Smithsonian Kids: A is for Astronaut

An Out-of-This-World Alphabet Adventure

Smithsonian Kids: A is for Astronaut
Jennifer Levasseur, Vanessa Port
RRP:
NZ$ 17.99
Our Price:
NZ$ 14.39
Board Book
h178 x 178mm - 16pg
1 Aug 2021 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781645176749
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Blast off into space and learn the ABCs with the Smithsonian! 2021 NAPPA (National Parenting Product Awards) Winner Inside this board book, little space explorers will learn out-of-this-world words for each letter of the alphabet paired with colorful illustrations on each page. From astronaut to zero gravity, this simple introduction to outer space and the ABCs is sure to delight babies and their parents! Author Jennifer Levasseur serves as the as the responsible curator for the National Air and Space Museum' s astronaut cameras and chronographs, as well as the Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs.
Dr. Jennifer Levasseur received her BA in history from the University of Michigan in 1999, an MA in American Studies from The George Washington University in 2002, and a PhD in history at George Mason University in 2014. Her forthcoming book, Through Astronaut Eyes: Photography from Early Human Spaceflight (Purdue University Press, July 2020), looks at the cultural significance of astronaut photography. She currently serves as the responsible curator for the National Air and Space Museum' s astronaut cameras and chronographs, as well as the Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs. Prior to her work at the National Air and Space Museum, she worked as a historic interpreter at George Washington' s Mount Vernon. She started her Smithsonian career with an internship in the National Portrait Gallery' s Department of Photography. There, she cataloged photographs acquired through donation and developed strategies for recording portrait information in the museum' s electronic database. Since 2002, Jennifer has also worked at the Air and Space Museum on artifact loans, serves as the Program Committee chair for the biennial Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums conference, and as a department representative on digital projects. She curated the 2015 spacewalk anniversary exhibit Outside the Spacecraft: 50 Years of Extra-Vehicular Activity and currently serves as exhibition curator for the Moving Beyond Earth exhibition. Vanessa Port is an illustrator living in Bend, Oregon, with her two cats and dog. She has a BFA from Kent State University in Visual Communication Design. When she isn' t illustrating, she loves to foster animals and play board games.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781645176749
Published: 1 Aug 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Readerlink Distribution Services, LLC
Publisher: Readerlink Distribution Services, LLC
Format: Board Book
Height: 178mm
Width: 178mm
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 297g
Pages: 16

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