The Story of Mae Jemison

This was such an inspiring story of an incredible woman who didn’t give up. Her love of life and learning is contagious!

We loved reading about Mae Jemison, the first female African American astronaut. My girls and boys alike were inspired by her hard work to make her dreams come true! We ended up watching youtube videos to learn more about her and about her mission into space. One of my kids really wants to work for NASA one day, so he especially enjoyed this book. My girls who dance were excited that Mae also excelled in dance, as well as being a scientist and a doctor.

I love that my daughters keep rereading this one! So inspiring!

First time buying the science units. I bought space and marine biology. I decided to try the read aloud that were suggested. Next time I will make sure to download the samples. Loved the marine one didn’t care for space ones especially this book. I was hoping for more books that actually had to do with space. Planets, space shuttles or what itsike to be an astronaut. I wish it would have said this was about a biography. Honestly the biography was not well written and boring. Wouldn’t recommend.

I read this to my kids and we all really enjoyed learning about Mae Jemison. The illustrations are beautiful and the story is told just right for the various ages of my kids. Ms Jemison is truly inspirational in her determination, curiosity, and love of all things beautiful. She’s a great example of working hard and overcoming obstacles to achieve her goals.