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Valentina Tereshkova: The First Woman in Space

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Based on 3 Ratings and 2 Reviews

Book Description
Not long after launching Yuri Gagarin on his historic journey, the Soviets achieved another first by sending a woman into space. Valentina Tereshkova was not a pilot, but a factory worker who parachuted as a hobby. Her letter applying for cosmonaut training was plucked from thousands of others, and led to her becoming one of the most decorated women in the Soviet Union. The book includes never-bef... More
Book Information
PublisherPowerkids Press
BindingLibrary Binding
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages24
ISBN-100823962466
ISBN-13978-0823962464
Publication Date08/2003
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About Heather Feldman (Author) : Heather Feldman is a published adapter and an author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Heather Feldman include Venus Williams (Bilingual Sports Stars), Columbia: The First Space Sh... more
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