The Moon Over Star, Dianna Hutts Aston
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The Moon Over Star

Author: Dianna Hutts Aston

Narrator: Cherise Boothe

Unabridged: 0 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/07/2013

Genre: Children & Young Adults Fiction - Biographical

Synopsis

Acclaimed author Dianna Hutts Aston delights young readers with books about real-life topics written in language they can understand. In The Moon Over Star, a young girl remembers how in 1969 she watched enthralled as astronauts took the first steps on the moon. She looked into the sky and dreamed of reaching for the stars. This little girl turns out to be Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to go into space. "A quiet, satisfying tribute to this milestone in human history and its power to inspire others."-Booklist

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