Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream
by Tanya Lee Stone
27 Total Resources 11 Awards 11 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2009
Word Count 26,179
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 980L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 129067, 4 AR Points
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- 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
- Lists With This Book
- Nonfiction, 6-8
- Air & Space
- Sample: EL Education, Grades 6-8
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Tanya Lee Stone about Almost Astronauts
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Tanya Lee Stone
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Susan Ericksen
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Awards & Distinctions 11

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2023
Honor, 2010

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2023
Finalist, 2010

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2023
Commended, 2010

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2010

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2009
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