Astro Girl

The stars are the limit for a little girl who acts out her wish to be an astronaut -- inspired by a very special person.

Astrid has loved the stars and space for as long as she can remember. "I want to be an astronaut " she says to everyone who will listen. While her mama is away, Astrid and her papa have fun acting out the challenges an astronaut faces on a space mission -- like being in zero gravity ("I can do that all day long " she says), eating food from a kind of tube, and doing science experiments with the help of cookie sheets. When at last it's time to meet Mama at the air base, Astrid wears her favorite space T-shirt to greet her. But where exactly has Mama been? Channeling a sense of childlike delight, Ken Wilson-Max brings space travel up close for young readers and offers an inspiring ending.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 09/03/2019
ISBN: 9781536209464
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 10.90h x 9.70w x 0.30d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2019
School Library Journal 09/01/2019 pg. 109
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2019 pg. 80

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 508466 / Astro Girl
Reading Level: 3.2 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5