My students are big fans of Dr. Mae Jemison so I love finding new books to share with them about her. This middle grades nonfiction biography will be perfect to add to my classroom library!

The book does an excellent job covering her childhood, education/career before her time with NASA, her time with NASA and her time post-NASA. Interspersed between the chapters are interesting tidbits, discussion prompts and even a quiz to see how well you would fare as an astronaut (hint: I would not fare well!!)

With thanks to NetGalley and Harper Collins for an early copy in return for an honest review.

Living in Alabama, Mae Jamison is someone who is well known and taught about, but I was surprised by how much I DIDN’T know until reading this book.

This was a great biography from Dr. Jemison’s early life through her later years as an educator and advocate. Intermingled in the biographical story are interesting tidbits for kids including a quiz to take to see how acclimated you are to being an astronaut.

There is also a lot of great featuring of other women of color in the acknowledgements at the end. This is a great book to add to your library if you’re looking to add more diversity or if you just want to focus on a fantastic American figure of history. I really enjoyed this!