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New perspectives can inspire us to think differently about our place in the universe. The first photos of Earth from space showed the home of all known life as a small "blue marble" in a vast darkness and are thought by many to have inspired the environmental movement. For Dr. Ro...
Roberta Bondar is ready to be the first Canadian woman to go into space. What new scientific discoveries await her?
Describes how space shuttles work and what astronauts do doing the course of a shuttle mission.
Introduces five remarkable Canadians who have shown courage and leadership, including Madeleine de Verchères, Norman Bethune, Tommy Prince, Roberta Bondar, and Terry Fox.
The story of Roberta Bondar's commitment and dedication to become a leading astronaut as Canada's first woman in space.
Roberta Bondar became the first Canadian woman to travel in space. The book provides an inside look at her experiences as an astronaut, from the training at NASA to the actual take-off aboard the space shuttle "Discovery" in January 1992. Details of her journey in space are prese...
First Women in Space is a high-interest, low-vocabulary book for adolescents and adults with limited literacy skills. The book tells the stories of three women who had the "right stuff" to become astronauts: Valentina Tereshkova, Sally Ride, and Roberta Bondar. The U.S.S.R sent T...
Describes how space shuttles work and what astronauts do during the course of a shuttle mission.