Always Looking Up: Nancy Grace Roman, Astronomer

Always Looking Up: Nancy Grace Roman, Astronomer
ISBN-10
0807502979
ISBN-13
9780807502976
Series
Always Looking Up
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
32
Language
English
Published
2019-10-01
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Author
Laura Gehl

Description

This empowering picture book biography tells the story of Nancy Grace Roman, the astronomer who overcame obstacles like weak eyesight and teachers who discouraged women from pursuing astronomy to lead the NASA team that built the Hubble Space Telescope. A testament to women in scientific careers and a record of an important NASA milestone.

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