Look Up: Award-winning authors want kids to be 'inspired by everything!'

Look Up is an award-winning book all about a science-loving young black girl called Rocket who wants to get her brother's eyes off his phone and onto the world around him.

We spoke to author Nathan Bryon and illustrator Dapo Adeola about where the idea for Rocket came from.

According to research, only 4% of books for young readers feature an ethnic minority main character.

That is something Nathan and Dapo wanted to try to change with Rocket. But most importantly, Rocket is for everyone, according to the creators.

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