The Resource Reaching for the stars : the inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned astronaut, José M. Hernández ; foreword by Emilio Estefan
Reaching for the stars : the inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned astronaut, José M. Hernández ; foreword by Emilio Estefan
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The item Reaching for the stars : the inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned astronaut, José M. Hernández ; foreword by Emilio Estefan represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Santa Clara County Library District.
This item is available to borrow from 5 library branches.
- Summary
- Born into a family of migrant workers, toiling in the fields by the age of six, Jose M. Hernández dreamed of traveling through the night skies on a rocket ship. [The book] is the inspiring story of how he realized that dream, becoming the first Mexican-American astronaut. Hernández didn't speak English till he was 12, and his peers often joined gangs, or skipped school. And yet, by his twenties he was part of an elite team helping develop technology for the early detection of breast cancer. He was turned down by NASA eleven times on his long journey to donning that famous orange space suit. Hernández message of hard work, education, perseverance, of "reaching for the stars," makes this a classic American autobiography
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvi, 252 pages, [16] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781455522804
- Label
- Reaching for the stars : the inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned astronaut
- Title
- Reaching for the stars
- Title remainder
- the inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned astronaut
- Statement of responsibility
- José M. Hernández ; foreword by Emilio Estefan
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Born into a family of migrant workers, toiling in the fields by the age of six, Jose M. Hernández dreamed of traveling through the night skies on a rocket ship. [The book] is the inspiring story of how he realized that dream, becoming the first Mexican-American astronaut. Hernández didn't speak English till he was 12, and his peers often joined gangs, or skipped school. And yet, by his twenties he was part of an elite team helping develop technology for the early detection of breast cancer. He was turned down by NASA eleven times on his long journey to donning that famous orange space suit. Hernández message of hard work, education, perseverance, of "reaching for the stars," makes this a classic American autobiography
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1962-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hernández, José M.
- Dewey number
- 629.450092
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- TL789.85.H46
- LC item number
- A3 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Estefan, Emilio
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Hernández, José M
- Astronauts
- Migrant agricultural laborers
- Migrant agricultural laborers
- Astronauts
- Astronauts
- Label
- Reaching for the stars : the inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned astronaut, José M. Hernández ; foreword by Emilio Estefan
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 252 pages, [16] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781455522804
- Lccn
- 2012939937
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
-
- ocn792882400
- (OCoLC)792882400
- Label
- Reaching for the stars : the inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned astronaut, José M. Hernández ; foreword by Emilio Estefan
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 252 pages, [16] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781455522804
- Lccn
- 2012939937
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
-
- ocn792882400
- (OCoLC)792882400
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