Books with author Joshua Hernandez

Ten-year-old Jose M. Hernandez 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. Hernandez 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, 2) recognize how far you are from your goal, 3) draw a road map to get there, 4) prepare yourself with a good education, and 5) develop a good work ethic, always giving more than required. In the years to come, Jose would follow this recipe as he obtained undergraduate and master s degrees in electrical engineering. Adding his own ingredient, perseverance, he applied to NASA s astronaut program eleven times and was rejected each time! Finally, in 2004, he was selected to be part of the 19th class of US Astronauts. He achieved his dream in 2009 when he served as the flight engineer on the Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-128 fourteen-day mission to the International Space Station.In From Farmworker to Astronaut, Jose M. Hernandez recollects his parallel journeys, juxtaposing memories of his mission to the space station and childhood aspirations to reach the stars. His story is sure to motivate kids to set goals and reach for their own dreams.

This story is set in WA state on a farm, but this isn't an ordinary farm. On this farm, these cuddly little animals go on many different adventures & stumble onto many different obstacles. This story is about Wilbert's birthday! Like every kids birthday, he's very excited but is sad to find out that his little buddies forgot his birthday. What will happen in the barn? Well, you'll just have to read along . Can't get enough Wilbert and his barnyard buddies? Be on the lookout for all the many products coming soon.

This story is set in WA state on a farm, but this isn't an ordinary farm. On this farm, these cuddly little animals go on many different adventures & stumble onto many different obstacles. This story is about Wilbert's birthday! Like every kids birthday, he's very excited but is sad to find out that his little buddies forgot his birthday. What will happen in the barn? Well, you'll just have to read along . Can't get enough Wilbert and his barnyard buddies? Be on the lookout for all the many products coming soon.

In celebration of Smart McMice's fifteenth birthday, his family takes him to a theme park to spend a day enjoying rides and attractions. But Smart is only interested in one of the park's features: a tall wall.When Smart becomes a little too curious about the wall, he ends up disappearing altogether. Losing their beloved Smart to his curiosity, his family pulls out all the stops to try and find him.What Smart's rescuers end up finding is beyond what they ever could have dreamed of discovering.Follow along as the adventure and fun unfold on the isle of Miceland.