Books for Children
Fiction: Chapter Books and Graphic Novels
Fiction: Chapter Books and Graphic Novels
Space Case by Stuart Gibbs
When Moon Base Alpha's top scientist turns up dead, twelve year old Dash senses there's foul play afoot, but no one believes him. Everyone agrees Dr. Holtz went onto the lunar surface without his helmet properly affixed, simple as that. But Dr. Holtz was on the verge of an important new discovery, and it's a secret someone just might kill to keep... ISBN: 9781442494879 Publication Date: 2014-09-16
Space Dumplins by Craig Thompson; Dave Stewart (colorist)
For Violet Marlocke, family is the most important thing in the whole galaxy. So when her father goes missing, Violet throws caution to the stars and sets out with a group of misfit friends on a quest to find him. But space is big and dangerous, and she soon discovers that her dad has been swallowed by a giant, planet-eating whale. ISBN: 9780545565431 Publication Date: 2015-08-15
Mrs. Jeepers in Outer Space by Debbie Dadey & Marcia Thornton Jones
Mrs. Jeepers' third graders have a week off school to enjoy themselves at BLAST camp, where they will learn about space missions. But as the time to leave on their mission nears, the students begin to worry that Mrs. Jeepers is conspiring to take over the scientists. Are they all doomed? ISBN: 0439043964 Publication Date: 1999-07-01
Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper; Raul Gonzalez (illustrator)
Lupe, El Chavo, and Elirio love working with cars. Their favorite cars are lowriders: cars that hip and hop, dip and drop, go low and slow, bajito y suavecito. The stars align when a contest for the best car around offers a prize of a trunkful of cash-just what the team needs to open their own shop! Includes a glossary with Spanish and scientific terms.ISBN: 9781480668126Publication Date: 2014-11-04
Fiction: Picture Books
Fiction: Picture Books
Space Escape! by Rafat Kotsut; Ameet Studio (illustrator)
When LEGO City crook Hank Cooper steals a space shuttle, his adventure quickly goes away and it's up to the fire department and the police to help clean up the mess. ISBN: 9781424255870 Publication Date: 2013-04-30
Commander Toad and the Space Pirates by Jane Yolen; Bruce Degen (illustrator)
When Commander Salamander and his band of pirates capture the "Star Warts" spaceship, Commander Toad is forced to hop the plank.ISBN: 9780698307490Publication Date: 1997-01-27
Space Cat by Doug Cushman
Space Cat and his trusty robot, Earl, are forced to land their rocket on a strange planet. Space Cat has to find more fuel to get home. Will he ever blast off again?ISBN: 9780060089658Publication Date: 2006-05-09
The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot by Margaret McNamara; Mark Fearing (illustrator)
The three little aliens are happily settling into their new homes when the Big Bad Robot flies in to crack and smack and whack their houses down! This retelling of The Three Little Pigs introduces kids to the planets and solar system.ISBN: 9780375866890 Publication Date: 2011-09-27
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly; Laura Freeman (illustrator)
Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were really good at math. They participated in some of NASA's greatest successes, like providing calculations for America's first journeys into space. And they did so during a time when being black and a woman limited what they could do. But they worked hard. They persisted. And they used their genius minds to change the world.ISBN: 0062742469Publication Date: 2018-01-26
Hubble Space Telescope: Photographing the Universe by John Hamilton
Simple text and "out-of-this-world" photography introduce readers to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, and its mission to photograph the wonders of the universe, far above the atmosphere of Earth. Important details include the space observatory's planning and engineering, its launch, its scientific discoveries, and how its images have changed our perception of the cosmos.ISBN: 9781532110122Publication Date: 2017-09-01
Welcome to Mars by Buzz Aldrin & Marianne J. Dyson
Space is still the final frontier and Mars continues to make news and attract generations of young people. In this book, hero-astronaut Buzz Aldrin challenges curious kids to think about Mars as not just a faraway red planet but as a possible future home for Earthlings! ISBN: 9781426322068Publication Date: 2015-09-01
National Geographic Angry Birds Space by Amy Briggs
Blast off with the Angry Birds as they fly through space on an intergalactic rescue mission! The Angry Birds have teamed up with National Geographic to learn all they can about planets, moons, stars, galaxies, and the mysteries of the universe. This book includes astounding space photographs and "Astrofacts" and "Space Data" features that surprise and enthrall. Join the birds as they observe robots on Mars, take a spin with the Jupiter's Great Red Spot, visit where stars are born in galaxies far, far away, and look for life on strange new worlds. ISBN: 9781426209925 Publication Date: 2012-03-20