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      • Ride wrote several science books for children. The books are about space exploration, Earth and the solar system.
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  2. Sally and Tam began working together to write science books for young people. Their six books included “The Third Planet: Exploring the Earth from Space,” which won the American Institute of Physics’ Children’s Science Writing Award in 1995.

    • She aspired to play shortstop for the Dodgers. Growing up in Los Angeles, Sally was a huge Dodgers fan. Her father, Dale, often challenged her to calculate baseball stats.
    • Her parents didn’t understand her interest in science. Sally’s mom and dad were puzzled by her fascination with science, but they strongly encouraged her.
    • She was an avid stamp collector. Sally started collecting Olympic stamps during a European trip with her family when she was 9. In her teens, she focused on stamps honoring space explorers.
    • She and her future life partner were girlhood pals. Sally first met Tam O’Shaughnessy when they were preteens playing on the junior tennis circuit in Southern California.
  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sally_RideSally Ride - Wikipedia

    Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space, after cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova in 1963 and Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982.

    • She aspired to play shortstop for the Dodgers. Growing up in Los Angeles, Sally was a huge Dodgers fan. Her father, Dale, often challenged her to calculate baseball stats.
    • Her parents didn’t understand her interest in science. Sally’s mom and dad were puzzled by her fascination with science, but they strongly encouraged her.
    • She was an avid stamp collector. Sally started collecting Olympic stamps during a European trip with her family when she was 9. In her teens, she focused on stamps honoring space explorers.
    • She and her future life partner were girlhood pals. Sally first met Tam O’Shaughnessy when they were preteens playing on the junior tennis circuit in Southern California.
    • Sally Ride: A Photobiography of America's Pioneering Woman in Space. Order today! Years before millions of Americans tuned in to watch her historic space flight aboard the Challenger in 1983, Sally Ride stayed up late to watch Neil Armstrong become the first person to walk on the moon.
    • Mission: Planet Earth. Mission: Planet Earth introduces young people to the changes taking place in Earth's climate. Beginning with Sally Ride's unique astronaut's-eye view of Earth's fragile atmosphere, Mission: Planet Earth describes how the water cycle, the atmosphere, and other systems shape our world, and how a disruption in one system can affect the entire planet.
    • Mission: Save the Planet. The companion book to Mission: Planet Earth, Mission: Save the Planet is an inspiring guide packed with practical things to do to help fight global warming and lessen your impact on Earth.
    • Exploring Our Solar System. In Exploring Our Solar System, the award-winning team of Sally Ride and Tam O’Shaughnessy guide readers on a thrilling tour of our solar system, starting with the birth of our Sun.
  4. Jun 18, 2014 · Until her death on July 23, 2012, Ride continued to help students – especially girls – study science and mathematics. She wrote science books and other things for students and teachers. She was involved in science programs and festivals around the United States.

  5. She founded Sally Ride Science to motivate girls and boys to study science and to explore careers in STEM. She also co-wrote seven science books for children. Ride was a member of the President’s Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology, and the National Research Council’s Space Studies Board.

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