As Annie prepares for Career Day at school, all her family members give her gifts based on what they think she wants to be. When Career Day arrives, she reveals her true goal of wanting to become an astronaut.
Astronaut Annie
Discuss the Book
A Secret
Pages 1–11
- Important Moment: Annie is planning her costume for Career Day, when her classmates will dress up as the careers they want to have.
- Ask and Share: What would you want to dress up as for Career Day? Why are you interested in that career?
Explore and Soar
Pages 12–19
- Important Moment: Based on the clues Annie gives, Annie’s dad thinks she wants to be a mountain climber (his dream), and her mom thinks she wants to be a basketball player (her hobby).
- Ask and Share: Why do you think each of Annie’s family members thinks they know what Annie wants to be? Has anyone made an assumption about what your goals are or what you are interested in being? How could you handle that?
To the Sky!
Pages 20–27
- Important Moment: At Career Day, Annie reveals that she wants to be an astronaut when she grows up, using her family members’ contributions in new ways to create a spacesuit.
- Ask and Share: How does Annie use each of her family members’ gifts in her costume? Why do you think she does that?
Real Inspiration
Pages 28–30
- Important Moment: The “Women in Space” section describes four real-life female astronauts.
- Ask and Share: What do you think Annie has in common with the astronauts in the “Women in Space” section? What did you learn about the astronauts?