Who Was Sally Ride? Paperback – Illustrated, May 16, 2013

I loved this book, as well as all the other books in this series. As a middle school teacher of 25 years, I collected all of the biographies as they came out, regardless of the age the book was intended for reading. At the end of the year after state testing, I would assign a biography report using these books. The students really got into this assignment and actually enjoyed doing the research! I highly recommend this, and all other biographies in The Who is/ Who was series! I am now collecting the “Inspiring Women” series of Barbies for my granddaughter who is only 3, but I am keeping them hidden until she is older. I am buying a biography to go with each of the dolls in the series, and I always buy the Who is/Who was book if it is available for the person.

Terrific book. My 10 and 8 year olds both read it, and thought it was very interesting.I'm not sure what all the negative hubbub is about! Yes, the book does mention that Sally was gay, and that Sally divorced her husband and lived with her partner Tam. For children whose parents are going through a divorce, this could be a sensitive topic.But from a humanistic standpoint, the description of her as being married, divorced, falling in love with and living with her lifelong friend, was tastefully done.For those who are *worried* about the sexual orientation from an appropriateness aspect, here are the sentences: "Sally had known Tam since their early days of playing tennis together. Sally and Tam were in love with each other. Sally and Steve Hawley got divorced in 1987. Sally was with Tam for the rest of her life.""The world was also surprised to learn that Sally was gay. Always very private, Sally had told only her close family and friends about her illness, and about her relationship with Tam. She did not want the public to know about that part of her life until after she died. Some wishes Sally had been more open about being gay. But that wasn't Sally's way. She never liked labels."People live complicated lives. People get married, divorced, fall in love. This book treats her relationships respectfully and as part of who she was as a whole, complex person - as we all are.In a responsibly written biography, you can't leave out facts simply because they might spark a challenging conversation. Why not use it as a teaching moment? Talking to kids is often much easier than worried parents make it out to be. You can say simply, "People love each other."End of story.

Contained all the info my daughter needed for her 4th presentation. Great details & photos.

My daughter had to do a "living Museum" project in her class. She had to dress up as Sally ride and tell people that came by all about who she was, what she did, all about her life. This book really helped with all of them and highlighted the main events in her life. Between this and a video on Youtube all about Sally Ride, she was set and did great! A+ on it!

Bought for 2nd grade project. Read it together, Some content she didn’t understand and we had to talk about. But helped with project and gave us a very good idea of who Sally Ride was

My son loves these books. The information is written at the level he needs to be engaged and to learn. Sally Ride is a wonderful inspiration and these books give you the opportunity to get to know the person beyond what they’re famous for - this set gives you a feeling for what the person’s whole life was like.

My 7 and 9 year olds both love these books! They are easy quick reads For the 9 year old but still have enough content to keep her interest. We love them because they are educational too! Learning more about the people behind the things!

Just what my daughter needed for school!

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