breannaspiegel's review
Astrid has a grand plan to become the first hard of hearing astronaut in space—but her plan goes out the window on Day 1 when her best friend doesn’t want to do the space club with Astrid. This is a great early reader about friendship, overcoming adversity, and following your dreams no matter what, for fans of Kitty and the Moonlight Rescue, Definitely Dominguita, Catalina Incognito, or JoJo Makoons.
a_blue_box_full_of_books's review
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
Astrid cannot wait to go back to school : this year she is joining the Shooting Stars, a space club that will allow her to go to Space Camp and one day to realize her dream to become an astronaut. The best thing is, she is going to do all that with her best friend Hallie. But once school begins, the plan doesn’t go as expected : Hallie is joining another club !
I really loved Astrid’s adventures. Rie Neal wrote an empowering STEM-themed chapter book, whose heroine knows what she wants. She encounters problems that will talk to young readers : new classmates, fear of losing old friends and concern to not succeed at school. I love how the book is inclusive. Young Astrid is hard of hearing and uses hearing aids, which doesn’t stop her from having big dreams and working hard to realize them.
The Astrid the Astronaut book series shares a very strong message with young readers.
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