Astronaut Annie
by Suzanne Slade
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Pub Date Mar 06 2018 | Archive Date Oct 19 2018
Myrick Marketing & Media, LLC | Tilbury House Publishers
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Description
Career Day is approaching, and Annie can’t wait to show her family what she’s planning to be when she grows up. But, she must keep it a secret until Friday! So curious family members each ask Annie for a clue. Convinced that she’ll be a news reporter like he once was, Grandpop gives her his old camera and notebook to use for her presentation. Grandma is sure Annie wants to be a champion baker like her, so she offers a mixing bowl and oven mitts to Annie. Hopeful she'll become the mountain climber he aspired to be, Dad gives Annie an old backpack. Mom presents Annie with a pair of high-top sneakers to pursue Mom's favorite sport in high school -- basketball.
Grateful for each gift, Annie cleverly finds a way to use them all to create her Career Day costume. When the big day arrives, Annie finally reveals her out-of-this-world dream to everyone.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780884485230 |
| PRICE | $17.95 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Amber W, Educator
Astronaut Annie is the story of a little girl getting ready for Career Day at school. In talking with the adults in her life to prepare, she begins to take a little bit from each of their careers in learning about her own. She takes story-telling, courage, flying and much more. She surprises her family by telling them she wants to be an astronaut. The end pages are wonderful, talking about women in science and space. It will be a great book to share with classes and children learning about space, impactful women, careers and much more.
Carla J, Reviewer
I really liked this story. Annie has to do a presentation for Career Day. Each of her parents and grandparents ask her what her presentation is going to be about. She gives them a clue and they give her an item based upon what they think her choice will be. I like that the reader gets to guess along with the family (I know the title gives it away) but it is also fun to see how she uses each item they give her in her presentation. Of course this book is all about dreaming and reaching for those dreams. In a world where we are trying to encourage girls in math and science this is a great book. The back gives some basic details about four women that have been in space that were first in an area. There are also sources given to find out more about them. The illustrations are nice, colourful but not too much detail to distract from the topic being shown. I think this is a great book for family, school and class libraries.
Sasha R, Bookseller
I think this is the perfect addition to any children's library and the multicultural section in bookstores. It's inspiring to see how the main character takes aspects she's learned from her family to reach for the sky and achieve her dream. It's definitely inspiring for any young girl.
Erin C, Librarian
Astronaut Annie is about a young girl named Annie who is preparing for Career Day at school. All week she offers hints to her family and friends about what she wants to be when she grows up. They all find out together on Career Day that Annie as chosen to be an Astronaut! This is a great inspirational story for young girls. I love that it includes nonfiction information at the end about women in space.
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