Do you have dreams of becoming an astronaut? If you do, the career guide So You Want To Be An Astronaut by Linda Soules is the perfect book for young readers to start learning what it takes to become an astronaut. Within these pages, you will learn all the steps a future astronaut needs to take to earn the opportunity to fly on a mission into outer space.
Linda Soules has penned another informative career guide that young readers will relish. This book is jammed packed with information that presents the pros and cons of training to become an astronaut. One thing that was interesting was the fact that astronauts do many years of study before even being considered to go on a space mission. I never knew they must learn to scuba dive, handle emergencies, or even learn Russian. This book explained all those and more. They go through rigorous training because if they are chosen to go on a space mission, it is only them and the crew that will handle any situation that presents itself. Their training and the training of the other astronauts could potentially save their lives while in outer space.
Another interesting fact this reviewer learned was that the International Space Station is the size of a football field and it orbits 250 miles above Earth. The ISS conducts hundreds of experiments there because of the microgravity needed to obtain the correct and accurate results they need. It’s fascinating to think that a laboratory the size of a football field is orbiting above us.
The illustrations were created by the author using AI, and it is clear that Soules worked painstakingly on them to ensure that each image accurately complemented the accompanying written words. The illustrations are superb enough that the book requires a second, or even a third, reading, just to fully appreciate all of them!
Before turning to writing and publishing for children, Linda Soules spent twenty-five years in law and finance. In devoting that time to those fields, she has mastered how to present intricate topics in language that anyone can understand. This experience has helped her create the “So You Want To Be A…” series, and there are over 50+ books in this series to date.
Quill says: So You Want To Be An Astronaut by Linda Soules is a career manual that children will relish reading again and again. They will learn the pros and cons of what it takes to become an astronaut and they will be able to decide if this career choice is the right one for them as they get older. There are plenty of facts to learn, suggested books for further reading, and even potential valuable training that children can begin doing now if they want to become astronauts in their future.
For more information about So You Want To Be An Astronaut, please visit the author’s website at: lindasoules.com
