DO YOU HAVE what it takes to be an astronaut? Meghan McCarthy blasts readers off to astronaut school in her new, young, nonfiction picture book. Take a ride on the Vomit Comet and learn how it feels to be weightless. Have your measurements taken100 to be exactfor your very own space suit. Meghan McCarthy has created the perfect book to share with children who want to be astronauts when they grow up.

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award. It was recognised in the Ages 0-7 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens. It also was recognised in the Nonfiction Picture Book category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal.

This book has been graded for interest at 3-7 years.

There are 40 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2008 by Random House USA Inc .

MEGHAN McCARTHY has written and illustrated several other bright, bold, and funny books for children, including Show Dog, an IRA-CBC Children's Choice, and The Adventures of Patty and the Big Red Bus. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.