Who Was Sally Ride?

In 1978, Sally Ride, a PhD candidate at Standford University, responded to a newspaper ad to join the US astronaut program. She was accepted and became the first American woman astronaut to fly in space Among her other accomplishments, she played tennis like a professional, was an astrophysicist who helped develop a robotic arm for space shuttles, and later, through Sally Ride Science, worked to make science cool and accessible for girls. Sally Ride, who died on July 23, 2012, will continue to inspire young children.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Published: 05/16/2013
ISBN: 9780606316835
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.30w x 0.60d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 160147 / Who Was Sally Ride?
Reading Level: 5.9 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1