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Mae Jemison, Space Scientist
Gail Sakurai (1995) , under 40 pages
Audience: Primary (k-3rd grade)
Category: African-American, Biographies, Non-Fiction
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Mae Jemison made history by becoming the
first
African American woman to travel in
space. As a
child, Mae enjoyed reading books about
science and
space, working on science projects and
dreaming
about traveling in space. Although
discouraged at
times by others, she refused to let
people's
limited imaginations stop her from
following her
dreams. This book describes Mae
Jemison's hard work
and dedication, as she pursues her
dream
of
becoming an astronaut. There are
descriptions of
the intensive training required of a
mission
specialist astronaut and the
experiments
required
for space travel. On September 12,
1992,
Mae
Jemison obtained her long awaited dream
by lifting
off in space aboard the Endeavour space
shuttle.
Reviewed by: Alecia / West Boulevard Library
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Comments from Readers
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Faizah, age 9 from New York City
I think it is a good book because
I could not belive that she was a
docter, and an astronaut. She also learned how to be a chemical enginineer
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La'vee, age 9 from NC
I think that this book is good because Mae Jemison took a risk on becoming a astronaut and she became one and when she went to school she probably was smart
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Courtnie, age 11 from US
I think this is good book and I like to read it. She is a great person and she is a good person to learn about. I would like to read this more times.
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