Ron's big mission / Rose Blue and Corinne J. Naden ; illustrated by Don Tate.
One summer day in 1959, nine-year-old Ron McNair, who dreams of becoming a pilot, walks into the Lake City, South Carolina, public library and insists on checking out some books, despite the rule that only white people can have library cards. Includes facts about McNair, who grew up to be an astronaut.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525478492
- ISBN: 0525478493
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Dutton Childrens Books, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | Elementary Grade. 440 Lexile. |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning LG 2.9 0.5. Reading Counts! 2.5. Accelerated Reader AR LG 2.9 0.5 127001. Reading Counts RC K-2 2.5 1 Quiz: 45636. |
Awards Note: | A Junior Library Guild selection Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2010 |
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Genre: | Picture books. Easy books. Fiction. History. Juvenile works. Picture books. Fiction. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Homer Public Library | P GROWING BLU (Text) | 000158103 | Children's Library -- Picture Book | Checked out | 04/12/2024 |