Walton, Darwin McBeth.

Overcoming challenges : the life of Charles F. Bolden, Jr. / written by Darwin McBeth Walton. - Austin, Tex. : Steck-Vaughn Company, c2000. - 40 p. : col. ill., ports. ; 21 cm. - Pair-it books. Proficiency stage 5 . - Pair-it books. Proficiency stage 5 .

Includes index.

Profiles a man who fought to get into the U.S. Naval Academy, served as a pilot during the Vietnam Conflict, piloted the space shuttle Columbia three times, and later became a major general in the Marines.

0739808796

2002265921


Bolden, Charles, 1946- --Juvenile literature.
Bolden, Charles, 1946-


African American astronauts--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Astronauts--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Astronauts.
African Americans--Biography.

TL789.85.B65 / W35 2000

629.45/0092 B

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