Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier

Author:   Jim Ottaviani ,  Maris Wicks
Publisher:   Roaring Brook Press
ISBN:  

9781626728776


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 February 2020
Recommended Age:   From 9 years
Format:   Paperback
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America may have put the first man on the moon, but it was the Soviet space program that made Valentina Tereshkova the first woman in space. Meanwhile, in the United States, NASA's first female astronauts were racing toward milestones of their own. These trail-blazing women were admitted into Group 9, NASA's first mixed-gender class. They had the challenging task of convincing the powers that be that a woman's place is in space. But once they'd been admitted into the training program, they discovered that NASA had plenty to learn about how to make space travel possible for all humans. In Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier, Jim Ottaviani and illustrator Maris Wicks capture the great humor and incredible drive of Mary Cleve, Valentina Tereshkova, and the first women in space.

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Author:   Jim Ottaviani ,  Maris Wicks
Publisher:   Roaring Brook Press
Imprint:   First Second
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.30cm
Weight:   0.482kg
ISBN:  

9781626728776


ISBN 10:   1626728771
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 February 2020
Recommended Age:   From 9 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Exhilarating--as well as hilarious, enraging, or both at once depending on the reader. --Kirkus, Starred Review Wicks and Ottaviani skillfully capture Cleave's infectious enthusiasm up to the last page. --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Gobs of humor, lively artwork, and tidy explanations of the science make this a standout among the vast field of books about the U.S. space program. --Booklist, Starred Review


With plenty of eye-rolling takes on male-designed spacecraft faux pas and enthusiastic crew reveling in flight adventures, Ottaviani and Wicks drive home the message that it's all about teamwork, and no team can function without diverse members. --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Exhilarating--as well as hilarious, enraging, or both at once depending on the reader. --Kirkus, Starred Review Wicks and Ottaviani skillfully capture Cleave's infectious enthusiasm up to the last page. --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Gobs of humor, lively artwork, and tidy explanations of the science make this a standout among the vast field of books about the U.S. space program. --Booklist, Starred Review


Exhilarating--as well as hilarious, enraging, or both at once depending on the reader. --Kirkus, Starred Review


Author Information

Jim Ottaviani began writing graphic novels about scientists in 1997. They include The Imitation Game, Primates, Feynman, and Hawking. His books are New York Times bestsellers, have been translated into over a dozen languages, and have received praise from publications ranging from Nature and Physics World to Entertainment Weekly and Variety. gt-labs.com Maris Wicks lives in sunny Somerville, Massachusetts. She is the author behind Human Body Theater, as well as the illustrator of New York Times-bestselling Primates, with Jim Ottaviani. When she's not making comics, Wicks works as a program educator at the New England Aquarium. dotsforeyes.blogspot.com

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