The ride report is the informal name of the report titled nasa leadership and americas future in space. Created clubs and camps of sally ride science mainly for girls. When writing a book report, it is always best to read the entire book before writing the report. On that day one woman made history by being the first women to fly through space. Join facebook to connect with sally ride and others you may know. The ride report proposed four main initiatives for study and evaluation.
Sally ride book by sue macy official publisher page. Sally ride remembered as an inspiration to others nasa. So while it may have only been mentioned once, it was enough to spark the curiosity in my 8 year old. Ride was considered the youngest american astronaut to have traveled to space by the age of 32. A chat with sally ride tfk catches up with the astronaut who was the first woman to travel into space november 30, 2010 by tfk kid reporter lauren dawn. Immediately download the sally ride summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching sally ride. Based on exclusive interviews with sally rides friends and family, including her partner, tam oshaughnessy, this biography tells the fullest life.
Pbs newshour recently spoke with the oshaughnessy about the book. It was may 26, 1951, less than six years after the end of. In 1978, sally ride, a phd candidate at standford university, r. Sally ride is best known as the first american woman in space. Women in aviation from smithsonian national air and space museum october 4, 2019. Lynn sherrs years as a nasa correspondent bleed through with the pulsing drama of our early space discoveries. Americas first woman in space, at the 8th annual savannah book festival in savannah, georgia. Sally ride was an american physicist and astronaut who achieved iconic status by becoming the first american woman and. In 1986, a task force under the leadership of sally ride was asked to formulate a new strategy for nasa. Americas first woman in space, in which she recalls the life of sally ride, the first american woman in space. An awardwinning journalists revealing biography of sally ride 19512012, the first american woman in space. See more ideas about sally, women in history and space shuttle challenger. The informational book who was sally ride written by megan stine is a story about a brave, strong, smart women named sally ride.
Sally ride free essay, term paper and book report on june 18, 1983, it happened. Sally ride is a national treasure, freethinker, and adventurer extraordinaire. It talk about her childhood, life, how she died in 2012. Valentina tereshkova 1963 and svetlana savitskaya 1982, both from the former soviet union.
In 1978, she was selected by nasa into the space program. Sally ride chapter 1 growing up on the day that sally kristen ride was born, one of the most popular magazines in the united states featured a short story titled, smart girls are helpless. Drawing from a broad selection of books, periodicals, and interviews, macy wheels of change fuses a biography of the first american woman. Scandal s03e11 ride, sally, ride video dailymotion.
The book who was sally ride is a very interesting books. Lynn sherr, an awardwinning broadcaster and author who spent more than 30 years at abc news and covered nasa during its transformation from a testpilot boys club to a more inclusive elite, has written the definitive biography of sally ride, americas first woman in space, featuring exclusive insights from rides family, partner, and countless friends and colleagues. Sally ride was an american astronaut and physicist, who became the first american woman to travel into space. Encouraged girls to pursue their careers in science. In this 400 pages long book, sherr interviews rides family and even gets access to letters and diaries that help her paint a rich picture of her life. Ride elementary school, in partnership with parents and community, is committed to providing a safe, stimulating, and healthy educational environment that enables children to discover and develop their individual strengths and potential, challenges them to grow academically, socially, and emotionally, and prepares them to meet the demands of the future. Lynn sherr chronicles sally rides complicated life as a nasa astronaut and her impact on women in science. Sally ride sally ride sally ride sally ride sally ride sally ride sally ride. Sally kristen ride was born on may 26, 1951 in encino, california. Sally proved to everyone that if you put your mind to it, anything is possible. Sally ride was more than the first woman in spaceshe was a reallife ex. Sherrs book is important not simply because it memorializes an american icon. This is a 29 page packet that centers around sally ride. Nasa astronaut sally ride, the first american woman in space, in.
On june 18, 1983, sally ride blasted off into space on the challenger. A book about sally ride on may 26, 1951 in encinco, california, dale b. The life of sally ride, americas first woman astronaut. The definitive biography of sally ride, americas first woman in space, with exclusive insights from rides family and partner, by the abc reporter who covered nasa during its transformation from a testpilot boys club to a more inclusive elite. Following her death on july 23, 2012 at the age of 61, she also is being remembered as a softspoken physicist who wanted to inspire young people to consider careers in technical fields. Ride also wrote five sciencerelated childrens books. I had no idea the book would bring the topic of being gay and marrying a woman. Sally kristen ride may 26, 1951 july 23, 2012 was an american astronaut and physicist. Sally ride was more than the first woman in spaceshe was a reallife explorer and adventurer whose life story is a true inspiration for all those who dream big. Astronaut sally rides secret journey new book chronicles the life of the first woman in space and her decision not to come out as a gay astronaut. Born on may 26, 1951, sally ride grew up to be the first american woman in space, a successful physicist, astronaut and role model for little girls.
Sally kristen ride, an american physicist and astronaut, became the first american woman in space in 1983. At age 32 sally ride was not only the first american woman in space, she was also the youngest astronaut in nasas historymale or female. In 1983, astronaut and astrophysicist sally ride became the first american woman in space aboard the space shuttle challenger. With undergraduate degrees in english and physics, she completed a masters and ph. Her father, dale, was a political science professor and her mother volunteered as a counselor at a prison for women. Inside the definitive sally ride biography video abc news. How to do a book report without reading the book synonym. In 1983, astronaut and astrophysicist sally ride became the first american woman. Sally ride is best known for being the first american woman in space and for her impact on u. I purchased this book so my 3rd grader would have a deadline for a report she was doing in sally ride. In 1978, sally ride, a phd candidate at standford university, responded to a newspaper ad to join the us astronaut program. Sherrs book reveals details of astronaut sally rides personal life. There are 2 comprehension passages, 2 comprehension questions quick checks, graphic organizers, writing prompts, an online scavenger hunt, math problems, time lines, a vocabulary page, and two flip book versions.
When i was a graduate student in physics, i applied to be an astronaut and would have entered. She wrote a number of books on space exploration for younger readers. Sally ride book by lynn sherr official publisher page. She was accepted and became the first american woman astronaut to fly in space. This book highlights her accomplishments and describes her training.
Most people know sally ride as the first american female astronaut to travel in space. And her close friendship with sally renders the inside story replete with delightful and eccentric detail. Sally ride 19512012 was the first american woman to enter space. Additional reporting by elizabeth howell, contributor. This book highlights her accomplishments and describes. Americas first woman in space view on amazon, an nyt bestseller written by lynn sherr. World war ii, and the roles of women had undergone several shifts over the previous decade. Ride and carol joyce ride just got a beautiful girl named sally kristin ride. Ride showed great early promise as a tennis player, but she eventually gave up her.
Sally ride was the first american woman to go into space. She and o shaughnessy established sally ride science, a nonprofit organization that. I redmond this book that people that like in the past and also interesting books. Having joined the space program in 1978, ride made her historic first voyage into space aboard the space shuttle challenger sts7 in 1983, and made a second space flight aboard the challenger in 1984 sts 41g. Writing a book report without reading the book can be easy or difficult, depending on your resources.
She was my friend the whole time i was reporting on her and i never. She also wrote seven childrens books with space exploration themes. I really enjoyed this deep dive into such an important american figure. Read on to find out more about her childhood, career, profile and timeline. Following her career with nasa, ride was a passionate advocate for high quality science education for children. Informational nonfiction, 1,042 words, level o grade 2, lexile 750l.
Posts about sally ride written by elaine charles the book report with elaine charles is a great way to find out whos hot in the book world and which titles critics and readers are buzzing about. An excerpt of our conversation along with some photos from the book are below. Astronaut who reached for the stars, not stardom may 17, 2020. Among her other accomplishments, she played tennis like. Sally ride cultural impact outline freebooksummary. Sally as born in a suburb in encino, california on may 26, 1951. Sally ride became the first american woman to go to space. Sally ride made history as the first american woman in space. Americas first woman in space appeared on the colbert report to pay tribute to the late astronaut. Sally ride, american astronaut, the first american woman to travel into outer space. First, the best longform resource to really learn about sallys life is the biography sally ride. Sally ride, the first america woman to journey into space, gives young readers an unprecedented look at life among the stars and aboard nasa shuttles in to space and back, an ala notable childrens book much has been written about the vast scientific importance of space exploration, but very little about the human side of being a member of an astronaut crew.