(Editor's Note: Jada Scott of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is looking forward to the release of her first book, "Talking Planets: The Night Problem." She will use this blog to share her experiences while pursuing her dream to become a NASA rocket ship designer and engineer. Her first book will be released sometime this fall.)
NASHVILLE -- Jada Scott, a
10-year-old student at Homer Pittard Campus School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee,
has dreamed of writing a book ever since she visited the U.S. Space and Rocket
Center and the Adventure Science Center.
The talented author and visual artist, who plans to be a
rocket ship designer/engineer when she grows up, will release her "Talking
Planets Comic Book: The Night Problem," in fall 2018. She takes readers on
an adventurous journey through the solar system aboard a red, white and purple rocket,
bringing our sun, the nearby planets, moon, and even a black hole to life with
insightful facts and original artwork.
"I aspire to work for NASA as a rocket ship
designer/engineer when I grow up," says Jada, a fifth-grader at Homer
Pittard. "In addition to my love for science, I enjoy art and creating
solar system models."
Space travelers learn what it would be like to visit our sun
and planetary neighbors. Here are a few of her observations.
* Mercury is blazing hot on one side and freezing cold on
the other.
* Meanwhile, Venus reaches a high temperature of 864
degrees, way too hot for a long stay.
* Astronauts on her rocket learn that Mars is pestered by a
chaotic asteroid belt while being menaced by passing spaceships with bright
cameras.
* By the time her
rocket reaches Jupiter, space travelers are itchy from all of the storms they
observe in the Great Red Spot.
At the end of her book, Jada invites readers of all ages to
join her on a space bus for more exploration. She created a mixed media image
of her bus with metal markers and paper. The future rocket scientist used
pencil to develop the concepts for another two-dozen original illustrations,
including the rocket, sun and planets. Readers even get to meet a NASA
engineer.
"I would like to thank Mom, Dad, the Adventure Science
Center in Nashville, Tennessee, and the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in
Huntsville, Alabama, for the inspiration in writing my first book," Jada
added. "You have helped me accomplish a difficult task."
For more information about Jada Scott's book, "Talking
Planets," visit www.Facebook.com/TalkingPlanetsBook.
