Reaching for the Stars The Inspiring Story of a Migrant Farmworker Turned Astronaut

Name: Reaching for the Stars The Inspiring Story of a Migrant Farmworker Turned Astronaut
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ISBN: 9781455522804

ISBN-10: 1455522805

ISBN-13: 9781455522804

Edition: 2012

Authors: Josï¿½ M. Hernï¿½ndez, Monica Rojas Rubin

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Born into a family of migrant workers, toiling in the fields by the age of six, Jose M. Hernàndez dreamed of traveling through the night skies on a rocket ship. REACHING FOR THE STARS is the inspiring story of how he realized that dream, becoming the first Mexican-American astronaut.Hernàndez didn't speak English till he was 12, and his peers often joined gangs, or skipped school. And yet, by his twenties he was part of an elite team helping develop technology for the early detection of breast cancer. He was turned down by NASA eleven times on his long journey to donning that famous orange space suit.Hernàndez message of hard work, education, perseverance, of "reaching for the stars," makes…

Book details

List price: $38.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Center Street
Publication date: 9/4/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.30" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English



Author's Note


Foreword



About My Father



The Seed Germinates



Gaining Traction



Following My Dream



For My Mother



He Who Perseveres Will Achieve



Happy New Millennium



Harvesting the Dream


Epilogue