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by Ellen Ochoa (Author), Citlali Reyes (Illustrator)
Introduce your little ones to Dr. Ochoa's stellar world - and how there are little engineers within them all!
Joining Dr. Ochoa's Stellar World series' is the third letter in STEAM, Dr. Ochoa's Stellar World: Engineering! Little ones will be introduced to the world of engineering and how imagination leads to space exploration, like sending rockets back to the moon or programming rovers to roam the lands of Mars. Ellen Ochoa will showcase how they can make their mark on our world's journey through the stars.
Parents will adore this bilingual English-Spanish board book as it will introduce little ones about the imagination and innovation behind engineering and how it brings us closer to understanding the inner workings of space exploration!
Author Biography
Ellen Ochoa became the first Latina to go to space when she served on a nine-day mission aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1993. She has flown on four missions, spending a total of 41 days in space. She completed her 30-year career at NASA by serving as the 11th Director of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX and is honored to have six schools named after her. Now living in Boise, ID with her husband and dog Felix, with their two grown sons nearby, she continues to be an ambassador for science and engineering education, especially engaging kids and adults from groups who are underrepresented in those fields.
Citlali Reyes is a Mexican illustrator. Since she was a child, she always loved doodling and telling stories through images; this drew her to the enchanting world of illustration where she has resided for almost ten years. In 2014, she partnered with Lil' Libros to create their first 3 books and over time she has illustrated more than 30 bilingual children's books for the publisher. Now she finds herself in a new adventure as author and illustrator of her debut book, Sana, sana, colita de rana. When she is not drawing for countless hours, Citlali enjoys reading, stargazing or playing around with her camera.
