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Mae Jemison
Explore the life and achievements of the first African American female astronaut, Mae Jemison.
- GenresBiography
24 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2014
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August 6, 2014
This mini-biography for younger elementary highlights the astronaut who is also a doctor and teacher as she inspires others to reach their dreams.
The timeline running along the bottom of each page is helpful, and each event described is added to the line. However, each event is evenly spaced apart, which I think is very misleading to youngsters. I am glad to see the “Read More” books listed are recent publications.
Also included is a section called “Critical Thinking Using the Common Core” with two sets of questions teachers could use. These would be handy for independent readers, parents, or teachers who are not able or don’t have the time to create their own such questions. I wonder if the publishers really believe teachers need help developing critical thinking questions for any text or are they riding the CC wave to promote their books?
Full color photos show Jamison throughout her career, as well as one page showing her high school science lab. Since she was born in Alabama, I wonder if her parents moved to Chicago so she might have more opportunities and better schools.
The timeline running along the bottom of each page is helpful, and each event described is added to the line. However, each event is evenly spaced apart, which I think is very misleading to youngsters. I am glad to see the “Read More” books listed are recent publications.
Also included is a section called “Critical Thinking Using the Common Core” with two sets of questions teachers could use. These would be handy for independent readers, parents, or teachers who are not able or don’t have the time to create their own such questions. I wonder if the publishers really believe teachers need help developing critical thinking questions for any text or are they riding the CC wave to promote their books?
Full color photos show Jamison throughout her career, as well as one page showing her high school science lab. Since she was born in Alabama, I wonder if her parents moved to Chicago so she might have more opportunities and better schools.
February 16, 2014
This book is NOT for this assignment.
I truly enjoyed this book and have a very strong sense of pride and "sisterhood" for Mae Jemison because we were both born in October of 1956. I could not use this book in my text set because there was not a professional review on it. I'm very disappointed about that.
I truly enjoyed this book and have a very strong sense of pride and "sisterhood" for Mae Jemison because we were both born in October of 1956. I could not use this book in my text set because there was not a professional review on it. I'm very disappointed about that.
April 21, 2014
Young readers will enjoy having this biography of the African-American astronaut in their classroom collection. It's filled with pictures of Mae Jemison while describing some of her struggles and successes. It's always interesting to read about what happens to famous individuals once they reach their goals.
June 25, 2016
She is 59 years old
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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