audio, p2009.
General Note
Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.
General Note
In container (21 x 13 x 3 cm.).
General Note
One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for playback.
Participants/Performers
Performed by Susan Ericksen.
Description
What does it take to be an astronaut? Excellence at flying, courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, top physical shape, any checklist would include these. But when America created NASA in 1958, there was another unspoken rule: you had to be a man. Here is the tale of thirteen women who proved that they were not only as tough as the toughest man but also brave enough to challenge the government. They were blocked by prejudice, jealousy, and the scrawled note of one of the most powerful men in Washington. But even though the Mercury 13 women did not make it into space, they did not lose, for their example empowered young women to take their place in the sky, piloting jets and commanding space capsules. Almost Astronauts is the story of thirteen true pioneers of the space age.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Stone, T. L., & Ericksen, S. (2009). Almost astronauts: 13 women who dared to dream (Unabridged.). Playaway Digital Audio :.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stone, Tanya Lee and Susan. Ericksen. 2009. Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream. Playaway Digital Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stone, Tanya Lee and Susan. Ericksen. Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream Playaway Digital Audio, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Stone, Tanya Lee., and Susan Ericksen. Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream Unabridged., Playaway Digital Audio :, 2009.
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