Astronaut
By: Mae Jemison and Dana Meachen Rau
Contributors: Rau, Dana Meachen, 1971-
Series: A true book; True book
Publisher: Children's Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780531255001; 9780531240601
Subjects: Interstellar travel; Manned space flight; Juvenile literature
Description: "In 1992, Dr. Mae Jemison made history by spending eight days in Earth's orbit, making her the first black woman ever to visit space. Twenty years later, Dr. Jemison is pushing space travel forward again with her 100 Year Starship Foundation. In this new "True Book" series, readers will join Dr. Jemison as she guides them on a tour of our solar system and explains how astronomers have used technology to discover new stars and planets."--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 45) and index.

Age 9-12.

Grades 4 to 6.
Table of contents: title: Giant leaps in history; title: Journey to the stars; title: Designing a starship; title: Living in interstellar space; title: Here and now.