Work It, Girl: Mae Jemison: Blast off into space like Juvenile Fiction Fantasy Monsters Legends • 2002 ALA Best Books

• 2002 ALA Best Books for Young Adults long-listed

She then spent the rest of her life spreading the word that people of all colors can live together in harmony

and all-too-relevant history of the Black Panther Party

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Work It, Girl: Mae Jemison: Blast off into space like Juvenile Fiction Fantasy Monsters Legends • 2002 ALA Best BooksIn this imaginatively illustrated book from the Work It, Girl series, discover how Mae Jemison became the first African American woman in space in this true story of her life. Then, learn 10 key lessons from her work you can apply to your own life. When Mae Jemison was a little girl, she loved science, dancing, and dinosaurs. She watched the Apollo moon landings and wondered why none of the astronauts were womenand she just didn't buy the answers she