NASA Astronomer Nancy Grace Roman

by Heather Schwartz and Heather E. Schwartz

Book Overview

Have you ever looked up at the twinkling stars in the night sky? Nancy Grace Roman looked up and never looked back.

Roman was fascinated with the stars ever since her mother showed her the constellations. She read every book on astronomy she could find and even started her own neighborhood astronomy club for girls. But many of the people around her didn't think science was the right field for a woman. Academic advisers in high school and...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 151249979X
• ISBN13: 9781512499797
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 6