Status
Checked out
Publication
HarperCollins (2018), Edition: Illustrated, 40 pages
Library's review
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,
This book will inspire other young girls to reach for the stars, to aspire for the impossible, and to persist with childlike imagination. (amazon.com)
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,
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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. (amazon.com)
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Awards
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Nominee — 2020)
CLEL Bell Picture Book Award for Early Literacy (Nominee — 2019)
Bill Martin, Jr. Picture Book Award (Nominee — 2021)
Iowa Goldfinch Award (Nominee — 2021)
Read Aloud Indiana Book Award (Primary — 2020)
El día de los niños / El día de los libros (K-2 — 2019)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Informational Books for Younger Readers — 2018)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2018
ISBN
0062651730 / 9780062651730