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My Journey to the Stars

Scott Kelly
My Journey to the Stars Book PDF

Author : Scott Kelly
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-17
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780735263499

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In this debut autobiographical picture book, celebrated astronaut Scott Kelly describes how he -- and his twin brother -- grew up to achieve his dream of becoming an astronaut. As Scott Kelly prepares to blast back to Earth after a record-breaking year spent on the International Space Station, he thinks about what brought him here and what awaits him at home. Scott's partner-in-crime is his twin brother, Mark. They spent their childhood getting in and out of scrapes. They had a talent for finding trouble and taking risks, which turned out to be great training for the biggest risk of all -- space travel. Along the way to becoming astronauts, they learned to be peacemakers, to stay calm in the toughest of times, to support their family, to work hard and take small steps towards their goals. Scott learned that he needed people to believe in him, as his principal did, even though he was at first a terrible student who couldn't sit still. All of these skills served him well during his year on the ISS, where he and his crew ran 400 experiments and he himself became a test subject. The sacrifices Scott made, the dangers he faced and the sight of our beautiful planet from space made coming home even sweeter.

Path To The Stars

Sylvia Acevedo
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Author : Sylvia Acevedo
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781328526908

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Path To The Stars by Sylvia Acevedo Pdf

The inspiring memoir for young readers about a Latina rocket scientist whose early life was transformed by joining the Girl Scouts and who currently serves as CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA. A meningitis outbreak in their underprivileged neighborhood left Sylvia Acevedo’s family forever altered. As she struggled in the aftermath of loss, young Sylvia’s life transformed when she joined the Brownies. The Girl Scouts taught her how to take control of her world and nourished her love of numbers and science. With new confidence, Sylvia navigated shifting cultural expectations at school and at home, forging her own trail to become one of the first Latinx to graduate with a master's in engineering from Stanford University and going on to become a rocket scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Simultaneously available in Spanish!

Shooting for the Stars

Norah Patten
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Author : Norah Patten
Publisher : O'Brien Press
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1788491009

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Follow Norah as she brings you on a journey high above the earth and into space. You will learn about space travel, astronaut training and life without gravity. A fun and engaging book about space and becoming an astronaut but most importantly a book about following your dreams no matter how big!

Becoming a Spacewalker

Jerry Lynn Ross,Susan G. Gunderson
Becoming a Spacewalker Book PDF

Author : Jerry Lynn Ross,Susan G. Gunderson
Publisher : Purdue University Press
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781557536938

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Becoming a Spacewalker by Jerry Lynn Ross,Susan G. Gunderson Pdf

This highly illustrated picture book for children introduces scientific concepts and valuable life lessons through an autobiographical account of the life of NASA astronaut Jerry L. Ross.

My Journey to Heaven

Marvin J. Besteman,Lorilee Craker
My Journey to Heaven Book PDF

Author : Marvin J. Besteman,Lorilee Craker
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781441240101

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My Journey to Heaven by Marvin J. Besteman,Lorilee Craker Pdf

On April 28, 2006, as he lay in his hospital bed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, visions of celestial beauty were the last thing on Marv Besteman's mind. He had just had surgery to remove a rare pancreatic tumor. It was after visiting hours and his family had left for the day. Alone and racked with pain, Marv tossed and turned, wanting more than anything else to simply sleep and escape the misery and discomfort for a while. The retired banker, father, and grandfather had no idea he was about to get a short reprieve in the form of an experience he never could have imagined. In My Journey to Heaven, Marv Bestman shares the story of his experience of heaven with astounding detail. Readers will hear of his encounters with angels who accompanied him to the gate, his conversation (argument, really) with St. Peter, and his recognition of friends and family members who touched his life. His story offers peace, comfort, and encouragement to those who have lost loved ones and gives security and solace to those who are grieving, dying, or wonder about the afterlife. Marv believed God sent him back to earth to fulfill this mission of comfort and reminds readers that God has work for each of us to do before he calls us to be with him in heaven. Secure in his belief that his book was the fulfillment of his own mission, Marv returned to heaven in January 2012.

My Book of Stars and Planets

Parshati Patel
My Book of Stars and Planets Book PDF

Author : Parshati Patel
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780744059045

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Join us on an adventure across the universe, as we rocket to the stars, marvel at mysterious planets and discover galaxies far far away. Three, two, one, blast off! From icy worlds and hot, fiery giants to the biggest telescopes and latest spacecraft, this book about space covers more than 40 profiles of the planets, stars and celestial objects. This out-of-this-world astronomy book for kids is packed with: • Age-appropriate with large pictures and clear text. • Pronunciation guide for each planet and astronomical object. • Visual index arranged by type, so stars and planets can be found quickly. • Fact files for each featured object give key information, like size, type of object and location in the universe. Tapping into children's natural curiosity about the vastness of space, this stunning encyclopedia will enchant every budding astronaut. Did you know that our Solar System is part of a galaxy called the Milky Way? Or that Saturn is the furthest planet that can be seen from Earth without a telescope? You’ll discover many fascinating facts about our neighboring planets and the latest space technology! Broken down by type, each object is presented in a clear, engaging way, with stunning images and bite-sized chunks of information. Young stargazers will be intrigued by the detailed NASA photography that brings the mysteries of outer space down to Earth! The handy pronunciation guide helps with tricky names and a visual index gives a quick overview of all the key objects in this reference book. My Book of Stars and Planets is the perfect gift for kids ages 5-8 who are interested in learning about the universe.

A Quantum Life

Hakeem Oluseyi,Joshua Horwitz
A Quantum Life Book PDF

Author : Hakeem Oluseyi,Joshua Horwitz
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781984819093

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Prologue -- Ghetto child -- Coming of age in Mississippi -- Historically Black in college -- Stanford starman -- Epilogue.

Reach for the Stars

Serge Bloch
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Author : Serge Bloch
Publisher : Union Square & Co.
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781402795688

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Reach for the Stars is a wonderful way to encourage and congratulate those, regardless of age, who are celebrating a milestone…and feel ready to SPREAD THEIR WINGS AND FLY! The young hero of Serge Bloch’s delightful Butterflies in My Stomach is back, along with his loyal dog Roger. Having mastered the first day of school, the two are embarking further on the perilous journey of life. Like all of us, they encounter many FORKS IN THE ROAD and UPHILL BATTLES—but they also find that there’s no better time than right now to REACH FOR THE STARS and SHOOT FOR THE MOON. And just as with his Butterflies in My Stomach, Bloch’s witty art—a wonderful mix of whimsical line drawings and photography—will delight, charm, and inspire.

Lightning Flowers

Katherine E. Standefer
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Author : Katherine E. Standefer
Publisher : Little, Brown Spark
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780316450355

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This "utterly spectacular" book weighs the impact modern medical technology has had on the author's life against the social and environmental costs inevitably incurred by the mining that makes such innovation possible (Rachel Louise Snyder, author of No Visible Bruises). What if a lifesaving medical device causes loss of life along its supply chain? That's the question Katherine E. Standefer finds herself asking one night after being suddenly shocked by her implanted cardiac defibrillator. In this gripping, intimate memoir about health, illness, and the invisible reverberating effects of our medical system, Standefer recounts the astonishing true story of the rare diagnosis that upended her rugged life in the mountains of Wyoming and sent her tumbling into a fraught maze of cardiology units, dramatic surgeries, and slow, painful recoveries. As her life increasingly comes to revolve around the internal defibrillator freshly wired into her heart, she becomes consumed with questions about the supply chain that allows such an ostensibly miraculous device to exist. So she sets out to trace its materials back to their roots. From the sterile labs of a medical device manufacturer in southern California to the tantalum and tin mines seized by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to a nickel and cobalt mine carved out of endemic Madagascar jungle, Lightning Flowers takes us on a global reckoning with the social and environmental costs of a technology that promises to be lifesaving but is, in fact, much more complicated. Deeply personal and sharply reported, Lightning Flowers takes a hard look at technological mythos, healthcare, and our cultural relationship to medical technology, raising important questions about our obligations to one another, and the cost of saving one life.

My Journey

Linda Walker
My Journey Book PDF

Author : Linda Walker
Publisher : Charisma Media
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781616389963

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Slumgirl Dreaming

Rubina Ali,Anne Berthod,Divya Dugar
Slumgirl Dreaming Book PDF

Author : Rubina Ali,Anne Berthod,Divya Dugar
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780385739085

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Slumgirl Dreaming by Rubina Ali,Anne Berthod,Divya Dugar Pdf

My name is Rubina Ali. I don't know when my birthday is, and nor does my father, but I do know that I am nine years old. Young Rubina is a one-in-a-million star. Plucked from among five hundred slumkids who auditioned for Danny Boyle's multi-Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, she saw her fairy-tale dream of stardom come true. Now that she has stepped into the limelight, what will life hold for a young girl from the Mumbai slums? Rubina tells her own incredible story, bringing to life a world of wastelands and rat-infested shanty dwellings, where she played marbles with her friends beside the sewers of Garib Nagar. She introduces her beloved father, a hardworking rickshaw puller, and her siblings. And then Rubina tells of the kindness of Danny Boyle and of the time she spent on the film sets--including the hilarious incident when her costar came to be covered in chocolate from head to toe. After her brief encounter with red-carpet glamour, how will Rubina come to terms with the conditions in which she, her family, and her friends continue to live since Hollywood came knocking? This is her compelling story.

Standing Tall

Spencer West
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Author : Spencer West
Publisher : Greystone Books
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781553659525

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Spencer West is many things. Accomplished speaker. University graduate. Natural prankster. Former cheerleader. And a young man without legs—something that has never held him back. Spencer was born without the use of his legs. When he was five, doctors decided to amputate below his pelvis to better help him get around. It didn’t bother him; he was Superman and nothing would ever get in his way. Or so he thought. Navigating through life on his hands, Spencer has always lived with purpose. But he wanted more out of life than just a paycheque and material possessions. He wanted to make an impact but wasn’t always sure how. That was until he had the epiphany: He was different for a reason. Infused with humour and humility, Spencer has never lost the hope or courage he needed to tackle personal obstacles—bullying, isolation, failure, or pride. His secret? Always standing tall.

Beneath the Distant Star

Lisa Shambrook
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Author : Lisa Shambrook
Publisher : BHC Press/H2O
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-11
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781948540070

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Discover what you already have. Jasmine knows her very existence reminds her mother of something her sister will never have—life. Craving love and acceptance, Jasmine struggles to become her own person, and her fragile relationship with her mother shatters. Jasmine needs to survive the darkest of nights in this bittersweet tale of hope.

Space Between the Stars

Deborah Santana
Space Between the Stars Book PDF

Author : Deborah Santana
Publisher : One World
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307547156

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Deborah Santana is best known for her marriage to music icon Carlos Santana–a thirty-year bond that endures to this day. But as a girl growing up in San Francisco in the 1960s, daughter of a white mother and a black father–the legendary blues guitarist Saunders King–her life was charged with its own drama long before she married. In this beautiful, haunting memoir, Deborah Santana shares for the first time her early experiences with racial intolerance, her romantic involvement with musician Sly Stone and the suffering she endured in that relationship, and her adventures in the freewheeling 1960s. Yet it is her spiritual awakening that is the core of this story. The civil rights movement was the foundation of her growth, the Woodstock era the backdrop of her love with Carlos. The couple was drawn indelibly together by a search for truth and spirituality, but while yearning to be filled with God’s light, they were pulled dangerously toward a manipulative cult. They eventually disengage themselves from the guru and reclaim control of their lives, putting their love for each other before the cult’s increasingly strenuous demands. Space Between the Stars is a moving account of self-discovery, rendered in raw, beautiful prose, by a woman whose heart has remained pure even in times of despair. As Deborah Santana talks frankly about her lifelong fight against racial injustice and her deep-seated loyalty to her family, ultimately it is the struggle to remain a spiritual and artistic force in her own right, in the shadow of one of the world’s most revered musicians, that shines through as her most indomitable pursuit.

Reaching for the Stars

José M. Hernández
Reaching for the Stars Book PDF

Author : José M. Hernández
Publisher : Center Street
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781455522811

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Reaching for the Stars by José M. Hernández Pdf

The book that inspired the new film A Million Miles Away. Born into a family of migrant workers, toiling in the fields by the age of six, Jose M. Hernàndez dreamed of traveling through the night skies on a rocket ship. Reaching for the Stars is the inspiring story of how he realized that dream, becoming the first Mexican-American astronaut. Hernàndez didn't speak English till he was 12, and his peers often joined gangs, or skipped school. And yet, by his twenties he was part of an elite team helping develop technology for the early detection of breast cancer. He was turned down by NASA eleven times on his long journey to donning that famous orange space suit. Hernàndez message of hard work, education, perseverance, of "reaching for the stars," makes this a classic American autobiography.