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.

--School Library Journal

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 01/09/2018
ISBN: 9780062651730
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 11.31h x 8.88w x 0.44d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/13/2017
School Library Journal 12/01/2017
Booklist 12/15/2017 pg. 100
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 193638 / Mae Among the Stars
Reading Level: 3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5