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Camino a Las Estrellas (Path to the Stars Spanish Edition): Mi Recorrido de Girl Scout a Ingeniera Astronáutica (Path to the Stars Spanish Edition)
Contributor(s): Acevedo, Sylvia (Author)
ISBN: 1328534812     ISBN-13: 9781328534811
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE:   $17.09  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Language: Spanish
Published: September 2018
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic | Latino
Dewey: B
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.8" W x 8.3" (1.01 lbs) 352 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic
- Topical - Girl's Interest
- Topical - Real Life Heroes
- Ethnic Orientation - Latino
 
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Publisher Description:
The inspiring memoir for young readers about a Latina rocket scientist whose early life was transformed by joining the Girl Scouts and who currently serves as CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA.

A meningitis outbreak in their underprivileged neighborhood left Sylvia Acevedo's family forever altered. As she struggled in the aftermath of loss, young Sylvia's life transformed when she joined the Brownies. The Girl Scouts taught her how to take control of her world and nourished her love of numbers and science.
With new confidence, Sylvia navigated shifting cultural expectations at school and at home, forging her own trail to become one of the first Latinx to graduate with a master's in engineering from Stanford University and going on to become a rocket scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Simultaneously available in Spanish

Contributor Bio(s): Acevedo, Sylvia: - Sylvia Acevedo is a rocket scientist and award-winning entrepreneur who served on the White House Commission for Educational Excellence for Hispanics and is currently the CEO of the Girl Scouts of the US. Visit her online at sylviaacevedo.org and on Twitter @SylviaAcevedo.