Author: Robert T. Hohler
Publisher: Berkley
ISBN: 9780425110546
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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On January 28, 1986, the world watched in horror as Christa McAuliffe's dream of being the first private citizen in space came to a tragic end. Journalist Hohler tells the moving story of a woman's heroic mission--and her spirit and courage that won the hearts of millions.
Author: Grace George Corrigan
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803264113
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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The biography of Christa McAuliffe--the eldest child of a close Catholic Massachusetts family and a dedicated Girl Scout who came of age in the turbulent sixties and early seventies and became a schoolteacher and a mother. She was little known beyond her personal circle until selected by NASA to be the first civilian sent on a space mission as the "Teacher in Space."
Author: Kevin Cook
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1250755565
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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The untold story of a national trauma—NASA’s Challenger explosion—and what really happened to America’s Teacher in Space, illuminating the tragic cost of humanity setting its sight on the stars You’ve seen the pictures. You know what happened. Or do you? On January 28, 1986, NASA’s space shuttle Challenger exploded after blasting off from Cape Canaveral. Christa McAuliffe, America’s “Teacher in Space,” was instantly killed, along with the other six members of the mission. At least that's what most of us remember. Kevin Cook tells us what really happened on that ill-fated, unforgettable day. He traces the pressures—leading from NASA to the White House—that triggered the fatal order to launch on an ice-cold Florida morning. Cook takes readers inside the shuttle for the agonizing minutes after the explosion, which the astronauts did indeed survive. He uncovers the errors and corner-cutting that led an overconfident space agency to launch a crew that had no chance to escape. But this is more than a corrective to a now-dimming memory. Centering on McAuliffe, a charmingly down-to-earth civilian on the cusp of history, The Burning Blue animates a colorful cast of characters: a pair of red-hot flyers at the shuttle's controls, the second female and first Jewish astronaut, the second Black astronaut, and the first Asian American and Buddhist in space. Drawing vivid portraits of Christa and the astronauts, Cook makes readers forget the fate they're hurtling toward. With drama, immediacy, and shocking surprises, he reveals the human price the Challenger crew and America paid for politics, capital-P Progress, and the national dream of "reaching for the stars."
Author: Laura S. Jeffrey
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
ISBN: 9780894909764
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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This book captures the charming personality of Christa McAuliffe, the teacher who was to be the first civilian in space. Unfortunately, the Challenger never made it past two minutes of its flight. However, this book details Christa's excitement for the space program and her love of teaching. It tells of the lives she touched and the joy she experienced in being accepted as an astronaut. It also chronicles the Challenger disaster and the flights that finally resumed after the tragedy was put to rest.
Author: Patricia Stone Martin
Publisher: Rourke Publishing (FL)
ISBN: 9780865921726
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 30
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Traces the life of the woman selected as the first teacher-in-space and her tragic death in the Challenger space shuttle explosion. Includes information on setting goals.
Author: Colin Burgess
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803261822
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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Profiles the teacher who died with the NASA crew when the Challenger exploded in 1986, and describes the various ways her enthusiasm for learning and exploration, determination to teach children, and love of life continues all over the world.
Author: Jenny Moss
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 080272258X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 351
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In Clear Lake, Texas, a group of astronauts has begun training for the Challenger mission. Among them is a teacher named Christa McAuliffe, the woman chosen to be the first teacher in space. When Annie meets Christa, she is fascinated by her determination and courage. Following Christa's NASA journey through the news, Annie sees that Christa seems to be an ordinary person, like Annie herself, and yet Christa is reaching amazing heights-like flying on the space shuttle. Feeling so inspired, Annie is devastated when the shuttle launch turns to tragedy. But Annie must remember that Christa would have wanted her to keep reaching for her dreams, despite any obstacle.
Author: Thomas Streissguth
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736816243
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Presents a brief biography of the school teacher who joined NASA's Teacher in Space program and tragically died in the space shuttle Challenger disaster.
Author: Nicole Panteleakos
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0525646604
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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"Tender and illuminating. A beautiful debut." --Rebecca Stead, Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Reach Me A heartrending and hopeful story about a nonverbal girl and her passion for space exploration, for fans of See You in the Cosmos, Mockingbird, and The Thing About Jellyfish. Twelve-year-old Nova is eagerly awaiting the launch of the space shuttle Challenger--it's the first time a teacher is going into space, and kids across America will watch the event on live TV in their classrooms. Nova and her big sister, Bridget, share a love of astronomy and the space program. They planned to watch the launch together. But Bridget has disappeared, and Nova is in a new foster home. While foster families and teachers dismiss Nova as severely autistic and nonverbal, Bridget understands how intelligent and special Nova is, and all that she can't express. As the liftoff draws closer, Nova's new foster family and teachers begin to see her potential, and for the first time, she is making friends without Bridget. But every day, she's counting down to the launch, and to the moment when she'll see Bridget again. Because as Bridget said, "No matter what, I'll be there. I promise."
Author: Simon J. Bronner
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874830682
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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Front cover: A book of rhymes, games, jokes, stories, secret languages, beliefs and camp legends, for parents, grandparents, teachers, counselors and all adults who were once children.
