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Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream (Jane Addams Honor Book (Awards)) by Stone, Tanya Lee is a children's nonfiction book available to read on EtoBox.
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<b>They had the right stuff. They defied the prejudices of the time. And they blazed a trail for generations of women to follow.</b><br> <br> What does it take to be an astronaut? Excellence at flying, courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, top physical shape — any checklist would include these. But when America created NASA in 1958, there was another unspoken rule: you had to be a man. Here is the tale of thirteen women who proved that they were not only as tough as the toughest man but a
Who reads Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream (Jane Addams Honor Book (Awards))?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Stone, Tanya Lee
- Publisher
- Candlewick; Candlewick Press
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780763656096
- Category
- children's nonfiction
- Subjects
- Engineering, Children'S, History
- Rating
- 3.96 / 5 (1,448 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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