Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier
Feb 2020 · First Second
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Discover the incredible humor and drive of the first women in space in this captivating graphic novel, Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier.
While the U.S. may have put the first man on the moon, it was the Soviet space program that made Valentina Tereshkova the first woman in space. NASA's first female astronauts, including trailblazer Mary Cleave, had the challenging task of proving that women belonged in the cosmos. Astronauts captures their journey as they race past milestones and discover that NASA had plenty to learn about making space travel possible for everyone. Authors Jim Ottaviani and illustrator Maris Wicks bring the stories of these pioneering women to life in this engaging and humorous comic.
While the U.S. may have put the first man on the moon, it was the Soviet space program that made Valentina Tereshkova the first woman in space. NASA's first female astronauts, including trailblazer Mary Cleave, had the challenging task of proving that women belonged in the cosmos. Astronauts captures their journey as they race past milestones and discover that NASA had plenty to learn about making space travel possible for everyone. Authors Jim Ottaviani and illustrator Maris Wicks bring the stories of these pioneering women to life in this engaging and humorous comic.
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About the author
Jim Ottaviani began writing graphic novels about scientists in 1997. They include The Imitation Game, Primates, Feynman, and Hawking. His books are New York Times bestsellers, have been translated into over a dozen languages, and have received praise from publications ranging from Nature and Physics World to Entertainment Weekly and Variety.
Maris Wicks lives in sunny Somerville, Massachusetts. She is the author behind Human Body Theater, as well as the illustrator of New York Times-bestselling Primates, with Jim Ottaviani. When she's not making comics, Wicks works as a program educator at the New England Aquarium.
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