The Gallaudet Eleven
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The Gallaudet Eleven: The Story of NASA’s Deaf Bioastronauts
Author, Kerry O’Malley Cerra Illustrator, Kristina Gehrmann
Explore the history of the moon landing through this true story of eleven deaf men who helped NASA and America win the space race! What did it take to put a man in space? To land him safely on the moon? It took years of research – and the help of eleven deaf men! What did they have that hearing researchers at NASA didn’t? Take a look inside one part of the journey to the moon, and meet the Gallaudet Eleven: the brave volunteers who helped make it possible. These hidden figures played an important role in NASA’s research, and it was their shared disability that made them so vital to the plan. We don’t want to give it away – find out for yourself in this fantastically illustrated story of the Gallaudet Eleven!
Informed by direct correspondence with actual members of the Gallaudet Eleven, Kerry O’Malley Cerra launches this important story into the spotlight.
Hardback | 48-pages
