Shannon Lucid: Space Ambassador (Gateway Biographies)

Bredeson, Carmen

ISBN 10: 0761304061 ISBN 13: 9780761304067

Publisher: Millbrook Pr, 1998

Synopsis

Chronicles the life of the astronaut from her childhood in Oklahoma through her various space shuttle missions to her six months aboard the Mir space station

About this title

From Booklist

Gr. 4^-6. What American spent 188 days on a Russian space station 250 miles above Earth, flying at a speed of 17,300 miles per hour? Who conducted experiments studying plants and animals in space? Who stashed M&Ms and Twinkies aboard Mir and joked that she hadn't showered or washed her clothes for six months? Shannon Lucid, America's most experienced astronaut. When Atlantis returned from Mir to the Kennedy Space Center on September 26, 1996, Lucid walked out unaided, a feat in itself. According to her husband, gravity has never stopped her. In this informative biography, which is part of the Gateway Biography series, Bredeson depicts both Lucid's accomplishments and her delightful personality, demonstrating that the astronaut clearly knows no boundaries. Her early life in Oklahoma, her marriage, the birth of her children, her acceptance and training in the space program, and her five missions, which totaled 223 days in space, present an inspiring model for women and for humankind. Full-color photographs are a bonus, as are fun facts about life in space. A chronology and a bibliography are also included. Shelley Townsend-Hudson

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-5-Lucid has logged more time in space than any other American astronaut. Her story, from her childhood through her 188-day stay aboard the Russian Mir space station, is told here. Background information allows readers to trace the subject's career against the United States space program's highs and lows. Quotes from family members and friends add personal notes and insights. The book also offers information in the text and in sidebars about how astronauts live in space, thus answering those oft asked questions: How do they eat? How do they sleep? What is it like to be weightless? Full-color, mostly NASA photographs illustrate the text. A solid purchase.
Jane Claes, T. J. Lee Elementary School, Irving, TX
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Millbrook Pr
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0761304061
• ISBN 13: 9780761304067
• Binding: Library Binding
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 48