Above and Beyond: Nasa's Journey to Tomorrow by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Published by Feiwel & Friends on September 11th 2018
ISBN: 1250308461
Pages: 160
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Space travel is well covered in this new and snazzy nonfiction presentation.  Students as young as intermediate classes and those in middle school will respond favorably to this large book offering.

Most questions about training of astronauts and space travel will be answered in text or informational boxes provided throughout the text.  The history and progress of the USA National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) beginning in 1958 and looking forward to 2020 is discussed and reviewed with middle readers in mind. NASA provided excellent photos of rockets and space travelers but it is the profile and fast fact sections that add the most to the often drawn-out text.  Above and Beyond is sure to make research easy and its bibliography will send the most interested students to additional sources of information about space exploration.

Intermediate and middle school media centers will want to consider this for their space collections.  Public libraries should also place this new book on their shelves, replacing older materials.  Most libraries will find that some students just want to peruse the photos, this exposure to science is worth the book’s cost.

 

Reviewed by Jan Hamilton, retired youth services librarian in Scarborough, ME