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Blast off / by Linda C. Cain and Susan Rosenbaum ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon.
When her friends tease her for dreaming of being an astronaut, a young African American girl uses discarded items to make a spaceship for her interstellar journey.
Record details
- ISBN: 1681375680
- ISBN: 9781681375687
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations
- Publisher: New York : New York Review Books, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published in Lexington, Massachusetts, in 1973 by Ginn and Co. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 4-8. Grades K-1. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 23.95 |
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| Subject: | Astronauts > Juvenile fiction. African Americans > Juvenile fiction. Outer space > Juvenile fiction. |
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Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | STO JP Cain | 31681020171898 | PICTURE | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Originally published in 1973 after the final Apollo mission, this inspiring story follows a young Black girl as she builds her own rocket ship and blasts off into space through imagination and determination. Illustrations. - Baker & Taylor
When her friends tease her for dreaming of being an astronaut, a young African American girl uses discarded items to make a spaceship for her interstellar journey. - Random House, Inc.
An inspiring story about a young Black girl who wants to be an astronaut, written years before Black astronauts were sent into space. This remarkable picture book has been out of print for decades, until now.
First published in 1973, a year after the final Apollo mission, when American astronauts were exclusively white and male, Blast Off is the story of a young African American girl with a vision and a mission.
Regina Williams wants to be an astronaut. One day sheâs drawing a picture of a rocket ship on the sidewalk when her friends come by and start to tease her. âYouâll never be an astronaut,â they say.
In reply, she builds her own spaceship with old boxes, pipes, and cans. Before long sheâs in space, her eyes wide with wonder at the smallness of the blue-green Earth, the blackness of space, the stars and satellites. When she comes back down to earth, her friends donât believe her, but she knows her dream is real.
An inspiring story of interstellar space travel with illustrations by the legendary Diane and Leo Dillon.
