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Ellen Takes Flight

By Doreen Rappaport Illustrator Oliver Dominguez Narrator Editor Photographed by

Ellen Takes Flight

By Doreen Rappaport Illustrator Oliver Dominguez Narrator Editor Photographed by
Format Hardcover Book
$19.99

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Young Ellen loved to learn. Encouraged by her mother, she graduated at the top of her high school and college classes, and studied electrical engineering in graduate school. An accomplished engineer by age 30, with three patents to her name, she kept learning and trying new things. When NASA began accepting women and people of color to the astronaut program, Ellen found herself drawn to this exciting and demanding career. On her first mission, she was the only woman aboard the shuttle Discovery and the first Latina to reach outer space. After four space flights, she became the first Latina director of the Johnson Space Center and has received numerous...
Young Ellen loved to learn. Encouraged by her mother, she graduated at the top of her high school and college classes, and studied electrical engineering in graduate school. An accomplished engineer by age 30, with three patents to her name, she kept learning and trying new things. When NASA began accepting women and people of color to the astronaut program, Ellen found herself drawn to this exciting and demanding career. On her first mission, she was the only woman aboard the shuttle Discovery and the first Latina to reach outer space. After four space flights, she became the first Latina director of the Johnson Space Center and has received numerous distinctions and awards.
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Product Details

  • ISBN13:9780759554948
  • Format:Hardcover Book
  • Ages:4 - 8
  • Grades:Pre-K - 3
  • Publisher:Little Brown
  • Weight (lbs):1.175
  • Dimensions:0.375 x 10.3 x 11
  • Lexile® Measure:870L
  • Reading Level:S
  • DRA Level:40
  • Language:English

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