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LEGO Women of NASA Space Heroes

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Meet four amazing women - astronauts, scientists and mathematicians - who helped make space travel a reality. Illustrated with photography from the new LEGO (R) Ideas Women of NASA set, this book for children learning to read is a fun way to discover the achievements of some of space travel's greatest pioneers. Read about Mae Jemison, the first African American women to travel in space. Find out how Sally Ride inspired future scientists after her career as an astronaut. Discover how Margaret Hamilton created computer software for the Apollo mission, and see the stars with Nancy Grace Roman through the giant Hubble Telescope. Learn about NASA, and explore what life is like aboard the Endeavour Space Shuttle! Presented with fun images, simple vocabulary and lots of word repetition to engage young readers and help them build their literary skills, DK Reader LEGO Women of NASA reading book celebrates achievements in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. (c)2018 The LEGO Group.

ISBN: 9780241331408
Pub Date: 29th January 2018
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Imprint: DK Children
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 24

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This is Book 36 in the DK Readers Level 1 Series. See all DK Readers Level 1 books here.

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Jacobmaymvneill Aged 4 2 books

27th May '18

Jacobmaymvneill read it themselves aged 4 aged 4

My nephew is obsessed with Leo atm and this addition to his collection was perfect he spent hours going through it. He’s 4 and was the perfect book for him great purchase definitely recommend

Jacobmaymvneill Aged 4 2 books

27th May '18

Jacobmaymvneill read it themselves aged 4 aged 4

My nephew is obsessed with Leo atm and this addition to his collection was perfect he spent hours going through it. He’s 4 and was the perfect book for him great purchase definitely recommend

BabyBramble Aged 5 8 books

8th April '18

BabyBramble read it themselves aged 5 aged 5

Harriet loved this book and was able to read it confidently. She found the Lego style engaging as she is a big Lego fan and really enjoyed testing hers and others knowledge at the end. It was a great way of introducing some positive female role models and encouraging her interest it STEM. Will definiely be buying more of the series.

Cjwnyc Adult 37 book reviews

18th July '18

I read it to LandonB aged 7 aged 7 & to Landon10 aged 7 aged 7

This book as been a real eye opener for my 7 year old son. The hook for him was the Lego aspect but the facts, Drama and sheer excitement of space made this a real favourite of his.
We also paralleled the book with our trip to the Kennedy space centre too which sparked so many questions.
Plus his building of Lego spaceships has improved no end.

modzy78 Adult 63 book reviews

25th March '18

I read it to dani aged 5 aged 5

This book is a really fun introduction to the 4 women Lego has focuses on in their women of NASA set. Details are given about each woman's accomplishments. There is a range of vocabulary introduced, and information is given about space shuttles. One thing that is a bit different from most Lego entertainment is that it's a bit more serious. I was glad that they didn't trivialize the accomplishments of these pioneers with their standard with and humor. Even without, it is an interesting book that managed to keep my daughter's attention. Her favorite part was a picture of the Earth and moon. I'd recommend this book to young children interested in space and those who want to show that women are capable of scientific and physical accomplishments. It's also great for all Lego fans.

46lena Adult 33 book reviews

26th March '18

I read it myself (an adult) , to 446lena aged 6 aged 6 & to 4446lena aged 4 aged 4

My daughter loves this book. From this book she can learn about spaceship and Nasa. There is just right amount of knowledge for the age of the children to keep them interested.

fifebooklovers Adult 142 book reviews

2nd April '18

I read it to fifebookboy aged 6 aged 6

We loved this book and my 6 year old was able to read it himself comfortably. The book ties in with the Lego set Women of Nasa, giving a brief history of each of the women. The book is divided into very short chapters (great for children who want to read chapter books but are sometimes a bit overwhelmed by them) with large photos of the minifigures from the Lego set, along with other Lego space items. There is an index and a quiz at the end to help with understanding. My son is a fluent reader but less confident readers would be able to manage the book. It would make a great gift alongside the Lego set.

LandonB Aged 7 44 books

22nd May '18

LandonB read it themselves aged 7 aged 7

I really liked this book as it told me lots of cool facts about women heroes! I love lego figures so like they way the book looked. I learnt lots of new facts and my mum loved me reading it to her.

Most NASA books are about men so it was cool to read about women who did amazing stuff.
I loved the bright pictures in the book.

EFB Aged 6 23 books

4th April '18

EFB read it themselves aged 6 aged 6

I like this book because I like things about space. I liked learning about the people in the book. It was a bit easy for me.

LA12 Aged 5 201 books

21st March '18

LA12 read it themselves aged 5 aged 5

This book is ideal for children that are learning to read, are familiar with the letter sounds and blending them together to make words. It's also a good size for them to hold by themselves. There are plenty of Lego-themed pictures and labels which Leo loved looking at and reading, in particular Space travel and Blast off! The book was fun, engaging and had information about women in occupations such as astronauts, astronomers and computer scientists. There were some new words that Leo was unfamiliar with that he found more difficult, but overall the book was appropriate for his reading level. He has also read some other titles from this series, Lego Batman and Lego Ninjago, which he also enjoyed.

Loubydoo Adult 601 book reviews

23rd March '18

I read it to Soopa aged 3 aged 3

We had a mixed reaction to this book in our house. The things about it that I like about it, as a parent: it's about heroic women and it positively encourages girls to take an interest in STEM subjects and shows that they are cool and it shows positive female role models. The things my daughter likes about it: it's got rockets and the moon and stars in it and bizarrely, she also really likes the rather shiny paper it's printed on. So based on those points you'd think it would be a five star review but it fell just short for two reasons - for me, because I really just don't get why the people are portrayed in lego (I realise the book is made by lego) but there doesn't seem to be any point to this except to motivate you to buy the lego sets and that leaves me feeling a bit deflated. Also, for my three-year-old, it did seem a bit textbook-like with the test at the end and it would have been great to have more fun, age-appropirate facts about space and the NASA women's impact on space discovery.

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