Ellison Onizuka

by Stephanie Cham

Overview

How did Ellison Onizuka become an astronaut? Readers will learn all about how this famous Asian American went from Air Force pilot to NASA astronaut in this low-leveled biography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515799566
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2018
Series:	Great Asian Americans Series
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

Table of Contents

Early life — Early work — Working at NASA — Glossary — Read more — Internet sites — Critical thinking questions — Index.

Interviews

Low leveled biography with chunked text for beginning readers Discusses Ellison Onizuka’s tenure at NASA and his time in space Full-page photographs Back matter includes discussion questions and glossary

Editorial Reviews

04/01/2018
K-Gr 2—Emergent readers can learn about the accomplishments of several Asian American leaders from a variety of fields. The full-page photos and the short sentences in large print are perfect for the intended audience. In addition to the biographical content, students will also be introduced to important nonfiction text features, such as chapter headings, time lines, and more. However, throughout the series, the photos are not consistently captioned. Cham discusses difficult topics directly but with little detail. (In Tammy Duckworth: "She lost both her legs. Her right arm was hurt." And in Ellison Onizuka: "He got on the Challenger. It took off. Then it broke apart. Everyone inside died.") One example of discrimination is cited when Patsy Mink went to college and "had to live in separate housing." VERDICT Fans of the Children's Press's "Rookie Readers" series will appreciate this fresh if slight option.

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