Finding Where The Wind Goes Moments From My Life

by Jemison, Dr. Mae

• ISBN13: 9780439131957
• ISBN10: 0439131952
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Scholastic Press

Summary

As a young girl, Mae Jemison knew she wanted to travel to space and she refused to be discouraged. Through a lifelong dedication to her dream, she eventually made history when she blasted into orbit aboard the space shuttle Endeavor. Smart, and full of life, her anecdotal account is inspiring and entertaining.

Table of Contents

Wind Currents: Who I Intended to Be	vii
Whispers on the Wind	1	(16)
Wind Currents: There is Nothing to Be Afraid of Except Fear Itself	17	(13)
Sirocco: A Hot, Intense Wind	30	(10)
Solar Winds	40	(9)
Caught in the Eye of a Hurricane	49	(9)
Wind Currents: An Extra Spoonful for Good Measure	58	(3)
Updraft	61	(22)
Finding a Place	83	(13)
There's a Change in the Air	96	(9)
Encounters with the Santa Ana	105	(21)
Wind Currents the World at Large, What It Was Telling Me, and What I Heard on the Wind	126	(6)
Wafts of Formaldehyde: Medical School	132	(21)
A Southerly Wind Blows...Africa	153	(11)
The Winds Intensify	164	(6)
Wind Currents: Reality Leads Fantasy	170	(8)
Harnessing Explosive Winds	178	(16)
Where the Wind Goes	194