Did you know that the white material on the outside of space shuttles was not metal or glass but actually fabric? Specialised quilts, two inches thick, covered the space shuttles and protected the astronauts from deadly heat and radiation. Jean Wright was one of the eighteen “Sew Sisters” who crafted these thermal blankets, mostly by hand, with incredible precision and skill. Capturing both the grandeur of space flight and the intimacy of a needle and thread, Sew Sister tells the story of Jean’s childhood passion for space and sewing and her fascinating work for NASA’s shuttle program.

Elise Matich’s elegant prose and stunning, detailed artwork harmonise with the STEAM concept at the heart of this story: the role of skilled hands and artistry in STEM fields like aeronautics. Sew Sister offers a heroine in the context of space exploration who doesn’t go to college or excel at maths; instead, it is her excellence in a trade—one traditionally practised by women—that allows her to achieve her dream. NASA’s space shuttle fleet was retired in 2011.

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The true story of a girl whose mastery of a domestic art propelled her to the elite NASA sisterhood who shielded the space shuttle astronauts from heat and radiation

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780884489825
Publisert
2023-11-03
Utgiver
Vendor
Tilbury House,U.S.
Vekt
398 gr
Høyde
213 mm
Bredde
264 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
36

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Biografisk notat

Elise Matich is an educator, artist, writer, and mother. SEW SISTER is the first in a series of picture book biographies she is working on that explore the lives of figures who have been overlooked or overshadowed in their fields.