Author: Claudia Romo Edelman, Nathalie Alonso, Manuel Gutierrez
Series: Hispanic Star
Narrator: Nathalie Alonso, Diana Pou
Unabridged: 2 hr 8 min
Format: Digital Audiobook
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Published: 09/05/2023
Genre: Children & Young Adults Nonfiction - Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage
Lee sobre la primera astronauta Latina en el espacio, Ellen Ochoa, quien se encuentra entre los heroes hispanos y latinos mas innovadores e iconicos que han dado forma a nuestra cultura y al mundo en esta apasionante biografia escrita por Claudia Romo Edelman, perfecta para los fanaticos de la serie ¿Quien fue? (Who Was?)
Conoce a Ellen Ochoa, antes solo una nina de Los Angeles, California. La nieta de inmigrantes de Mexico, Ellen siguio la carrera de fisica en su juventud, y alcanzo recibir una maestria y doctorado en ingenieria electrica de Stanford University. En el 1993, Ellen se convirtio en la primera astronauta Latina en el espacio. Ya retirada, Ellen ha trabajado como directora del Johnson Space Center, defensora por las mujeres y otras minorias en los campos STEM, y fue incluida en el Salon de la Fama de Astronautas
Hispanic Star celebra con orgullo a los heroes latinos e hispanos que han hecho grandes contribuciones a la cultura estadounidense y representan una fuerza indiscutible para labrar su futuro. Si puedes verlo, puedes serlo.
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