"Serena Sees Her Footprints on the Moon"

Serena Sees Her Footprints on the Moon by Sean Reed
To download a copy: https://leanpub.com/serenasees 

Reader Response: This book is about a little girl who is exploring the moon and walking in the same steps that other astronauts have walked. Just as they did she leaves her mark on the moon and explores the moon and all the things that were left behind from a previous mission. The story also has Serena going to the far side of the moon where no one has yet to go and shows how Serena is the first person there. Along her walk on the moon Serena explains what all the equipment is used for. The illustration are cute and give an idea of what it might be like on the moon now and shows that nothing probably has changed since man landing on the moon.  

Evaluator’s Response: This is a great book to help build a library for a science classroom. This book is an ebook found at https://leanpub.com/serenasees. The purpose of the book is to have STEM books showing main characters of all different types of people. In this book the main character is an African American little girl who is imaging herself exploring the moon and then going the next step and exploring the far side of the moon. The great aspect of this book is that it sends the reader the message that you can do anything if you want to do it. It makes STEM cool! It also explores the machines used by the astronauts on the moon and that they were used for.  

Teacher’s Response: This book can be down loaded for free as an e-book. Since science related pictures books can be hard to come by therefore this could be a great resource to start a library in a science class. The best is that there is no cost which helps when funds may be limited. This is a simple book but it is a good read and could be used as an intro to a lesson on space or to encourage students to explore careers in STEM. 

Literacy Coach Response: This could be a good book to help with those who are ELL students since it is a simple story to read. It can also be used to help students practice making inferences by asking them what each machine the main character encounters is used for. Students can then take it beyond the book and research the first landing on the moon and compare what is in this book with the information they found in their research.