José M Hernández
Author
Publisher
Arte Público Press
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ten-year-old José M. Hernández watched the Apollo 17 moonwalks on his family's black and white television in 1972 and knew what he wanted to be when he grew up: an astronaut. Later that night he told his father and was surprised when his dad said, "You can do this, m'ijo!"
Mr. Hernández told his son that if he really wanted to become an astronaut, he would need to follow a simple, five-ingredient recipe to succeed: 1) decide what you want,
...Author
Publisher
Piñata Books, an imprint of Arte Público Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this bilingual picture book, astronaut José M. Hernández recounts his childhood as the son of Mexican migrant workers and his life-long dream to travel to the stars.