Becoming a Spacewalker: My Journey to the Stars

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

Book Overview

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.

The thirty-two-page book is illustrated with personal photos and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557536937
• ISBN13: 9781557536938
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.7" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 7