Mae Jemison (Rookie Biographies)

Meet Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to travel to space.

Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more. Mae Jemison was a bright child who was always fascinated by science. The top student and gifted dancer ignored naysayers and worked hard to achieve her dream of becoming a doctor and an astronaut.

Jodie Shepherd, who also writes under the name Leslie Kimmelman, is the author of more than 75 fiction and nonfiction children’s books. She is also a former children’s book editor.