A Brave Spaceboy: Moving is an Adventure!
Illustrator
Laura Freeman
Publisher
Hyperion Book for Children
Publication Year
2005
ISBN
9780786809332
Pages
32 pages
Genre
science fiction
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
On moving day, a little boy bids farewell to his fears by playing pretend: he turns the scary unknown world into an out-of-this-world adventure by handcrafting his own rocket and astronaut outfit for a visit to Mars.
Grade Level
PK-1, K-3
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Biracial; Interracial; biracial children; interracial marriage; interracial parents
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Asian / Black (African American)
Family Formation
mother and father
Keywords
moving; astronaut; space; courage; rhyme; adventure; siblings
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Smith, Dana Kessimakis, "A Brave Spaceboy: Moving is an Adventure!" (2005). Diverse Families. 565.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/565