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[2017]., Pre-adolescent, Amistad Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: B Edition: Young readers' edition. First edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: When the former Detroit Lion's football career was cut short by an injury, Leland Marvin didn't waste time mourning his broken dream. Instead, he found a new one -- something completely out of this world. He joined NASA, braved an injury that nearly left him permanently deaf, and traveled to space on the shuttle Atlantis to help build the International Space Station. He also found time to write songs with will.i.am, work with Serena Williams, and appear in television shows like The Dog Whisperer, Top Chef, and Child Genius. Leland's story introduces readers to the creative and scientific challenges he had to deal with in space and will encourage the next generation of can-do scientists to dare to follow their dreams. Includes do-it-yourself experiments in the back of the book.
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[2017]., Pre-adolescent, Amistad Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: HI-INT B MEL Edition: Young readers' edition. First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When the former Detroit Lion's football career was cut short by an injury, Leland Marvin didn't waste time mourning his broken dream. Instead, he found a new one -- something completely out of this world. He joined NASA, braved an injury that nearly left him permanently deaf, and traveled to space on the shuttle Atlantis to help build the International Space Station. He also found time to write songs with will.i.am, work with Serena Williams, and appear in television shows like The Dog Whisperer, Top Chef, and Child Genius. Leland's story introduces readers to the creative and scientific challenges he had to deal with in space and will encourage the next generation of can-do scientists to dare to follow their dreams. Includes do-it-yourself experiments in the back of the book.
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c1998., Pre-adolescent, Enslow Publishers Call No: 92 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Countdown to spaceSummary Note: A biography of the first African American astronaut, Guion Bluford, Jr., who flew aboard the Challenger space shuttle in 1983.
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c2002., Chelsea House Publishers Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of Dr. Mae Jemison who, in September of 1992, on the fiftieth mission of the United States Space Shuttle, became the first African American woman in space.
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c2008., Enslow Elementary Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: African-American heroesSummary Note: Explores the life and achievements of Mae Jamison; discussing her childhood; careers as a doctor and astronaut; NASA training; and trip into space.
