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Mae Among the Stars

by Roda Ahmed

A childhood dream of space

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Hardcover New English

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Awards & Recognition

  • Editorial selection

    Amazon Best Book of the Month

    Selected as an Amazon Best Book of the Month.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A childhood dream of space

Inspired by Mae Jemison’s life, this picture book presents an early chapter in the story of the first African American woman to travel in space. Young Mae imagines dancing among the stars and wants to become an astronaut; encouragement from her parents and her own curiosity and determination are central to the account. The book connects a child’s imaginative ambition with the effort and support behind pursuing it, making Jemison’s achievement accessible through a story of childhood dreams.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 interested in space and astronauts
  • Families and educators seeking a read-aloud about Mae Jemison
  • Young readers exploring biographies and stories of ambition

Themes

Space explorationChildhood ambitionCuriosity and determinationFamily encouragementMae Jemison’s life

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Book overview

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.

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