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Loading... To the Stars! The First American Woman to Walk in Space (2016)by Carmella Van Vleet, Kathryn D. Sullivan
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Note: I received a digital review copy of this book through NetGalley. ( ) Kathy Sullivan was the first American woman to walk in space. The book I read chose to go through her life story before she made this monumental moment possible. The book would jump back and forth between Kathy Sullivan as a child and later on as an adult as she was going through astronaut training and eventually going into space. I thought it was an interesting choice how Carmella Van Vleet chose not to identify Kathy Sullivan's accomplishment until the end of the book. Throughout the story, the constant focus was her desire to 'see the whole world', a metaphor that became a reality for Kathy Sullivan. Kathy Sullivan was one of the woman to break molds for woman in space. This picture book is a wonderful look into Kathy's youth and her path to NASA. A young explorer, she was always curious about flying. She learned to fly at a very young age and knew it was always her true passion. Not caring about stereotypes and what girls are supposed to "like" she followed her dream and become the first American woman to walk in space. One thing I can't decide if I liked or disliked was the way the book went back and forth between her youth and adulthood. At first I found it confusing and frustrating but once I read it a second time I started to enjoy the compare and contrast of the pages. no reviews | add a review
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Shares the story of renowned astronaut and distinguished scientist Kathryn Sullivan, describing how she defied the conventions of her childhood to pursue interests previously limited to boys and how she became the first woman to walk in space. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)629.450092Technology Engineering and allied operations Other Branches Astronauts and Space Travel Manned space flight General & Biography General & Biography Biographies & History BiographyLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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