Becoming a spacewalker : my journey to the stars

Resource Information

The work Becoming a spacewalker : my journey to the stars represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Greentown Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Becoming a spacewalker : my journey to the stars

Title remainder

my journey to the stars

Statement of responsibility

by Astronaut Jerry L. Ross, with Susan G. Gunderson

Creator

•  Unknown Label
• Ross, Jerry Lynn, 1948-

Contributor

• Gunderson, Susan G.
• Gunderson, Susan G.

Author

•  Unknown Label
• Ross, Jerry Lynn, 1948-
• Gunderson, Susan G.
• Gunderson, Susan G.

Subject

• Astronauts -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
• Outer space -- Exploration -- United States -- Juvenile literature
• Ross, Jerry Lynn, 1948- -- Juvenile literature

Genre

• Juvenile literature
• trueBiography

Language

eng

Summary

"This nonfiction picture book is a children's version of NASA astronaut Jerry L. Ross's autobiography, Spacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA's Record-Setting Frequent Flyer, designed for ages 7-12. Told in friendly first-person narration, it represents how Ross followed his dream from rural 1950s northern Indiana to Purdue University and then outer space. Ross possessed specific character traits that helped him make choices and overcome obstacles as he struggled against the odds to realize his dream: curiosity, persistence, and believing in oneself. As the story unfolds and readers begin to make personal connections with Ross, his approach to problem solving and working through setbacks provides a powerful example for children. Content area concepts are integrated throughout the story, including but not limited to science, technology, engineering, math, visual literacy, financial literacy, geography, flight, and the race to space. Gravity, for example, is a major theme illustrated within the content of the story. Online guides for teachers using the book in a classroom setting (third to fourth grade recommended) are linked to throughout.A map of the United States on the inside front cover invites children to follow the path of Ross's journey from Crown Point, Indiana, to Kennedy Space Center. A timeline on the inside back cover compares and contrasts benchmark events in Ross's life and career with important events in flight and space travel history."--

Member of

• Spacewalker (Children's version)

Assigning source

Provided by publisher

Biography type

autobiography

Cataloging source

NJQ/DLC

Dewey number

629.450092

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

no index present

Intended audience

• Ages 7-12
• Grades 4 to 6

LC call number

TL789.85.R67

LC item number

A3 2014

Literary form

non fiction

Target audience

primary