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* New York Times #1 Bestseller
* Publishers Weekly Bestseller
* Los Angeles Times Best Children's Books
* Black Eyed Susan Book Award
* Golden Sower Award
* Young Hoosier Book Award



4차례나 우주왕복선을 타고 우주정거장에 가서 임무를 수행한 우주조종사 마크 켈리가 글을 쓰고, 저명한 Illustrator인 C. F. Payne이 그림을 그린 재미있고 유익한 내용의 그림책입니다. 마크 켈리는 2001년에 우주왕복선 엔데버호를 타고 처음으로 우주로 나갈 때 실험용쥐를 태우고 함께 갔습니다. 이 때의 경험을 바탕으로 생쥐 우주비행사가 활약하는 신나고 재미있는 그림책을 만들었으며, 이 책은 뉴욕타임즈의 #1베스트셀러가 되기도 했습니다.

우주왕복선 발사를 앞두고 우주비행사들 뿐만 아니라 우주에서 함께 임무를 수행할 생쥐들도 열심히 훈련을 했습니다. 우주에 나갈 후보 생쥐들 중에 가장 몸집이 작은 메테오는 다른 생쥐들보다 더욱 많이 노력했으며, 그 결과 몸집이 큰 다른 생쥐 5마리와 함께 당당히 생쥐우주비행사로 선정이 되었습니다.

마침내 우주왕복선이 발사되고, 우주로 날아가게 되자 겁에 질린 다른 생쥐들과는 달리 메테오는 두려움 없이 우주에서의 생활을 즐겼습니다. 우주에서 14일간 생활하면서 다른 우주비행사들이 우주유영을 비롯해서 여러가지 실험을 수행하는 동안 메테오는 이들을 도와줄 일이 없을까 생각했지요. 그리고 마침내 그 기회가 찾아옵니다. 우주비행사중 한 명이 실수로 조종판을 작동시키는데 필요한 열쇠를 모니터장비 사이에 빠트리는 일이 발생했는데, 도저히 그 열쇠를 꺼낼 방법이 없었습니다. 그때 몸집이 가장 작은 생쥐 메테오가 장비 틈새로 들어가서 그 열쇠를 꺼낼 수 있었지요.

우주왕복선의 임무 수행에 커다란 차질이 생길 수 있었던 위기를 넘기게 해 준 메테오는 지구로 귀환한 후 영웅칭호를 얻게 되었으며, Mousetronaut이란 근사한 직함도 얻게 되었습니다....

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What is 하드커버? 양장본이라고도 불리우며, 표지가 단단한 판지로 만들어진 책입니다. 판지를 천이나 가죽으로 감싸기도 합니다. 책의 속지는 일반적으로 중성처리된 종이(Acid-free paper)를 사용해서 잘 변질이 되지 않기 때문에 오랫동안 보관하기에 적합합니다. 이 종류의 책은 더스트 재킷, 또는 더스트 커버로 불리는 표지덮개가 함께 있는 경우가 많습니다. 간혹 내부 속지가 콩기름 코팅이 된 경우 고약한 냄새가 나는 책도 있습니다.

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Hardcover: 40 pages
ISBN-10: 1442458240
ISBN-13: 978-1442458246
책 크기: 26.2 cm x 26 cm



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Book Description
A heartwarming picture book tale of the power of the small, from bestselling author and retired NASA astronaut Commander Mark Kelly.
Astronaut Mark Kelly flew with “mice-tronauts” on his first spaceflight aboard space shuttle Endeavour in 2001. Mousetronaut tells the story of a small mouse that wants nothing more than to travel to outer space. The little mouse works as hard as the bigger mice to show readiness for the mission . . . and is chosen for the flight! While in space, the astronauts are busy with their mission when disaster strikes - and only the smallest member of the crew can save the day. With lively illustrations by award-winning artist C. F. Payne, Mousetronaut is a charming tale of perseverance, courage, and the importance of the small!


School Library Journal
In this picture book based on the space shuttle Endeavor, mice are being trained alongside human astronauts and selected to accompany the 2001 mission. Meteor is one of the smallest mice, but the most hardworking. After the suspenseful liftoff, an irreplaceable key gets stuck between control panels, and he hurls into action to save the mission. The concise, energetic writing works in tandem with the highly detailed and expressive, softly crosshatched cartoon art. The tone of the story is celebratory, but also gives an authentic glimpse into daily life on a space shuttle. Close-ups of characters reveal humorous surprise or just pure glee. The astronauts dub Meteor with the title "Mousetronaut" due to his bravery and service. Librarians will want to share the inspiration for this tale included in the afterword, an informative essay on man's quest to overcome gravity and fly. Apparently, during the duration of the flight, only one of the 18 mice onboard the Endeavor playfully and contentedly floated in zero gravity. The rest clung to the cage. The values of being small, useful, solving problems, and working hard-as opposed to being big and strong-will inspire young readers. The bibliography is outstanding as is the kid-friendly list of Internet sources featuring sites with games and videos.


Kirkus
Diminutive size proves to be an advantage on a shuttle mission.
Meteor the mouse would dearly love to join the shuttle crew, but all the other mice know he’s too small. The human shuttle commander’s had his eye on Meteor, though, and seeing his motivation, chooses him for one of the six mouse spots. Meteor is such a “natural” in zero gravity, he’s allowed out of the cage, aka the Mouse Hotel. The human astronauts are busy on spacewalks and conducting experiments, but there’s not much for Meteor to do. When the key to the control panel becomes stuck in a tight spot, the commander says, “This isn’t good.” Human fingers are too thick, but Meteor saves the day. Kelly, a retired astronaut, puts his expertise to work, naturally sliding the tiniest details of life on a shuttle into his story. Even in space, astronauts answer email; it goes without saying that at least one of the astronauts is a woman; and who knew you needed keys on a space shuttle? (Probably appropriately, the exact role of the mice on the mission is never explored.) Payne has a good time with his illustrations, investing little Meteor with a suitably outsized personality and making his multicultural human shuttle crew look normal as normal can be-like Meteor, maybe child readers can become astronauts, too. This little mouse may well inspire some big dreams.


Publishers Weekly
In an afterword, former astronaut Kelly (who is also the husband of Gabrielle Giffords) recalls that on his first Endeavor flight, the research mice on board would have nothing to do with weightlessness and clung to the mesh of their cage for the entire mission-except one, “smaller than the rest, [who] seemed to enjoy the experience and effortlessly floated around the cage.” Inspired by this real-life mouse, Kelly’s first children’s book tells the story of Meteor, a lightly anthropomorphized rodent who turns his tininess into an advantage when an important key gets stuck in a crack between two monitors. The understated, quietly intense prose (“ ‘This isn’t good,’ says the commander. ‘We need that key back’ ”) is just right for the particular breed of hero that is the American astronaut, and the narrative stakes are just high enough for the younger end of the target audience. Payne (Hide-and-Squeak) contributes muscular, handsomely textured images and vivid portraits that make it absolutely clear that space travel is a larger-than-life adventure.


The New York Times Book Reivew
Here the mouse is headed in the opposite direction. This first children’s book by Kelly, a retired astronaut and husband of former Representative Gabrielle Giffords, builds on his experience with real mice aboard the space shuttle Endeavour. Eighteen of them. In this winning story there are six, and as the smallest one, Meteor gets to perform his own special mission. After helping the astronauts out of a potential Apollo 13 calamity, Meteor is declared a hero-sure to please many fellow pipsqueaks back on Earth.