Mae Among the Stars by Ahmed, Roda
	List Price:   $17.99 Unit Price:   $14.39 You Save:   $3.60 (20%) ISBN-10:   0062651730 ISBN-13:   9780062651730 Publisher:   HarperCollins Category:   Picture Books Pub. Date:   January 2018 Pages:   40 Format:   Hardcover Ages:   4 to 8
Subjects
-Jemison, Mae -African American women astronauts -Women astronauts -African American astronauts -Astronauts -Parent and child
Description/Notes
AR Quiz # (Quiz Name): 193638 (Mae Among the Stars) Reading Level: 3.0 Interest Level: Lower Grade Point Value: 0.5 When young Mae Jemison is asked by her teacher what she wants to be when she grows up, African American Mae tells her mostly white classmates that she wants to be an astronaut, a dream that her parents wholeheartedly support. A beautiful picture book for sharing, inspired by the life of the first African American woman to travel in space, Mae Jemison. A great classroom and bedtime read-aloud, Mae Among the Stars is the perfect book for young readers who have big dreams and even bigger hearts! When Little Mae was a child, she dreamed of dancing in space. She imagined herself surrounded by billions of stars, floating, gliding, and discovering. She wanted to be an astronaut. Her mom told her, "If you believe it, and work hard for it, anything is possible." Little Mae's curiosity, intelligence, and determination, matched with her parents' encouraging words, paved the way for her incredible success at NASA as the first African American woman to travel in space. This book will inspire other young girls to reach for the stars, to aspire for the impossible, and to persist with childlike imagination.