The Astronaut Diaries

by Samantha Cristoforetti (Author)

The Astronaut Diaries
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

How do astronauts prepare to go to space? Why are robots so important to space exploration? And how do you wash your hair in zero gravity?

Andi Futura, her older brother and their parents are about to become the first family in space... and she's sharing everything she learns while living aboard a space station with YOU!

Discover what life in space is really like in this fascinating read authored by real-life astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. Andi's diary entries share the fun of slow cartwheeling around a space station and watching 16 sunrises and sunsets every day, while her reports to mission control will have you learning about how conducting science experiments in space can help humanity.

Can Andi do enough to show that she's capable of becoming a fully-fledged astronaut and commanding her own mission one day? Pull on your space helmet, strap on your oxygen tank, and dive into The Astronaut Diaries to find out!

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This title will be released on Jan. 7, 2025, midnight

Samantha Cristoforetti
Samantha Cristoforetti is the first European female commander of the International Space Station and the first European woman to complete a spacewalk. Since 2012, Samantha has been part of two missions: during her latest Minerva, Samantha supported numerous European and international experiments in orbit. Outside of space, Samantha is a UNICEF ambassador and an avid reader with a passion for science and technology and an equal interest in humanities. She enjoys learning foreign languages and occasionally finds the time to hike, scuba dive or practice yoga. When not travelling for work, Samantha lives with her partner Lionel and their two children near ESA's Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780593847268
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Publication date
January 07, 2025
Series
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BISAC categories
JNF051010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science
JNF001000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Activity Books
JNF051040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Astronomy
Library of Congress categories
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