Bonnie's Rocket

The story offers other rich activity/educational possibilities: research your family history, write a letter to a family member . . .Backmatter includes an activity where children can build a rocket of their own, as well as an author's note describing her grandfather's work on the Apollo 11 missionA heartwarming father-daughter story, published just in time for Father's Day.Stories about girl engineers are very popular in the market (witness Rosie Revere, Engineer), but have primarily focused on white protagonists thus far.. . . and her determination in the face of setbacks models resilience for children.Bonnie’s rocket-building process demonstrates sound engineering design principles . . .Like Hidden Figures, the book demonstrates the presence and importance of people of color during a major national initiative like NASA's moon shot.