Download or read book Mariguano written by Juan Ochoa and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set on the Texas/Mexico border during the early years of Reagan’s “War on Drugs,” Mariguano tells the story of contrabandisto Don Julio Cortina’s ill-fated attempt to secure the Plaza at a national level by fixing the 1988 Mexican Presidential elections. The story is told through the eyes of Cortina’s son, El Johnny, who bears witness to his father’s cocaine-fueled transformation from devoted head of family to self-destructive head of a criminal organization that is rife with betrayal and deceit. Anyone who wants to understand the tragedy of modern-day Mexico and America’s complicity in the Mexican drug wars will want to read Mariguano, a novel that recalls classic crime narratives such as Nicholas Pileggi’s Wiseguys or William S. Burroughs’s Junky but also reads like the work of the best Mexican and Latin American novelists such as Carlos Fuentes and Gabriel García Márquez.
Download or read book Ellen Ochoa written by Lissa Jones Johnston and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2006 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an introduction to the life and biography of Ellen Ochoa, the first female Hispanic astronaut.
Download or read book Ellen Ochoa written by Joan Stoltman and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2018-07-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are few books that tell Ellen Ochoa's life story in an accessible, captivating way with age-appropriate language for young readers. Finally, here's a book that explores her barrier-breaking work as an astronaut and science administrator in a way that gives perspective about her struggle as a woman and Hispanic person in the world of science. This book facilitates exploration of America's space program for early elementary readers, capturing readers through the story of one inspiring, remarkable life. Give science curricula a chance to excite, interest, and motivate readers to initiate a lifelong quest of learning by adding this book to your collection.
Download or read book Ellen Ochoa written by Anne Schraff and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explores the life of Ellen Ochoa, including her childhood in California, her rise through the ranks in NASA, several space shuttle missions, and becoming the first Latino woman in space"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Ellen Ochoa Second Edition written by Judy Hasday and published by Infobase Holdings, Inc. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly updated, Ellen Ochoa, Second Edition follows the life of the first Hispanic female astronaut to travel in space. After becoming an astronaut in July 1991, Ochoa became a mission specialist and flight engineer for NASA. She has since logged more than 900 hours in space and has helped open the door for Hispanic women in the field of science. In 2002, she was appointed deputy director of flight crew operations at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, managing and directing the astronaut office and aircraft operations. This engaging and visually appealing biography highlights Ochoa's heritage and achievements.
Download or read book Ellen Ochoa written by Teresa Iverson and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2006 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ellen Ochoa is the first Hispanic-American woman ever to become an astronaut. She has flown in space four times on the space shuttle. She has also traveled two of those times to the International Space Station.
Download or read book Severo Ochoa written by Gregory Garretson and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2005-01-18 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a biography of biochemist Severo Ochoa, and examines his childhood in Spain and immigration to the United States, his early education and interest in science, and numerous awards and honors.
Download or read book Ellen Ochoa written by Annie Buckley and published by Cherry Lake. This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ellen Ochoa's has a passion for engineering, space, and science. Readers will find out how Ochoa used this passion to earn a doctorate from Stanford and become the first Hispanic American female in space. Learn how she uses this passion to inspire students of all ages to work hard in school and follow their dreams.
Download or read book Ellen Ochoa written by Pam Walker and published by Children's Press(CT). This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers simple text and photographs describing the first Hispanic woman astronaut.
Download or read book Ellen Ochoa Dynamic Space Director written by Rebecca Felix and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Ellen Ochoa, history's first Hispanic female astronaut! Follow Ochoa's story as she works at NASA's Ames Research Center while attempting to become an astronaut. Her persistence pays off when she is chosen to be an astronaut on her third try! Learn about her accomplishments from her space shuttle missions through her retirement as the director of the Johnson Space Center. Infographics, historic photos, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of this topic. Additional features include a table of contents, an index, a timeline and fun facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Download or read book Ellen Ochoa Astronaut and Engineer written by Davies Monika and published by Saddleback Educational Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Themes: Biography, Change, Inspiration, As a girl, Ellen Ochoa didn’t dream of going to space. But then she saw Sally Ride do it. This role model inspired Ochoa to apply at NASA. With hard work and perseverance, Ochoa became the first Latina to go to space. Now Ochoa is working to ensure diversity in the next generation of space explorers.
Download or read book Astronaut Ellen Ochoa written by Heather E. Schwartz and published by LernerClassroom. This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This inspiring, STEM-focused biography describes the life and influential work of Ellen Ochoa, the first female Hispanic astronaut to go to space."--
Download or read book Ellen Ochoa The First Hispanic Woman in Space written by Kevin Cunningham and published by Mitchell Lane Publishers. This book was released on 2023-05-30 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up without much interest in science, Ellen Ochoa discovered physics in college and studied electrical engineering. Sally Rides historic example inspired Ochoa to enter NASAs astronaut program and in time, she made history as the first Hispanic woman in space. This book in the Notable Hispanic Americans series tells the extraordinary story of a trailblazing woman who played an important role on four space shuttle missions, became a NASA leader in a time of tragedy and change, and devoted her post-space career to encouraging others to study STEM and reach for the stars.
Download or read book Ellen Ochoa written by Connor Stratton and published by North Star Editions, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating book introduces readers to the life and work of Ellen Ochoa, an astronaut who became the first Hispanic director of the Johnson Space Center. Historic images, “Did You Know?” sidebars, and a “Topic Spotlight” special feature provide added interest and context.
Download or read book Ellen Ochoa written by Carole Marsh and published by Gallopade International. This book was released on 2003-08-01 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An activity book that presents information about Ellen Ochoa.
Download or read book The Astronaut with a Song for the Stars written by Julia Finley Mosca and published by Amazing Scientists. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you have a mission, a dream to explore, but no one like you has achieved it before... Meet Dr. Ellen Ochoa-a determined space pioneer with a stellar symphony of talents. Growing up in a family of immigrants, Ellen dreamed of becoming a professional flutist, but all of that changed when she discovered engineering in college. Though she was told that field of study wasn't for girls, the bright young scientist refused to give up-ultimately becoming a NASA astronaut who shattered barriers and rocketed to success! The Astronaut With a Song for the Stars: The Story of Dr. Ellen Ochoa is the fourth book in a riveting educational series about the inspiring lives of amazing scientists. In addition to the illustrated rhyming tale, you'll find a complete biography, fun facts, a colorful timeline of events, and even a note from Dr. Ochoa herself!
Download or read book Aurality written by Ana María Ochoa Gautier and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2015-02-20 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this audacious book, Ana María Ochoa Gautier explores how listening has been central to the production of notions of language, music, voice, and sound that determine the politics of life. Drawing primarily from nineteenth-century Colombian sources, Ochoa Gautier locates sounds produced by different living entities at the juncture of the human and nonhuman. Her "acoustically tuned" analysis of a wide array of texts reveals multiple debates on the nature of the aural. These discussions were central to a politics of the voice harnessed in the service of the production of different notions of personhood and belonging. In Ochoa Gautier's groundbreaking work, Latin America and the Caribbean emerge as a historical site where the politics of life and the politics of expression inextricably entangle the musical and the linguistic, knowledge and the sensorial.
