Books
NASA Planetary Spacecraft
Carmen Bredeson, Enslow, 2000, ISBN 0766013030
Children ages 7 to 11 can learn about the Magellan, Voyager, Galileo, and Pathfinder missions, as well as explore the planets.
Living in Space
Katie Daynes, Education Development Center, 2002, ISBN 0794503012
Children ages 4 to 6 explore Earth and space, and the practical side of living in space for a period of time; how do you keep clean? What do you eat?
Amanda Visits the Planets
Gina Ingoglia, Inchworm Press, 1998, ISBN 1577193407
Children, age 3 to 5 can follow a young girl as she tours our Solar system.
Friendship 7: First American in Orbit
Michael Cole, Enslow Publishers, Inc., ASIN 0894905406
This book presents the history of space exploration by chronicling several missions for young readers ages 9 to 11.
The Mercury Seven
Stuart Kallen, Abdo & Daughters, 1996, ISBN 1562395653
The efforts of the Soviet Union and the United States to put the first man in space are detailed in this book, with particular emphasis on the Mercury Mission.
Project Mercury
Paul Sipiera and Diane Sipiera, Children's Press, 1997, ISBN 0516204432
Children ages 7 to 9 learn about the manned space program of the United States, including technology, mission accomplishments, and the men involved in the missions.
The Gemini Spacewalkers
Stuart Kallen, Abdo & Daughters, 1996, ISBN 156239567X
Project Gemini's unmanned and manned missions are explored.
My Life as an Astronaut
Alan Bean, Pocket Books Publishing. 1988, ISBN 0671634526
This autobiography of Bean the lunar module pilot on Apollo 12 (1969) and the fourth U.S. astronaut to walk on the moon, will be enjoyed by children ages 8 to 10.
One Giant Leap
Mary Fraser 1999, Henry Holt, ISBN 0805057730
Apollo 11's expedition to the Moon and Armstrong's first steps on the Moon are retraced through images, transmissions, and colorful illustrations in this resource for children ages 9 to 11.
Handshake in Space
Sheri Tan, Sheri, Higgins Bond, and Matthew Rotunda, Soundprints Corporation
Audio, 1998, ISBN 1568995342
Two children find themselves time-traveling back to 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project and re-enact the historic first rendezvous in space.
The New Book of Mars
Nigel Hawkes, and Richard Rockwood, Copper Beech Books, 1998, ISBN 0761307311
This book explores our neighbor Mars, and presents information about the various Pathfinder missions.
Gravity: Simple Experiments for Young Scientists
Larry White and Laurie Hamilton, Millbrook Press, 1995, ISBN 1562944703
Young children, ages 7 to 11, undertake simple hands-on activities to investigate gravity.
Cosmic Science: Over 40 Gravity-Defying, Earth-Orbiting, Space-Cruising Activities for Kids
Jim Wiese, John Wiley & Sons, 1997, ISBN 0471158526
Demonstrations and activities, for children ages 8 to 10, explore the structure of our Universe and space travel, along with some of the underlying physical principles.
Bowled Over: The Case of the Gravity Goof-Up (Kinetic City Super Crew series)
Chuck Harwood, McGraw-Hill, 1998, ISBN 0070070555
Elementary age children will enjoy this adventure of the Super Crew as they travel back in time to meet Galileo and help him experiment with gravity.
The U.S. Space Camp Book of Rockets
Anne Baird, David Graham, and Buzz Aldrin, William Morrow, 1994, ASIN 0688122299
Children ages 8 to 10 can explore the origins and history of rocketry. Lots of photographs and models.
On the Shuttle: Eight Days in Space
Barbara Bondar and Roberta Bondar, Maple Tree Press, 1993, ISBN 1895688124
Follow the Discovery mission of January 1992 and learn about living and working in space. Well illustrated, with many photographs.
Launch Day
Peter Campbell, Milbrook Press, 1995, ISBN 1562941909
Children ages 7 to 9 can learn about the preparation, launch, flight, and return of the shuttle Atlantis.
Apollo 11: First Moon Landing
Michael Cole, Countdown to Space Series, Enslow, 1995, ASIN 0894905392
America's manned space-flight program is presented in this well written and illustrated book for children ages 9 to 11.
Apollo 13: Space Emergency
Michael Cole, Countdown to Space Series, Enslow, 1995, ISBN 0894905422
Children ages 9 to 11 can follow the flight of Apollo 13.
The Dream Is Alive: The Flight of Discovery Aboard the Space Shuttle (Imax/Smithsonian Wide World Series)
Barbara Embury and Tom Crouch, Harper Collins Children's Books, 1990, ASIN 0060218134
Based on the IMAX film, this book for children ages 9 to 11 explores the space-shuttle program, including its history, technology, challenges to flight, and human elements.
Race to the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11
Green, Jen, Bergin, Mark and MacDonald, Fiona. Expedition. Franklin Watts, 1998. ISBN 0531153436
Describes the events leading up to the Apollo 11 flight that put the first man on the moon and the technological advances that made this and later flights possible.
The Space Shuttle Operator's Manual
Kerry Joels, Ballentine Books, 1982, ISBN 0345341813
Readers experience all the stages of a real mission.
Do Your Ears Pop in Space?: And 500 Other Surprising Questions About Space Travel
Mike Mullane, Wiley and Sons 1997, ISBN 0471154040
Shuttle astronaut Mike Mullane shares what it is really like to travel in space.
Rocket Science: 50 Flying, Floating, Flipping, Spinning Gadgets Kids Create Themselves
Jim Wiese and Tina Cash-Walsh, Wiley, 1995, ISBN 0471113573
Children ages 9 to 12 explore the principles of physics and other sciences in this illustrated collection of activities.
Floating Home
David Getz, Henry Holt, 1997, ISBN 0805065806
A young girl explores the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral and becomes involved with a space shuttle mission. Children ages 6 to 9 will enjoy learning about the astronaut preparation presented in this book.
Last updated
May 27, 2009
