Title: Almost Astronauts Author: Tanya Lee Stone
Genre: Historical Fiction
Subgenre: Nonfiction
Theme: You can achieve anything you set your mind to
Primary Characters: Jerri Cobb
Secondary Characters: 13 Women
Awards: Robert f. Sibert
Date of Publication: 2009
Publishing Company: Candlewick Press
Summary of the book: In 1960, pilot Jerri Cobb underwent testing to show women could go up in space. She hoped scientific evidence would prevail against the era’s gender discrimination. As Cobb and the other ‘Mercury 13” women discovered, they were ahead of their time by nearly forty years. The pictures are black-and-white with personal anecdotes. Almost Astronauts weaves biographies of the female pilots into larger history of the 1960’s and changing gender roles.
How can the book be used with students in the classroom: This is a great book to teach a lesson on how we can accomplish anything we set our minds to. I could incorporate it into a History lesson as well.
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