WHO WAS SALLY RIDE?
YOUTH BOOK - WHO WAS SALLY RIDE?
PAPERBACK
103 PAGES
8-12YRS OLD
A girl who liked playing football
An amazing student with four degrees from Stanford University
The first American woman astronaut to fly in space
In 1978, Sally Ride, a PhD candidate at Stanford 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.
YOUTH BOOK - WHO WAS SALLY RIDE?
PAPERBACK
103 PAGES
8-12YRS OLD
A girl who liked playing football
An amazing student with four degrees from Stanford University
The first American woman astronaut to fly in space
In 1978, Sally Ride, a PhD candidate at Stanford 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.
