Title |
Women in space
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Names |
Briggs, Carole S.
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Book Number |
BR012629
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Braille
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Download Link |
Volume 1.
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Annotation |
Briefly introduces the U.S. space program, then profiles nine American women and two Russians who pioneered in space exploration. Begins with Valentina Tereshkova, who in 1963 became the first woman to go into space, and proceeds chronologically to Tamara Jernigan, mission specialist in 1996. For grades 4-7. 1999.
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Local Subject |
Biography & Autobiography - BIO
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Juvenile Book - JU
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Juvenile Non-Fiction - JN
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Young Adult Book - YA
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Short Book - SH
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Sciences - SCI
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Young Adult Non-Fiction - YN
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Short Pieces (Non-Fiction) - SHP
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Science - Space Exploration, Aerospace - ASP
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Biography - Contemporary - BIC
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Biography - Scientists & Explorers - BIT
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Braille Book Review, Mar-Apr 2001 - B201
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Audience Notes |
For grades 4-7.
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LC Subject |
Women astronauts - United States - Juvenile literature
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Women astronauts - Soviet Union - Biography - Juvenile literature
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Astronautics - United States - History - Juvenile literature
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Astronautics - Soviet Union - History - Juvenile literature
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Women - Biography - Juvenile literature
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Call Number |
j629.450082 JNF
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Language |
English
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Released |
1999
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 1999 (National Braille Press, transcribing agency. National Braille Press, distributor.)
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Original Publication |
Transcription of: Rev. ed. Minneapolis, MN : Lerner Publications, 1999.
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