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Mae among the stars

Title :

Mae among the stars / written by Roda Ahmed ; illustrations by Stasia Burrington.

Title:

Mae among the stars

Author:

Ahmed, Roda, 1981-

Format:

Books

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Edition:

First edition.

ISBN:

9780062651730

Production / Publication Information:

New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]

Summary:

When young Mae Jemison is asked by her teacher what she wants to be when she grows up, African American Mae tells her mostly white classmates that she wants to be an astronaut, a dream that her parents wholeheartedly support.

Mae wanted to be an astronaut. She dreamed of dancing in space. She imagined herself surrounded by billions of stars, floating, gliding, and discovering. Her parents encouraged her, saying, "If you believe it, and work hard for it, anything is possible." This encouragement, along with Mae's own curiosity, intelligence, and determination, paved the way for her to become the first African American woman to travel in space.

Target audience note:

4-8.

Language:

English

Added Author:

Burrington, Stasia

Genre:

Picture books.

Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787

Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637

Picture books. (OCoLC)fst01726789

Personal Subject:

Jemison, Mae, 1956--Juvenile fiction.

Jemison, Mae, 1956--Fiction.

Jemison, Mae, 1956- (OCoLC)fst00350438

Subject Term:

African American girls -- Juvenile fiction.

Astronauts -- Juvenile fiction.

Parent and child -- Juvenile fiction.

African Americans -- Fiction.

Astronauts -- Fiction.

Parent and child -- Fiction.

JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American.

JUVENILE FICTION / Biographical / United States.

JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Technology.

African American girls. (OCoLC)fst00799183

Astronauts. (OCoLC)fst00819615

Parent and child. (OCoLC)fst01053308

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Material Type	Library	Call Number	Item Barcode	Location
Book	Searching... Amesbury Public Library	E AHMED	32114002432442	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Andover - Memorial Hall Library Children's Room	JE AHM	31330008361937	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Billerica Public Library	E/AHM	33934004034733	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Burlington Public Library	J BIO JEMISON	32116003518202	Searching... Unknown
Book, No Holds or Renewals	Searching... Burlington Public Library	J KIT SPACE	32116003527252	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Carlisle - Gleason Public Library	JJ AHMED	32117001924749	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Chelmsford Public Library	J/BIOG/JEMISON	31480011214977	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Essex - T.O.H.P. Burnham Free Library	E AHM	32119000415000	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Georgetown Peabody Library	JJ AHMED	32120001357795	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Groton Public Library	JJ PEOPLE JEMISON	37003701616360	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Hamilton-Wenham Public Library	JJ AHM	30470001752921	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Haverhill Public Library	J/PIC/AHMED	31479006904733	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Ipswich Public Library	JE AHMED	32122002827636	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Littleton - Reuben Hoar Library	J 92 JEMISON	39965002217619	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Lowell - Pollard Memorial Library	JE AHM	31481005284513	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library	J B JEMISON	32124001880251	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Methuen - Nevins Memorial Library	J-ER AHM	31548003169852	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Middleton - Flint Public Library	J B JEMISON	32126001588727	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Newbury Town Library	JJ AHM	32127001359044	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Newburyport Public Library	J AH / PICTURE	32128003611689	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... North Andover - Stevens Memorial Library	J BIO SCIENCE JEMISON	31478003466456	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... North Reading - Flint Memorial Library	J-B JEMISON, M.	31550002458153	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Tewksbury Public Library	J B JEMISON	32132003135319	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Topsfield Town Library	JJ AHMED	32133002343870	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Tyngsborough Public Library	J/B/JEMIS	32137002157099	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Westford - J.V. Fletcher Library	J B JEMISON	31990004561788	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Wilmington Memorial Library	KIDS BIOGRAPHY JEMISON	32136003290313	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

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.

Reviews (5)

School Library Journal Review

K-Gr 2-Born in Alabama, Mae Jemison dreamed of going to space. When she grew up, she attained a degree in chemical engineering before finishing medical school in the 1980s. After a stint in the Peace Corps, Jemison wasn't content with just being an engineer or doctor-she satisfied her love of the stars by becoming an astronaut-the first African American female astronaut and the first African American woman in space. Ahmed and Burrington have created a love letter to Jemison with this appealing picture book biography. The recurring line, "If you can dream it, if you believe in it, and work hard for it, anything is possible" is a chorus sure to resonate with children. The emphasis on Jemison's lifelong passion for space science will inspire readers to have confidence in the trajectory of their own interests. Burrington's bright, kid-friendly illustrations were created with ink and Adobe Photoshop. An epilogue provides the dates and details of Jemison's life and career. VERDICT A starry addition to picture book biography collections.-Deidre -Winterhalter, Oak Park Public Library, IL © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly Review

Ahmed's first children's book presents a vague fictional portrait of a young Mae Jemison, whose parents support her dream of becoming an astronaut; their advice ("If you can dream it, if you believe it and work hard for it, anything is possible") becomes the book's refrain. Ahmed hints at the sexist attitudes Jemison was up against: Mae's classmates laugh when she reveals that she wants to be an astronaut, and her skeptical teacher tells her, "Nursing would be a good profession for someone like you." Newcomer Burrington's spare illustrations combine watery splashes of color with collaged elements; her characters' rounded heads and minimal facial features give them an emoji-like appearance but don't do much to bring emotion to the story. An afterword provides some details about Jemison's career and various firsts she accomplished, including becoming the first African-American woman in space, but this is less a picture book biography than a generic ode to persistence and dreaming big, loosely tied to Jemison's life. Ages 4-8. Author's agent: Margaret Riley King, William Morris Endeavor. (Jan.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Horn Book Review

Young Mae Jemison's parents encourage her dreams of being an astronaut, but her teacher suggests that Mae consider becoming a nurse instead. Inspired by the childhood of the first African American woman in space, this fictionalized picture book should inspire young readers to believe in and work hard for their dreams despite obstacles. The ink and digital illustrations capture Mae's enthusiasm and determination. Author's note included. (c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Kirkus Review

Pioneering African-American astronaut Mae Jemison's childhood love of space and supportive parents led to her illustrious career.Little Mae's pastoral childhood home is presented in warm yellows, blues, and greens, visually establishing the atmosphere promoted by her loving parents, who encourage her dreams. When Mae's school assignment asks her to write about what she wants to be when she grows up, Mae responds that she wants to see Earth from space. Her parents tell her she must become an astronaut to do that, and when Mae asks if they think she can, their response weaves its way throughout the narrative: "Of course you can. If you can dream it, if you believe it and work hard for it, anything is possible." Thus begins Mae's obsession with space: reading about space, creating homemade astronaut costumes and spaceships, and drawing spacescapes. But when she shares her dreams in school, her white teacher discourages her, and her mostly white classmates laugh. Mae is crestfallen, her despondency captured with deceptively simple lines and a blue wash. Her dismay is short-lived, as she is buoyed up by her parents' continued support and encouragement. Uplifted, Mae promises to wave to her parents from space one dayand she does just that, as the first African-American astronaut.An enchanting, inspirational account of Jemison's early life that illustrates the importance of encouraging and supporting children's dreams. (biographical note) (Picture book/biography. 4-8) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

Aqueous watercolor backgrounds and sweet, round-faced figures illustrate this empowering account of the childhood of Mae Jemison, the first black woman in space. As a child, Mae dreams big, telling anyone who'll listen (and even some who won't) that she wants to be an astronaut. Her white teacher and classmates are cruelly dismissive, but her parents are always encouraging, telling her, If you believe it and work hard for it, anything is possible. That exhortation becomes a mantra, and after years of hard work, Mae makes good on her aspirations and waves to her parents from her spaceship. Ahmed focuses primarily on Mae's childhood dreams of space, skipping over the hard work she did to finally achieve her goal, but a closing note fills in some details about Jemison's groundbreaking career. Burrington's cute, playful paintings match the dreamy focus of the story, particularly her star-splattered nighttime scenes. Though kids looking for a meatier account of Jemison's work might be disappointed, the inspirational tone will strike the right note for those just learning about the astronaut.--Hunter, Sarah Copyright 2018 Booklist