Ellen Ochoa: First Female Hispanic Astronaut

by John F. Wukovits

Book Overview

The fascinating Ellen Ochoa became the first woman of Hispanic descent to go to space, where she served on a nine-day mission aboard the shuttle Discovery. She is now the director of NASA's Johnson Space Center, and will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Your readers will be thrilled to read her far-out biographical details, and will be inspired to seek their own exceptional goals.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590189760
• ISBN13: 9781590189764
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Lucent Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.3" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 11 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 9