Title Blast off! : how Mary Sherman Morgan fueled America into space / Suzanne Slade ; illustrated by Sally Wern Comport. [Boundless electronic resource]

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First edition.

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New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2022]

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Description	1 online resource (1 volume (unpaged)) : illustrations (chiefly color)
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Summary	The inspirational story of Mary Sherman, the world's first female rocket scientist, who overcame gender barriers and many failures to succeed. Growing up in the 1920s on a dirt-poor farm in North Dakota, Mary Sherman's life was filled with chores--until she finally began school and discovered she loved to learn. Mary excelled at science, especially chemistry, and leaped at the chance to work in a laboratory during World War II designing rocket fuels. And when the US decided to enter the space race, Mary was chosen over her male colleagues to create the fuel to launch a rocket carrying America's first satellite. With courage and perseverance, Mary's hard work and calculations paid off, opening up a brand-new frontier for exploration. This STEM biography of an unsung and courageous woman in science will inspire and motivate young readers.
Audience	690L Lexile
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
System Details	Requires Boundless App.
Subject	Morgan, Mary Sherman, 1921-2004 -- Juvenile literature.
	Rocketry -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Women scientists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Rocketry -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
	Women -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Morgan, Mary Sherman, 1921-2004.
	Rocketry -- Biography.
	Women scientists.
	Rocketry -- History -- 20th century.
	Women -- Biography.
Genre	Biographies.
Added Author	Comport, Sally Wern, illustrator.
Other Form:	Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Slade, Suzanne. Blast off! New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2022] 9781684372416 (NjBwBT)bl2022011824 (OCoLC)1300421383
ISBN	9781635925593
	1635925592

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