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  2. Mae Jemison - Wikipedia

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    Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first African-American woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992. Jemison joined NASA's astronaut corps in 1987 and was selected to serve for the STS-47 ...

  3. How to Get Free Kids' Books from Barnes & Noble This Summer - AOL

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    In this case, a free book. The details of the program are simple. The program is open to kids who are in grades 1 through 6. Kids who fall into that age range just have to follow three easy steps ...

  4. Summertide - Wikipedia

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    Summertide (1990) is a science fiction novel by American writer Charles Sheffield, the first of his series of Heritage Universe. The story takes place millennia in the future, with humans having extensively colonized our spiral arm of the Milky Way and having encountered a number of intelligent alien races. Littered throughout the galaxy are ...

  5. Julius Sumner Miller - Wikipedia

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    Alma mater. Boston University. Known for. Children's television. Scientific career. Fields. Physics education. Julius Sumner Miller (May 17, 1909 – April 14, 1987) was an American physicist and television personality. [1] He is best known for his work on children's television programs in North America and Australia.

  6. Weekly Reader - Wikipedia

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    Weekly Reader was a weekly educational classroom magazine designed for children. It began in 1928 as My Weekly Reader. Editions covered curriculum themes in the younger grade levels and news-based, current events and curriculum themed-issues in older grade levels. The publishing company also created workbooks, literacy centers, and picture ...

  7. YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction - Wikipedia

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    The YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, established in 2010, is an annual literary award presented by the Young Adult Library Services Association of the American Library Association that "honors the best nonfiction book published for young adults (ages 12-18)".

  8. Hidden Figures (picture book) - Wikipedia

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    978-0-06-274246-9. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race is a 2018 picture book by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling, illustrated by Laura Freeman. The picture book is adapted from Shetterly's 2016 non-fiction book Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Who Helped Win ...

  9. Category:Children's books set in outer space - Wikipedia

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    T. Tommy Storm. Tommy Storm and the Galactic Knights. Categories: Children's books by setting. Works set in outer space. Science fiction children's books.