| ISBN |
9781534409743 (paperback) |
| Name |
Calkhoven, Laurie author. |
| Title |
You should meet Mae Jemison / by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Monique Dong. |
| Edition |
Simon Spotlight edition. |
| Published |
New York : Simon Spotlight, 2017. |
| ©2016 |
| Description |
48 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Summary |
Meet Mae Jemison, the first African-American female astronaut! Did you know before Mae was an astronaut, she went to medical school and joined the Peace Corps? But she never forgot her childhood dream to travel to outer space. So in 1985 she applied to NASA's astronaut training program. On September 12, 1992, Mae flew into space with six other astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour and made history--just like you can if you follow your dreams! |
| Target audience note |
Ages 6-8. |
| Subjects |
Jemison, Mae, -- 1956- Juvenile literature |
| African American women astronauts -- Biography -- Juvenile literature |
| Astronauts -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature |
| Beginner Readers (Elementary) |
| Genre |
Biographies |
| Beginner reader 3 (blue) |
| Other Names |
Dong, Monique illustrator. |
| Series |
Ready-to-read. Level three, Megastar reader! |
| You should meet |
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