Good Night Captain Mama by Graciela Tiscareno-Sato

This title will be most appropriate in 3rd to 6th grade classrooms for a variety of content lessons ranging from language arts to physical sciences.

Graciela's adventurous storytelling, Linda's rich, engaging illustrations and Kiyoshi's origami design activity all meld together to lead you on a lasting journey, with ideas that extend far beyond the end of the book.' 'Young and old alike are visually and mentally immersed as they live an inclusive story of service, curiosity and courage. 'I can't wait for my students to experience Captain Mama's third story,' said Ziwa Hampshire, Air Force veteran turned 4th grade teacher in Los Gatos, California.

Readers are introduced to rich aviation vocabulary while learning about aircraft systems and celebrating bilingualism. This sophisticated 60-page title includes an original, bilingual origami jet project, bilingual glossaries and bilingual educational resources. They see Captain Mama and crew in action refueling some of the coolest jets in the Air Force, and witness what happens during an emergency. Now, in the third book, Marco and his classmates take flight on the KC-135 refueling tanker. In the second book, 'Captain Mama’s Surprise,' Marco leads his class field trip to tour the aerial refueling jet where his mother works and narrates the experience in the unique voice of a military-connected child.

In the series debut, 'Good Night, Captain Mama,' a young boy named Marco learns why his mother wears a military flight suit and why she serves. 'Taking Flight with Captain Mama / Despegando con Capitán Mamá' ISBN: 978-0-997 (hardcover), 978-0-997 (paperback), 979-8-985 (eBook) is now available for preorder in hardcover format, preceding its publication in early October. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA, Septem/ / - Independent educational publishing firm Gracefully Global Group announces the upcoming national release of the third installment of Graciela Tiscareño-Sato’s groundbreaking children’s book series, inspired by the author’s daughter-of-Mexican-immigrants-turned-military-aviator story and her decade of aviation service. Karla Orosco, science teacher at Naval Air Station, Lemoore, California

Good Night Captain Mama by Graciela Tiscareno-Sato