When Mae Jemison was a little girl, she dreamed of blasting off into space on a rocket ship. She was so excited as she watched the Apollo Moon landings, but she wondered... why none of the astronauts were women? Over the years, she joined the Peace Corps, using her medical knowledge to help people in countries all around the world. Upon returning to the United States, she was accepted into NASA's astronaut program, and in 1992 she became thefirst Black woman to travel into space! Blast off, dear readers!
32 pages. Hardback. Written by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara. Illustrated by Janna Morton.