Mae Among the Stars
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · January 9, 2018
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- Who it’s for
- A warm read-aloud pairs Mae Jemison’s childhood dream with curiosity, persistence, and family encouragement.
- Themes
- Imagination and ambition, Perseverance toward a dream, Encouraging family support
- Genres
- Science & Tech Biographies for Kids, Space & Rockets, Biographies of Women for Kids
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A beautiful picture book for sharing and marking special occasions such as graduation, inspired by the life of the first African American woman to travel in space, Mae Jemison. An Amazon Best Book of the Month! 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.
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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.
Dreams Take Flight
A warm read-aloud pairs Mae Jemison’s childhood dream with curiosity, persistence, and family encouragement.
Come here for
- A child’s early dream of becoming an astronaut
- An inspiring story connected to Mae Jemison’s life
Expect
- Picture-book storytelling suited to sharing aloud
- A focus on imagination, hard work, and encouragement
Where it sits
| Biographies of Women for Kids | 47% |
|---|---|
| Science & Tech Biographies for Kids | 43% |
| Space & Rockets | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US Biographies
- US: African American Stories
- New Baby Stories
- Girls & Young Women
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- Exploration & Discovery
- U.S. History
- Friendship
- New Experiences
- Authors
- Roda Ahmed
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- January 9, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Imagination and ambition · Perseverance toward a dream · Encouraging family support
- Reading lane
- US Biographies