1. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Stone, Tanya Lee. 2009. Almost Astronauts 13 Women Who Dared to
Dream. Tanton, MA. Candlewick Press. ISBN 978-0-329-70080-5
2.
PLOT SUMMARY
Author Tanya Lee Stone tells the true story of thirteen
extraordinary women who had a dream and became “space-age pioneers” these women
challenged social norms during a time period where women were bound to certain
roles deemed standard for women. These courageous women had a quest to live
their dreams just like any man, and fought for them, during the rush to launch
into space when all countries were competing in the space race, women were
competing for just the mere chance to be astronauts. During this time, the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration was created in the USA in 1958.
3.CRITICAL
ANALYSIS
This book tells the story about the thirteen women who
“blazed a trail for generations of women to follow.” Almost Astronauts is a book about thirteen women who had a dream to
go to space, in a time period (the 1960s) were male prejudice created a complex
political tug of war that prevented these women to achieve their dream. Author
Tanya Lee Stone tells a dramatic nonfiction story of women who met all of
NASA’s qualifications just like their male counterparts, yet were unable and
barred from entering the NASA program simply because of their gender and
society norms.
4. REVIEW EXCERPT(S)
Goodreads starred
review: “But even though the Mercury 13 women did not make it into space, they
did not lose, for their example empowered young women to take their place in
the sky, piloting jets and commanding space capsules. ALMOST ASTRONAUTS is the
story of thirteen true pioneers of the space age.”
5. CONNECTIONS
*This book can be
recommended to students who aspire to be astronauts, whether they be female or
male.
*Other books with similar theme:
Floca, Brian. Moonshot:
The Flight of Apollo 11. ISBN 9781416950462
Nelson, Kadir. We are
the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball. ISBN 9780786808328
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