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Chasing Space Young Readers’ Edition
by Leland Melvin

    Publication Date: May 23, 2017
    List Price: $17.99
    Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
    Classification: Nonfiction
    Target Age Group: Middle Grade
    ISBN13: 9780062665928
    Imprint: Amistad
    Publisher: HarperCollins
    Parent Company: News Corp

    Description of Chasing Space Young Readers’ Edition by Leland Melvin


    Meet Leland Melvin—football star, NASA astronaut, and professional dream chaser.In this inspiring memoir, adapted from the simultaneous version for adults, young readers will get to learn about Leland Melvin’s remarkable life story, from being drafted by the Detroit Lions to bravely orbiting our planet in the International Space Station to writing songs with will.i.am, working with Serena Williams, and starring in top-rated television shows like The Dog Whisperer, Top Chef, and Child Genius.When the former Detroit Lion’s football career was cut short by an injury, Leland didn’t waste time mourning his broken dream. Instead, he found a new one—something that was completely out of this world.He joined NASA, braved an injury that nearly left him permanently deaf, and still managed to muster the courage and resolve to travel to space on the shuttle Atlantis to help build the International Space Station. Leland’s problem-solving methods and can-do attitude turned his impossible-seeming dream into reality.Leland’s story introduces readers to the fascinating creative and scientific challenges he had to deal with in space and will encourage the next generation of can-do scientists to dare to follow their dreams. With do-it-yourself experiments in the back of the book and sixteen pages of striking full-color photographs, this is the perfect book for young readers looking to be inspired.

    Also check out the version of Chasing Space for adults.



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