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. 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.