Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream

Year Published 2009

Word Count 26,179

• Text Complexity
• Lexile Level: 980L
• ATOS Reading Level: 7.1

• AR Quiz Numbers
• 129067

• Curricular Area
• History
• Science
• STEAM

• Subject Headings
• 20th century
• Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
• Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science
• History
• Astronauts
• United States
• Project Mercury (U.S.)
• Women astronauts--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
• Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
• Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
• Sex discrimination against women
• Sex discrimination against women--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
• Women astronauts
• Project Mercury (U.S.)--History--Juvenile literature
• Women astronauts--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature

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