CINNAMON, The Cat On The James Webb Telescope CANNELLE, Le Chat Sur Le TÉLESCOPE James Webb

On December 25, 2021, the long-awaited James Webb Telescope was finally launched from French Guiana to travel to the farthest reaches of the known galaxy to continue exploring the unknown reaches of space. So, why in the world is there a cat on board? Cinnamon, The Cat on the James Webb Telescope by Geny Heywood follows a young feline who manages to find herself hitching a ride on the historic telescope after having fallen asleep. As she longs to return home, she recounts how she managed to arrive at her predicament while also recounting historical information on the French government, the penal colony of Guiana, and the 1969 Apollo 11 launch. Geny Heywood is a French-born immigrant who left home at the age of twenty-one to make a new life for herself in North America after World War II. Now at the age of ninety-two, she is a mother of four, grandmother of twelve, and great-grandmother of seven. She has spent her lifetime working mostly with children. As a street teacher from her extensive experience, she feels very strongly that all children are geniuses, assuring anyone she meets that every child is an artist and intellectual just waiting to be discovered. She strongly encourages parents and grandparents to read to their little ones right from the day they are born. Whatever they teach them will always stay in their brains, for they are more attuned than expected. Use difficult words, and they will understand. If not, they will ask.