Women's History Month StoryWalk

White Plains NY

23 February, 2021

1:10 PM

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Press release from the White Plains Public Library: February 22, 2021 10:00 am | by Raquel Cavalcanti, Children's Librarian Mae Among the Stars By Roda Ahmed, Illustrated by Stasia Burrington Starting February 26th, 2021 Get ready to journey into outer space as you take a walk along Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and the Library Plaza. Follow the panels and read, Mae Among the Stars, by Roda Ahmed and Illustrated by Stasia Burrington. Mae Among the Stars is inspired by the life story of Dr. Mae Carol Jemison, the first African American woman to travel in space. As a child, Mae's family encouraged her to follow her dreams. With faith in herself, determination, and hard work she reached her dream to dance among the stars by becoming the first African American woman astronaut to journey into outer space. To coincide with the StoryWalk, we will have kits that contain a list of suggested STEAM activities, and also a take-home craft. Families can pick up these kits by calling (914) 422-1490 when they reach the Library entrance, and the kit(s) will be brought out to a table at the entrance for you while supplies last. Listen and see a great video of Dr. Mae C. Jemison speak about her desire to become an astronaut on PBS's Nova video, Mae Jemison: I Wanted To Go Into Space. If you'd like to read the book itself, try out some space stories and science project books, or read other great books about the accomplishments of women space scientists – you will enjoy these: Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed, Illustrated by Stasia Burrington (Preschool – Grade 2) OverDrive Library Catalog Path to the Stars: My Journey From Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist by Sylvia Acevedo (Grades 4-6) OverDrive Library Catalog Ada Twist's Big Project Book for Stellar Scientists by Andrea Beaty & David Roberts (Grades 2-4) OverDrive Library Catalog Rocket Says Look Up! By Nathan Bryon & Dapo Adeola (Grades K-3) OverDrive Library Catalog Counting the Stars: The Story of Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician By Lesa Cline-Ransome & Raúl Colón (Grades K-3) OverDrive Hoopla Library Catalog Mars Science Lab Engineer Diana Trujillo by Kari Cornell (Grades 3-5) OverDrive Hoopla Library Catalog LEGO Women of NASA: Space Heroes by Hannah Dolan (Grades K-3) OverDrive Library Catalog Astronaut and Physicist Sally Ride by Margaret J. Goldstein (Read-Aloud) (Grades 1-3) OverDrive Hoopla Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson by Katherine Johnson (Grades 4-6) OverDrive Library Catalog Gutsy Girls Go For Science, Astronauts: With STEM Projects for Kids by Alicia Klepeis & Hui Li (Grades 3-5) OverDrive Library Catalog Caroline's Comets: A True Story by Emily Arnold McCully (Grades 2-4) OverDrive Library Catalog Blast Off Into Space Like Mae Jemison by Caroline Moss & Sinem Erkas (Grades 2-4) OverDrive Library Catalog Sally Ride: A Photobiography of America's Pioneering Woman in Space by Tam O'Shaughnessy (Grades 4-6) OverDrive Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier by Jim Ottaviani & Maris Wicks (Grades 2-3) OverDrive Library Catalog Margaret and the Moon by Dean Robbins & Lucy Knisley (Grades K-3) OverDrive Library Catalog Astronaut Ellen Ochoa by Heather E. Schwartz (Grades 3-5) OverDrive Hoopla Library Catalog Hidden Figures: Young Reader's Edition by Margot Shetterly (Grades 4-6) OverDrive Hoopla Library Catalog Hidden Figures by Margot Shetterly & Laura Freeman (Grades 1-3) OverDrive Hoopla Library Catalog Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer by Traci Sorell & Natasha Donovan (Grades 2-4) OverDrive To the Stars: The First American Woman to Walk in Space by Carmella Van Fleet, Dr. Kathy Sullivan, and Nicole Wong (Grades K-2) OverDrive Hoopla Library Catalog Aerospace Engineer Aprille Ericsson by Laura Hamilton Waxman (Grade 3-5) OverDrive Hoopla Library Catalog Astro Girl by Ken Wilson-Max & Robin Eller (Preschool – Grade 2) OverDrive Hoopla Library Catalog This press release was produced by the White Plains Public Library. The views expressed are the author's own.