Ronald McNair (Baa) (Oop) [Library Binding]

Corinne J. Naden (Author), Nathan I. Huggins (Author)

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Library Binding: 109 pages
Publisher: Chelsea House Publications; illustrated edition edition (December 1991)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 079101133X
ISBN-13: 978-0791011331
Product Dimensions: 24.3 x 19.1 x 1.4 cm
Shipping Weight: 417 g

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From School Library Journal

Grade 5-7-- An inspirational biography of the second African-American astronaut, a victim of the Challenger disaster. Born in a small South Carolina town in 1950, McNair did not attend an unsegregated school until he went to college; nonetheless, he excelled academically, athletically, and even musically (on his first shuttle mission, he brought and played a small saxophone). Naden emphasizes the many educational and racial obstacles McNair overcame in graduating from college, earning a doctorate at MIT and beating thousands of competitors to be chosen for the space program. Although a teacher and lecturer, he was evidently reticent about himself; Naden seldom quotes him, relying instead on the comments of friends and co-workers to build a picture of his character. She fleshes out her narrative with a brief history of space travel; information about astronaut training; and a full, heartbreaking account of the Challenger' s last minutes. Illustrated with well-chosen black-and-white photos. --John Peters, New York Public Library
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