The Mercury 13: The Untold Story of Thirteen American Women and the Dream of Space Flight
Author: Ackmann, Martha
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
10.2
Points
16.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
76916
Points per Word
0.000208
Page Count
239
Points per Page
0.066946
Description
This book relates the story of thirteen female pilots who fought to become part of the nation's space program at its inception.