Mae Carol Jemison : astronaut and educator

Resource Information

The work Mae Carol Jemison : astronaut and educator represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Mae Carol Jemison : astronaut and educator

Title remainder

astronaut and educator

Creator

• Ploscariu, Iemima

Contributor

• hoopla digital

Author

• Ploscariu, Iemima

Subject

• African American women scientists -- Biography | Juvenile literature
• African Americans -- Biography
• Astronauts
• Electronic books
• Jemison, Mae, 1956-
• African American astronauts -- Biography | Juvenile literature
• Women -- Biography
• Women astronauts -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
• Jemison, Mae, 1956- -- Juvenile literature
• African American women astronauts -- Biography | Juvenile literature

Genre

• Juvenile literature
• Biography

Language

eng

Summary

Women scientists have made key contributions to the pursuit of science and some of the most important discoveries of all time. In Mae Carol Jemison, learn how the American astronaut and doctor chose to pursue a career in science and became the first African-American woman in space, followed by work advocating for space exploration and women and minorities in the sciences. Features include a timeline, a glossary, essential facts, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO

Cataloging source

Midwest

Dewey number

• 629.45
• 629.450092

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Women in science

Target audience

juvenile