Becoming a Spacewalker: My Journey to the Stars By Jerry L. Ross,Susan G. Gunde

Purdue University Press

Becoming a SpacewalkerMy Journey to the Stars\nAuthor(s): Jerry L. Ross, Susan G. Gunderson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Purdue University Press, United States\nImprint: Purdue University Press\nISBN-13: 9781557536938, 978-1557536938\nSynopsis\nThis nonfiction picture book is a childrens version of NASA astronaut Jerry L. Rosss autobiography, Spacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASAs Record-Setting Frequent Flyer, designed for ages 712. Told in friendly first-person narration, it represents how Ross followed his dream from rural 1950s northern Indiana to Purdue University and then outer space. The thirty-two-page book is illustrated with personal photos and memorabilia. It is formatted into twenty-three narratives organised in chronological order illustrating events and experiences in Rosss life. Pages attractively interweave photos and text while prompts encourage readers to engage in in the story.\n\nRoss possessed specific character traits that helped him make choices a.