I Want to Be an Astronaut

A crew of astronauts blasts into orbit aboard a space shuttle, eating ready-to-eat food, floating in zero gravity, taking space walks, and fixing a satellite before returning to Earth.

For the kid who points at every rocket, moon, and star and asks a hundred questions — this one answers them with pictures instead of lectures.

• Big idea: Space travel is a job with real steps and real tasks, and that job is something a curious kid could imagine doing too.
• Vibes: Bright, bold, and matter-of-fact — curious rather than fantastical.

• love space, rockets, and astronauts
• enjoy learning how real things work
• respond well to simple, direct sentences and bold graphic pictures
• like to picture themselves in big, grown-up jobs

• Story recall: What are some of the things the astronauts do once they're in orbit?
• Imagination: What do you think it would feel like to float in zero gravity?
• Real-life connection: Have you ever eaten food that was made for eating in a special way, like the astronauts' ready-to-eat food?
• Curiosity: Why do you think the astronauts needed to fix the satellite?
• Dreaming big: If you got to go to space, what job would you want to do up there?