Astro Girl

The stars are the limit for a little girl who acts out her wish to be an astronaut -- inspired by a very special person.

Astrid has loved the stars and space for as long as she can remember. "I want to be an astronaut " she says to everyone who will listen. While her mama is away, Astrid and her papa have fun acting out the challenges an astronaut faces on a space mission -- like being in zero gravity ("I can do that all day long " she says), eating food from a kind of tube, and doing science experiments with the help of cookie sheets. When at last it's time to meet Mama at the air base, Astrid wears her favorite space T-shirt to greet her. But where exactly has Mama been? Channeling a sense of childlike delight, Ken Wilson-Max brings space travel up close for young readers and offers an inspiring ending.

Author: Ken Wilson-Max
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 11/16/2021
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 10.55h x 9.21w x 0.39d
ISBN13: 9781536221954
ISBN10: 1536221953
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents
- Juvenile Fiction | Technology | General
- Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women

About the Author
Ken Wilson-Max was born and raised in Zimbabwe and studied design in the U.K. He is the author-illustrator of many children's books. He says that he has always believed that people are more similar than different, and that that is worth celebrating. Ken Wilson-Max lives in London.