I, Astronaut

She reads about space. She admires the planets through her telescope. Now, our astronaut heroine is ready to journey to the stars and visit her celestial friends. This visually stunning book artfully depicts the wonders of space, from sun and moon to comets and constellations. Traveling through a vast and friendly universe, the astronaut embraces her unique place in it and the joy of spending time with those she loves on earth as well as in the heavens. Written and illustrated by Maria Espluga. This book is part of the I Want to Be... series, winner of the Chicago Book Clinic Book and Media Show Best in Show Award.

Storybooks draw children into the wonderful world of reading and imagination. The stories are told in English and Spanish, with both languages on each page for easy learning and loads of fun and discovery.

Creators of Award-Winning Dual Language Products:

The English-Spanish Foundations Series is a prized group of products specially designed to reflect the joy, spontaneity, and energy of infants and toddlers. These bright, colorful and engaging products were created by the principals of me+mi publishing, Gladys Rosa-Mendoza and Mark Wesley, award-winning publishers and the parents of bilingual children, who saw a need for high quality dual language books. They have been creating books for major US publishers for over 20 years and have been honored with numerous awards for design and development of educational books.

Other Products in the English and Spanish Foundation Series include:

Board Books:
• The Alphabet
• Numbers 1 2 3
• Colors and Shapes
• My Family and I
• Opposites
• The Weather
• What time is it?
• My body
• Jobs Around My Neighborhood
• Fruits and Vegetables
• I Can!
• When I Am
• Animals at the Farm
• Cars, Trucks and Planes
• My Clothes
• Lupe Lupita, Where Are You?
• It s My Birthday!
• My House
• I Live Here!
• Lola (Paperback)
• Let s go to the zoo!
• My Senses
• I Take Care of Myself!
• My School
• Who lives in the sea?
• My Week

Big Books:
• My Family and I
• Jobs Around My Neighborhood
• Lupe Lupita, Where Are You?
• When I Am
• My House
• My body
• I Can!
• Animals at the Farm
• I Live Here!
• My Senses
• I Take Care of Myself!
• My Week
• Who lives in the sea?

Audio Books on CD:
• My Family
• My Body
• I Can!
• Jobs Around My Neighborhood
• Animals at the Farm

Storybooks:
• I, sailor
• I, farmer
• I, ballerina
• I, astronaut
• Lola

From the Publisher:

me+mi publishing is an independent publisher dedicated to creating the highest quality products available in two or more languages for infants and toddlers. Reading is a critical element of success in life, and linguists generally agree that bilingual programs provide real educational benefits. We believe that by exposing dual language literature to children at the earliest stages, they will enter the education system not only well prepared with strong reading skills, but with a unique advantage as well. As a result learning becomes a positive life experience for the rest of their lives.

Our Guiding Principles:

• We believe that every child should be read to from birth.
• We believe every child should be taught at least two languages.
• We strive to surpass each customer's expectations.
• We will only produce the highest quality products.

Our Vision:

me+mi publishing will be a company that is recognized for producing the finest dual language products that allow children to function at a high level equally well in English and Spanish.

Awards:

me+mi publishing has received the following literary awards:

• Benjamin Franklin Award
• Chicago Book Clinic Book and Media Show
• Latino Literary Hall of Fame Mariposa Award
• Latino Literary Hall of Fame
• Latino Literary Hall of Fame Honorable Mention
• Writer s Digest Certificate of Merit

From the Author:

When my children were in preschool, I found it hard to find good quality books in English and Spanish. This difficulty inspired me to create the English and Spanish Foundations Series. This series started out with only a few books, and has now grown to include over 50 products.

Over the course of my career, I have developed over 600 books and other products for some of the largest publishers in the United States and have received numerous awards and accolades. My clients have included companies such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Dental Association, American Medical Association, Cook County Hospital, Kraft General Foods, Target, Boarders, Costco, Sams, Burlington Coat Factory, U.S. Post Office, World Book, American Family Insurance, Sate Farm, Reader s Digest, Heinemann Library, HarperCollins, Dorling Kindersley, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Cengage Learning, McGraw Hill, Pearson and others.

I am a graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago and have a BFA in Visual Communications. While at SAIC, I also won a scholarship to study in Europe at the Basel School of Design. I also have a master s degree in Service Design and Design Research from IIT School of Design, with an emphasis on User-centered, Research and Analysis, Service Design and Cross-Cultural Research.

I am fluent in English and Spanish and live in the Chicago area with my husband, two children and our dog Chuchi.

I am so thankful and grateful that you have chosen to buy our products. It is my hope that you enjoy them as much as I have enjoyed creating them.