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Chasing space

Title
Chasing space / by Leland Melvin.
Author
Melvin, Leland, 1964-
Publication
  • New York, NY : Amistad Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]
  • ©2017

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Additional Authors
Schomburg Children's Collection.
Description
226 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color); 24 cm
Summary
When the former Detroit Lion's football career was cut short by an injury, Leland Marvin didn't waste time mourning his broken dream. Instead, he found a new one -- something completely out of this world. He joined NASA, braved an injury that nearly left him permanently deaf, and traveled to space on the shuttle Atlantis to help build the International Space Station. He also found time to write songs with will.i.am, work with Serena Williams, and appear in television shows like The Dog Whisperer, Top Chef, and Child Genius. Leland's story introduces readers to the creative and scientific challenges he had to deal with in space and will encourage the next generation of can-do scientists to dare to follow their dreams. Includes do-it-yourself experiments in the back of the book.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Autobiographies.
  • Biography.
  • Juvenile works.
Call Number
Sc E 20-651
ISBN
  • 9780062665928
  • 0062665928
  • 9780062665935
LCCN
2017934703
OCLC
957636870
Author
Melvin, Leland, 1964- author.
Title
Chasing space / by Leland Melvin.
Publisher
New York, NY : Amistad Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]
Copyright Date
©2017
Edition
Young readers' edition.
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Creator/Contributor Characteristics
Occupation/field of study Astronauts
Occupation/field of study Football players
Ethnic/cultural African Americans
Gender Men
Local Note
Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
Local Subject
Black author.
Added Author
Schomburg Children's Collection.
Research Call Number
Sc E 20-651
JFE 18-6484
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