Stone, Tanya Lee. <br/><br/>
Almost Astronauts :  The True Story of the "Mercury 13" Women 
Tanya Lee Stone. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Somerville, Mass. :  Candlewick Press,  2009. 
 - 133 p. :  ill. (some col.) ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/> "The true story of the "Mercury 13" women"-Cover. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>"T minus thirty-eight years" -- "I jumped at the offer" -- "Not a meaningful test!" -- "Mommy's going to the moon!" -- "It was too good to be true" -- "Regret to advise" -- "Let's stop this now!" -- "Jerrie Cobb isn't running this program. I am!" -- "The men go off and fight the wars and fly the airplanes" -- "NASA never had any intention of putting those women in space" -- "We want to see a woman driving the bus, not sitting in the back" -- "I am living proof that dreams do come true." 
<br/><br/> Presents the story of the thirteen women connected with NASA's Mercury 13 space mission, who braved prejudice and jealousy to make their mark and open the door for the female pilots and space commanders that would soon follow. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780763636111 (lib. bdg.) :  $24.99 0763636118 (lib. bdg.) :  $24.99 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008017487 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA8D4090  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>014836877  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Project Mercury (U.S.)--History
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women astronauts--United States--Biography<br/>Astronauts--Biography<br/>Women--Biography<br/>Women astronauts--History--United States<br/>Sex discrimination--History--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TL789.85.A1  / S79 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>629.450092/273