ASTRONAUT LELAND MELVIN PENS NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL FOR KIDS WHO ARE ‘SPACE CASERS’

Former NFL wide receiver turned astronaut, Leland Melvin pens a new graphic novel for kids who are “Space Chasers”. View this post on Instagram A post shared by First Second (@01firstsecond) “As an older person who is trying to get the next generation of explorers to see what’s possible, what better way to do that than having a graphic novel that’s reaching middle grade kids” the Virginia native said in a recent interview about the novel. “Because a lot of kids can’t read or it’s hard for them to read. To have the images and the text helps them with their reading, and it doesn’t leave anyone behind.” Melvin added, “It’s something that I never imagined doing as a kid because I didn’t see people that look like me doing that.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Leland Melvin (@lelandmelvin) The novel is geared towards kids ages 8 – 12. Check out a brief synopsis below according to the publishers website, of what young readers and space aficionados can expect. When Tia Valor takes a test on a whim for an exclusive NASA program for middle schoolers, she never thought she’d pass. After all, she never really...