Almost Astronauts
2009 nonfiction book by Tanya Lee Stone / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream is a nonfiction children's book by Tanya Lee Stone, originally published February 24, 2009 by Candlewick Press, then republished September 27, 2011.[1] The book tells the story of the Mercury 13 women, who, in 1958, joined NASA and completed testing to become astronauts.
Quick Facts Author, Country ...
Author | Tanya Lee Stone |
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Country | USA |
Language | English |
Subject | Mercury 13 |
Genre | Nonfiction |
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Publication date | 2009 |
Media type | Print, Audio |
Pages | 144 |
ISBN | 9780763636111 |
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The book won the Bank Street College Flora Stieglitz Straus Award[2] and Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal.[3][4]