| Astronauts -- Juvenile literature. |
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"A fizzy mix of space fun and science!" --KIRKUS REVIEWS
From A to Z, "you are there" NASA photos capture real women and men astronauts on the International Space Station doing all kinds of work--and having fun! Diverse astronauts from around the world include NASA'S first all-woman spacewalk team and the first African American astronaut on a 6-month mission to the space station.
With STEM-rich text and action words, ASTRONAUTS ZOOM! gives kids a space-eye view from the time astronauts awake till they're zipped in for the night. Kids will also discover how astronauts practice on Earth, getting dressed in spacesuits and "spacewalking" in NASA's training pool. Lots of hands-on STEAM ideas are included--like exploring science and engineering activities, making videos "from space," even throwing a space pizza party!
20 YEARS OF ASTRONAUTS ON THE SPACE STATION!
Reviews: (2)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1--This picture book offers a wonderful opportunity for the youngest readers to develop verbal language. Plentiful photographs depict astronauts aboard a space station conducting a variety of tasks, which will allow early language learners to ask questions and engage in discussion. Each page contains a different letter showcasing various activities. Some tasks are serious and some are scientific; some are funny and some are surprising, like astronauts playing guitars in space. The featured astronauts include men and women and showcase individuals of many races and backgrounds. The language is simple enough to keep the youngest readers interested, but the engaging vocabulary will help facilitate language development. The author's notes also provide additional information. This title could be a strong introduction to space travel or serve as a mentor text for young writers to create their own ABC book. VERDICT A good choice for lower elementary libraries. Children will enjoy learning about astronauts to practice their language skills.--Debbie Tanner, S D Spady Montessori Elem., FL
Kirkus Review
An alphabet of activities inside and outside the International Space Station. In big, bright photographs, a cast of astronauts--39 all told, identified at the end, nearly half women, and diverse of race and national origin-- "awake," "brush" their teeth, and then go about their business until it's time to be "zipped in for the night." That business has a distinctly playful cast, as glimpses of astronauts exercising, using scientific instruments, or floating out in space are interspersed with views of one juggling 16 pieces of fruit, another giving a soccer ball a kick that sends him head over heels, two playing guitars, three sitting around a table with floating pizzas, and other signs that it's not all noses to the grindstone all the time. Big letters that look a bit like refrigerator magnets accompany each photo, set against contrasting backgrounds. Despite this, the alphabetic bit is really just a pretext, as closing notes explaining the tasks and instruments on display, an illustrated appendix about astronaut training, and a final list of home or classroom enrichment activities confirm. Everyone in sight is plainly having a grand time, though, so the pedagogical ballast puts no heavy load on a high-spirited picture of daily life in low-Earth orbit. (This book was reviewed digitally with 9-by-22-inch double-page spreads viewed at 68% of actual size.) A fizzy mix of space fun and science. (Informational picture book. 6-8) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.