Junior Nonfiction: Sara Catherine Howard

By Howard, Sara Catherine

SPACE AND HEROES Ellen Ochoa: Reach for the stars! (Defining Moments). Donna Latham. Bearport, 2006. 978-1-59716-076-6. $23.96. Grades 3-6. This small biography of the first Hispanic woman in outer space provides a glimpse of an heroic rote model. A timeline, a glossary, Internet sites, fact boxes, and an index complement the layout of bright photos, including Ochoa playing the flute in outer space.

First moon landing. (Graphic Library). Thomas Adamson. Capstone, 2006, $18.94.978-0-7368-6492-3. Grades 2-6. The Apollo II mission is described here in graphe novel format. Complete back matter makes this acceptable for research as well as high-interest reading.

Godspeed, John Glenn. Richard Hilard. Boyds Mill Press, 2006. $13.22.978-1-59078-384-9. Grades 1-4. Beginning with Gtenn’s boyhood interest in flight Hlliard presents a picture book overview of this American hero. Sidebars offer additional, higher-level information. Pair with Mitchell’s Liftoff for more in-depth reading.

The Jumbo book of space. Cynthia Pratt Nicolson and Paulette Bourgeois. Kids Can Press, 2007. $14.00. 978-1-55453-020-5. Grades 3- 6. Each chapter includes “Try It!” projects, cartoon character illustrations, interesting questions, and fact bars, with the answers and explanations at the end. Glossary and index included.

Liftoff: A photobiography of John Glenn. Don Mitchell. National Geographic, 2006. $12.21.978-0-7922-5889-5. Grades 4-6. The first American astronaut to orbit the Earth, Glenn also served he country as a U.S. senator test pact, and war hero, Photographs, diagrams, and quotes add to the appeal of this concise work, which features a chronology, resource guide, and index.

Sara Catherine Howard: Adjunct instructor. Department of Library Science, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX. lis_sch@shsu.edu

Copyright Ken Haycock & Associates Oct 2007

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