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    Sally Ride: The First American Woman in Space

    By Judith Janda Presnall

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    The morning of June 18, 1983, was an important date for women. On that day, Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space. At age 32, she was also the youngest to orbit the Earth. This historic flight took Sally and four men on a six-day trip in the space shuttle Challenger.

    Find out about the life of this woman who was the first American woman in space and a leading astronaut in the space shuttle program.

    Ages 8 and up.

    LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLearningIsland.com
    Release dateMay 30, 2013
    ISBN9781301079377
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    Sally Ride: The First American Woman in Space
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    Judith Janda Presnall

    Judith Janda Presnall is the author of the I WONDER ... series, which includes 15-minute e-books: I Wonder ... Do Bedbugs Snore? I Wonder ... Does a Hammerhead Shark Pound Nails? and I Wonder ... Can a Bald Eagle Grow Hair? In addition, Judith has written 23 nonfiction books for grades 3-9. These books can be found in your public library. One 14-book series, ANIMALS WITH JOBS includes: Police Dogs, Therapy Horses, Capuchin Monkey Aides, Navy Dolphins, and Animal Actors. Other books are listed on her website: www.judithjandapresnall.com. A picture book, Yukon—Sled Dog is due out in 2013 from Amazon Children’s Publishing.

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    • 5/5
      A good biography of an amazing woman. I had never heard of Sally Ride before I read this book. It's easy to say that she was lucky, but she put in a lot of years study and hard work to get her opportunity to go into space.