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    Chasing Space Young Readers' Edition

    By Leland Melvin

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    About this ebook

    "In Chasing Space, Leland Melvin tackles stupendous obstacles with dogged determination, showing you what is indeed possible in life—if you belive." —Neil deGrasse Tyson, author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry and Welcome to the Universe. 

    Winner of the 2019 Grand Canyon Reader Award for Tween Non-Fiction

    Meet Leland Melvin—football star, NASA astronaut, and professional dream chaser.

    In this inspiring memoir, adapted from the simultaneous version for adults, young readers will get to learn about Leland Melvin’s remarkable life story, from being drafted by the Detroit Lions to bravely orbiting our planet in the International Space Station to writing songs with will.i.am, working with Serena Williams, and starring in top-rated television shows like The Dog Whisperer, Top Chef, and Child Genius.

    With do-it-yourself experiments in the back of the book and sixteen pages of striking full-color photographs, this is the perfect book to inspire young readers.

    When the former Detroit Lion’s football career was cut short by an injury, Leland didn’t waste time mourning his broken dream. Instead, he found a new one—something that was completely out of this world.

    He joined NASA, braved an injury that nearly left him permanently deaf, and still managed to muster the courage and resolve to travel to space on the shuttle Atlantis to help build the International Space Station. Leland’s problem-solving methods and can-do attitude turned his impossible-seeming dream into reality.

    Leland’s story introduces readers to the fascinating creative and scientific challenges he had to deal with in space and will encourage the next generation of can-do scientists to dare to follow their dreams.

    Bill Nye the Science Guy says: “Leland’s story moves fast; once you get started you’ll want to join the chase.”

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMay 23, 2017
    ISBN9780062665942
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    Chasing Space Young Readers' Edition
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    Leland Melvin

    A former wide receiver for the Detroit Lions, Leland Melvin is an engineer and NASA astronaut. He served on the space shuttle Atlantis as a mission specialist and was named the NASA Associate Administrator for Education in October 2010. He also served as the cochair on the White House’s Federal Coordination in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Task Force, developing the nation’s five-year STEM education plan. He is the host of the Lifetime show Child Genius and a judge for ABC’s BattleBots. He holds four honorary doctorates and has received the NFL Player Association Award of Excellence. He lives in Lynchburg, Virginia.

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    • 5/5
      This was my first year teaching fifth grade as I am certified as a middle school ELA teacher. The school year 2020-2021 was the first of its kind, considering the pandemic in full swing. I inherited a classroom full of reluctant readers. Nothing I did seemed to work or pique their interest. I was pulling my hair out until a great librarian friend of mine, Cynthia Leevy-Johnson, suggested I read Chasing Space by Leland Melvin. I am an avid NFL fan and have been a fan of the Dallas Cowboys since 1978. This book was, therefore, the perfect book for me to introduce to my students. From the first chapter, the students were engaged and vested. I was able to teach EVERY ELA standard from the SC Career Ready Standards for literary text AND incorporated Informational Text standards as well when students asked great inquiry questions. I highly recommend this book to teachers who have reluctant readers!!!!!!
    • 3/5
      As an adult reader, I think I would have prefered the original book, but I think this is a great fit for lots of our middle and high school readers. It's funny, down to earth, and full of details about all of the fascinating parts of Melvin's life. Good for football fans and NASA geeks alike.