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Topic:	An Unlikely Astronaut (Kilrain, French)

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Robert Pearlman: [B][URL=https://amzn.to/3H2xZnq]An Unlikely Astronaut[/URL] by Susan Kilrain with Francis French Illustrated by Becky Hardy<BLOCKQUOTE>"An Unlikely Astronaut" is a true story of how Astronaut Susan Kilrain dreamed of flying in space when no American woman had and how she overcame all the obstacles encountered along the way. She wrote the book in hopes of encouraging other kids to reach for their stars even if the odds are against them.</BLOCKQUOTE> [list][]Hardcover, 32 pages []Reading age: ‎5 - 8 years [][URL=https://www.bookpresspublishing.com/books/an-unlikely-astronaut]BookPress Publishing[/URL] (September 15, 2023) []ISBN-10: ‎1947305735 [*]ISBN-13: ‎978-1947305731[/list] <center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/kilrain_unlikely_astronaut01-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/kilrain_unlikely_astronaut01.jpg" width="400" height="400" border="0"></a></center>[/B][/QUOTE]
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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="600"><TR><td bgcolor="#000000"><TABLE BORDER=0 cellpadding=4 border=0 cellspacing=1 WIDTH="100%"><TR bgcolor="#660000"><TD COLSPAN=2><CENTER>T O P I C     R E V I E W</CENTER></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Robert Pearlman</TD><TD><A HREF="https://amzn.to/3H2xZnq" TARGET=_blank>An Unlikely Astronaut</A> by Susan Kilrain with Francis French Illustrated by Becky Hardy<BLOCKQUOTE>"An Unlikely Astronaut" is a true story of how Astronaut Susan Kilrain dreamed of flying in space when no American woman had and how she overcame all the obstacles encountered along the way. She wrote the book in hopes of encouraging other kids to reach for their stars even if the odds are against them.</BLOCKQUOTE> <UL TYPE=SQUARE><LI>Hardcover, 32 pages <LI>Reading age: ‎5 - 8 years <LI><A HREF="https://www.bookpresspublishing.com/books/an-unlikely-astronaut" TARGET=_blank>BookPress Publishing</A> (September 15, 2023) <LI>ISBN-10: ‎1947305735 <LI>ISBN-13: ‎978-1947305731</UL> <center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/kilrain_unlikely_astronaut01-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/kilrain_unlikely_astronaut01.jpg" width="400" height="400" border="0"></a></center></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>FFrench</TD><TD>Updated cover art for this forthcoming book:<center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/kilrain_unlikely_astronaut02-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/kilrain_unlikely_astronaut02.jpg" width="400" height="400" border="0"></a></center></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>FFrench</TD><TD>The book is now out <A HREF="https://www.susankilrain.com/about-4" TARGET=_blank>via Susan's website</A>!<center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/kilrain_unlikely_astronaut03-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/kilrain_unlikely_astronaut03.jpg" width="400" height="711" border="0"></a></center></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>FFrench</TD><TD>This book was recently read aboard the International Space Station. The video of it can be seen here. Perfect for anyone with kids!<center><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Maeabn6nC5Q?si=597tswI9CUUl9JXS" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>

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