Spring 2024

Changemakers in Space

Women Leading the Way

From the Series The Future Is Female (Alternator Books ®)

  • Interest Level: Grade 3 - Grade 6
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

Women take charge in all areas of space exploration and study. Learn more about Katherine Johnson making calculations for the first moon landing and Sally Ride becoming the first woman from the United States in space. Then discover women taking spacewalks and controlling spacecraft. From the past to the present, women are expanding our knowledge of the universe.

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Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Biography, Diverse Books: Feminism, Diversity, SEL: C Social Awareness, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2024
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand Alternator Books ®
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2024-01-01
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007120, JNF007090, JNF051040
Dewey 629.4500922
Dimensions 7 x 9
Guided Reading Level T
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Primary source quotations/images, Sidebars, Source notes, and Table of contents

Author: Crown Shepherd

Crown Shepherd is a prolific author based in Minneapolis. She is a seasoned marketing manager at Wise Ink Creative Publishing, a dedicated owner and bookseller at Liberate Your BookShelf, and an unwavering advocate for reading. In addition to her literary pursuits, Crown Shepherd actively contributes to her community by serving on several non-profit boards in the Twin Cities. Her commitment to fostering positive change has not gone unnoticed, and she has been recognized as a publishing fellow for Wise Ink. Crown’s dedication to the arts and literature has also earned her accolades in the form of several prestigious Minnesota Art grants. These grants have allowed her to further her mission of promoting literacy and making a lasting impact on her community.