The first female astronaut to walk in space was Dr. Kathy Sullivan. To the Stars! by Carmella Van Vleet tells her story. This picture book intersperses Kathy's childhood dreams and doings with pages showing what she ended up doing as an adult! So first she is a girl, dreaming of airplanes; then the next spread shows her packed bag preparing for a flight. First, we see her swimming as a child; then we see her swimming with astronaut gear on as she trains. Since we already know, from the title, that Kathy will go to the moon, this format works really well for this picture book. The end matter tells more about her life, her mission and spacewalk, and other women astronauts who were "firsts." Great biography, especially for a little astronaut want-to-be.