Mae Among the Stars (original 2018; edition 2018)

by Roda Ahmed (Author), Stasia Burrington (Illustrator)

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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.

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Member:	Bauuc17053
Title:	Mae Among the Stars
Authors:	Roda Ahmed (Author)
Other authors:	Stasia Burrington (Illustrator)
Info:	HarperCollins (2018), 40 pages
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Tags:	space, NASA, women, African American, biography

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Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed (2018)

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I love Mae Jemison, and so I was very excited about this book. The illustrations are beautiful, and dreamy, setting the tone of the book and it's message of following your dream. The writing was disappointing and the focus of a young girls dream rather than a young woman's hard work was a let down. (

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mslibrarynerd | Jan 13, 2024 |

Beautifully illustrated story of the first African American woman to travel in space

sloth852 | Jan 2, 2024 |

Independent Reading Level Grades 1-3

madisonspivey | Dec 4, 2023 |

Reading Level: 5-8

caitlynatkinson | May 4, 2023 |

independent reading level: 2-6
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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Roda Ahmed	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Burrington, Stasia	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Donaldson, Chelsea C.	Book and cover designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Mae Among the Stars

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2018

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Mae Jemison

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Outer space

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To Idil, Isak, and Tor -- R.A.

To Archer and Luka -- S. B.

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Little Mae was a dreamer.

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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.

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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.

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