She Persisted: Kalpana Chawla Av Raakhee Mirchandani, Chelsea Clinton

<b>Inspired by the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller <i>She Persisted</i> by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Kalpana Chawla!</b><br><br>Born and raised in India, Kalpana Chawla was discouraged from pursuing a career in aeronautical engineering because there were limited career options for women in that field. But she persisted, getting her degree and then moving to the US to obtain other, more advanced education before joining NASA and becoming the first Indian-born woman to go to space. Though she was killed in the Space Shuttle <i>Columbia </i>disaster, she continues to inspire girls in India and around the world to pursue their dreams of spaceflight.<br><br>In this chapter book biography by acclaimed author Raakhee Mirchandani, readers learn about the amazing life of Kalpana Chawla--and how <i>she persisted</i>. <br><br>Complete with an introduction from Chelsea Clinton, black-an

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