We are building the next generation of space leaders and improving the overall quality of education through teacher, student and community programs that use space themes to improve students' interest and skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Educators will find resources and tools to inspire, enable and propel students and teachers alike.
New Blog: Astronomy Observing Basics
Part 1
Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences in human history and can be an awe-inspiring and humbling endeavor. However, if you have no previous experience with the hobby, it can seem a bit intimidating. This article covers the best starting points for the hobby, the fundamentals for celestial observations, suitable tools and equipment for beginners, and tips to avoid mistakes and improve your chances of a rewarding night of stargazing.
Part 2
Astronomy beckons both novice stargazers and seasoned observers to explore the mysteries of the universe. Any beginner wanting to fully appreciate the wonders that lie beyond our atmosphere may feel intimidated by the diverse types of equipment that seasoned stargazers use. When venturing into the realm of astronomy, choosing the right equipment can make the difference between a captivating night sky exploration and a frustrating endeavor.
James Webb Telescope Resources
Explore the wonders of the cosmos with the James Webb Space Telescope through our diverse range of resources. From interactive lesson plans illuminating the telescope's significance to captivating visual materials showcasing its ground-breaking capabilities, teachers and students can explore the frontier of astronomical research and discovery together.
| Link | Summary |
|---|---|
| James Webb Fun Pad | This printable PDF has activities organized by grades starting with kindergarten through grade four. Activities include dot-to-dot, counting, fact sheets, analyzing infrared images, matching, color by number, pattern recognition, rhyming, word comparisons, scrambled words, alphabetizing, word searches, crosswords, mazes, and decoding activities. |
| Life Cycle of a Star | Students will create a bookmark that models the lifecycle of a star using pony beads to represent a star's development. |
| Create a Pinwheel Galaxy | Students create a pinwheel using a printable worksheet. This worksheet can be printed in black and white or color. If printed in black and white, students add color to their pinwheel using crayons, markers, or colored pencils before building. |
| Everyone Emits Infrared | Students learn how James Webb telescope collects images, how that relates to infrared light, and learn about infrared light. This activity includes a poster to print. You can print it out as a small handout in black and white. |
| Link | Summary |
|---|---|
| The Cosmological Redshift: Changing Light from the Galaxy | Students will solve several math problems related to James Webb Space Telescope and how it works. |
| Why Are Telescopes Important? | Students will understand why telescopes are important by creating scale models of the James Webb Space and Hubble telescopes. |
| Experiments in Infrared Astronomy | Students will receive an introduction to the science of James Webb Space Telescope including hands-on experiments and math exercises. |
| Converting from Fahrenheit to Kelvin Temperatures | Students will learn about the technology of cryogenics. This is when engineers and scientists work with very cold gases and liquids. They will use a simple equation to convert from Fahrenheit to Celsius temperature scales and to Kelvin scale which is used in cryogenics. They will also view a NASA eClips™ video and read a press release dealing with cold gases and liquids. |
| Link | Summary |
|---|---|
| Build the Webb Telescope's Mirror | Students learn about the construction of the James Webb telescope and build a small version of the mirrors it uses to capture images. This activity includes a printable PDF template. |
| NASA Free Printable Posters | You can download and print this on regular sized copy paper or send them to Walgreens for printing. Be sure to check for a coupon. |
| Build it Yourself Satellite Game | Students choose what science their satellite will use to study, and then decide what wavelengths, instruments, and optics will help them learn the most about the science they have chosen. After launching the satellite, they will see what it looks like, and learn what real mission has data like the one they created. |
Artemis Resources
If you are fascinated by humanity's return to the Moon, our dedicated section on the Artemis missions will be your launchpad. Explore comprehensive insights on Artemis, including its objectives, mission plans, and the most current updates. Educators can access ready-made lesson plans and educational resources that bring the excitement of lunar exploration into the classroom, making it an engaging topic for students of all ages.
| Link | Summary |
|---|---|
| NASA MoonSnap | Students are encouraged to take pictures of the moon to share with NASA and then take part in activities focused on the phases of the moon. |
| Moon STEM Toolkit | A collection of activities from NASA based on the moon. |
| Artemis STEM Learning Pathway | Sign up to receive content to use with NASA's Artemis launch. |
| Artemis Coloring Sheet | An easy to print coloring sheet created by NASA. |
| Link | Summary |
|---|---|
| Impact Craters | Create your own impact craters! When astronauts visit the Moon for the Artemis III missions, they will be able to study the craters that may have water and ice. Testing and studying these craters can help NASA identify areas on the Moon that are rich in water and other resources to determine how to best use those materials while on the lunar surface. |
| On Target | Design a zipline to land a marble on a target. You are the engineer in this activity. When NASA sends astronauts to the Moon, they will have a spaceship called the Gateway. This is where astronauts will live while they orbit the Moon. The human landing system will be used to travel down to the lunar surface and back up to the Gateway. Your design will deliver your passenger to its target landing spot, just as the human landing system will carry Moon explorers to theirs. |
| Design a Crew Module | Design and build a spacecraft for your crew of mini astronauts. The Orion spacecraft will carry astronauts to the Moon. You can design and build your version of this crew module. Add astronaut action figures and test the spacecraft to be sure your crew is safe. |
| Build Your Own Space Launch Book | The Space Launch System (SLS) is NASA's newest rocket. It is part of the Artemis program, which is the plan to take astronauts to the Moon. You can build a model SLS with school supplies. Download the instructions and build your SLS model. |
| Moon to Mars Bingo | Test student knowledge of the Artemis mission with a printable bingo game using facts to play. |
| Crew Transportation with Orion | Four standards-aligned activities help students learn about NASA's Orion spacecraft that will take astronauts to the Moon and beyond. Using science, engineering and geometry, students design, build and test model spacecraft. |
| Propulsion with the Jet Launch System | Four standards-aligned activities help students learn about rocketry and NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. |
| Habitation with Gateway | Four standards-aligned activities help students learn about NASA's future lunar habitat, the Gateway. Using science, engineering and math, students learn how NASA will explore the Moon by allowing astronauts to live and work there in an orbiting habitat. |
| Landing Humans on the Moon | Four standards-aligned activities help students learn about the Moon and create a model of a human landing system for the lunar surface. Using science, engineering and geometry, students design, build, and test model spacecraft. |
| Hazards of Deep Space Astronauts | Five standards-aligned activities help students learn about the five challenges that make spaceflight dangerous. |
| Deep Space Communications | Four standards-aligned activities help students learn about the fundamental concepts of communication technology. |
| Artemis Generation Spacesuits | Four standards-aligned activities help students learn about NASA's Next Generation Spacesuit that astronauts will wear on the Moon and beyond. Students will take on roles as scientists and engineers for a next-generation spacesuit for the Artemis Generation of astronauts. |
| Build, Launch, Recover | In this module, students will take on the roles of scientists and engineers from NASA's Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) team and the Orion Recovery Team. EGS was established to develop and operate the systems and facilities necessary to process and launch rockets and spacecraft during assembly, transport, and launch. |
| Link | Summary |
|---|---|
| First Woman Clinic | Print out a comic book following a fictional character named Callie, the first female astronaut and person of color to walk on the moon. Download an app and AR experience while on the page. |
| How to Draw Artemis | Videos guiding students through a step-by-step process to draw the Orion Spacecraft, SLS and MLP for the Artemis missions. |
| Artemis Interactive Info | Learn all about the Artemis mission with this interactive webpage. |
| Forward to the Moon with Artemis | This printable PDF has activities organized by grades starting with kindergarten through grade four. Activities include dot-to-dot, counting, fact sheets, analyzing infrared images, matching, color by number, pattern recognition, rhyming, word comparisons, scrambled words, alphabetizing, word searches, crosswords, mazes, and decoding activities. |
| NASA Coloring Pages | Color the various parts that make up the Artemis mission with four printable coloring sheets. |
| You Are Going: A Story About Artemis | You Are Going, illustrated by a former NASA intern, shares a glimpse into future Artemis missions. Learn all about the elements that will help make Artemis possible: the Space Launch System, Orion spacecraft, Gateway, and much more. |
| Commander Moonikin Campos & Friends Comic Book | A comic following characters on the test flight for the Orion spacecraft. |
| STEM Forward to the Moon Activities | These hands-on science activities may be done at home with family, at summer camp or in a classroom. The activities supplement the STEM Education segment of the Apollo Anniversary broadcast first aired July 19, 2019 on NASA TV. |
| Build to Launch with LEGO® | NASA is teaming up with LEGO® Education to bring students and teachers an out-of-this-world STEAM learning experience. Build to Launch puts students in the shoes of NASA engineers, scientists and astronauts as they explore the technology, STEAM concepts, and careers behind the Artemis I mission to the Moon. |
| Artemis Camp Experience | This set of hands-on activities tells the story of NASA's Artemis Program that will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon. Intended for use in K-12 informal education settings such as after school programs, summer camps, STEM nights, and weekend workshops, this education resource is sure to bring the excitement of returning to the Moon to the Artemis generation of explorers. |
Books
Integrate space into your daily curriculum with this list of children’s picture books about space. Whether you're planning a thematic unit, teaching science standards, building your diverse classroom library, or simply searching for a captivating story to spark curiosity in young minds, this list is your ideal resource. The collection is organized into 9 categories with Lexile levels for each book in parenthesis, covering Astronauts, Astronomy, Board Books, History, Moon, Planets, Rockets, Tales of Space Travel, and Training and Life in Space.
Through biographies and autobiographies, find out what inspired them to become an astronaut.
| Title | Author | Plot |
|---|---|---|
| Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier | Jim Ottaviani | The trail-blazing women of Group 9 had the challenging task of convincing NASA that a woman’s place is in space.(unk) |
| An Unlikely Astronaut | Susan Kilrain | True story of how Astronaut Susan Kilrain overcame all obstacles to achieve her dream of flying in space . As one of only three women and the youngest to ever pilot the space shuttle.(unk) |
| Astronaut Kalpana Chawla, Reaching for the Stars (Amazing Asian Americans) | Ai-Ling Louie | Kalpana was born in India. She came to the US to study aerospace engineering. While on board the space shuttle, she became the first Asian American woman in space.(unk) |
| Becoming a Spacewalker: My Journey to the Stars | Jerry L. Ross & Susan G. Gunderson | A children's version of NASA astronaut Jerry L. Ross's autobiography, Spacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA's Record-Setting Frequent Flyer.(unk) |
| Christina Koch: Astronaut and Engineer (Bearport Biographies) | Rachel Rose | As the record holder for the longest spaceflight made by a woman, learn all about Christina's spectacular journey as a NASA astronaut and engineer.(800L) |
| Dad's Mission: A Pictorial Biography of Colonel Frederick Drew Gregory, U.S. Astronaut | Charlotte Cosby | Embark on the journey of American Astronaut Frederick Drew Gregory.(unk) |
| Ellison Onizuka (Great Asian Americans) | Stephanie Cham | Learn all about how this famous Asian American went from Air Force pilot to NASA astronaut.(450L) |
| From Farm Worker to Astronaut: My Path to the Stars | Astronaut Jose M. Hernandez | Ten-year-old José M. Hernández watched the Apollo 17 moonwalks on his family's black and white television in 1972 and knew what he wanted to be when he grew up: an astronaut.(1110L) |
| Gus Grissom: The Tragedy of Apollo 1 (The Library of Astronaut Biographies) | Robert Greenberger | Gus Grissom became a leading fighter pilot in the Korean War, a test pilot, and would soon take his place in NASA’s first generation of astronauts.(unk) |
| Gutsy Girls Go For Science: Astronauts With Stem Projects for Kids | Alicia Klepeis | Explore the lives of Bonnie Dunbar, Sally Ride, Mae Jemison, Sunita Williams, and Serena Auñón-Chancellor. All pioneers in the field of space exploration.(880L) |
| I Am Neil Armstrong (Ordinary Change the World Series) | Brad Meltzer | A biography of Neil Armstrong.(680L) |
| John "Danny" Olivas (Great Hispanic and Latino Americans) | Christine Juarez | The life of astronaut John “Danny” Olivas.(680L) |
| Mae Among the Stars | Roda Ahmed | Little Mae’s curiosity, intelligence, and determination, matched with her parents' encouraging words, paved the way for her incredible success as the first African American woman to travel in space.(AD 580L) |
| Mission to Space | John Herrington | Astronaut John Herrington shares his passion for space travel and his Chickasaw heritage as he gives children a glimpse into his astronaut training and life aboard the ISS.(700L) |
| Moon Walk The First Trip to the Moon (Step Into Reading, Step 5) | Judy Donnely | The astronauts of Apollo 11 made history as the first men to land on the Moon. Learn more about how Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins trained and achieved this momentous feat.(630L) |
| Reaching for the Moon | Buzz Aldrin | We all have our own dreams. This is the story of how Buzz’s came true.(860L) |
| Roberta Bondar: Space Explorer (Fearless Girls) I Can Read Level 1 | Sarah Howden | Biography of Canadian Astronaut Roberta Bondar.(unk) |
| Ron’s Big Mission | Rose Blue & Corinee Naden | Based on Ron McNair's life, of how a little boy, future scientist, and Challenger astronaut desegregated his library through peaceful resistance.(540L) |
| Shannon Lucid: Space Ambassador (Gateway Biographies) | Carmen Bredeson | Chronicles the life of the astronaut from her childhood in Oklahoma through her various space shuttle missions to her six months aboard the Mir space station.(unk) |
| Shooting for the Stars: My Journey to Become Ireland’s First Astronaut | Norah Patten | In 2017, Dr. Norah Patten was one of 12 participants from around the world selected to take part in a unique scientist-astronaut training program, Project Possum. She is now on course to become Ireland’s first astronaut!(unk) |
| Step 3 Biography Reader: Astronaut Scott Kelly: My Journey to the Stars | Scott Kelly | An easy-to-read autobiography of NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, detailing his awe-inspiring journey from childhood to his record-breaking year among the stars.(680L) |
| The Adventures of Us: Getting to Know Guion Bluford Jr. | Tierra Haynes | Three brothers who use their vivid imaginations to meet the first African American to go to space.(unk) |
| The Astronaut Who Painted the Moon | Dean Robbins | Journey to the moon on the Apollo 12 mission with Alan Bean, the fourth astronaut to walk on the lunar surface and the only artist to paint its beauty firsthand!(unk) |
| The Astronaut With a Song for the Stars: The Story of Dr. Ellen Ochoa (Amazing Scientists, 4) | Julia Finley Mosca | In this rhyming tale, you'll find a complete biography, fun facts, a colorful timeline of events, and a note from Dr. Ochoa.(unk) |
| The Darkest Dark | Astronaut Chris Hadfield | Inspired by the childhood of real-life astronaut Chris Hadfield, it will encourage readers to dream the impossible.(AD550L) |
| The Stars Beckoned: Edward White's Amazing Walk in Space | Candy Wellins | Edward White was the first American astronaut to walk in space. But before his spacewalk, he was just a boy who loved the stars.(AD550L) |
| To the Stars!: The First American Woman to Walk in Space | Carmella Van Vleet & Dr. Kathy Sullivan | Kathy liked fishing and swimming; flying planes and studying science. She followed her heart and eventually became a NASA astronaut and the first woman to walk in space.(AD680L) |
| Valentina Tereshkova: The First Woman in Space (Space Firsts) | Heather Feldman | Not long after launching Yuri Gagarin on his historic journey, the Soviets achieved another first by sending a woman into space. Valentina Tereshkova was not a pilot, but a factory worker who parachuted as a hobby.(unk) |
| Who Is Neil Armstrong? | Robert Edwards | On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon and, to an audience of over 450 million people, proclaimed his step a "giant leap for mankind."(810L) |
| Who Was Sally Ride? | Megan Stine | In 1978, Sally Ride, a PhD candidate at Standford University, responded to a newspaper ad to join the US astronaut program.(800L) |
| Wild Ride (Adapted for Young Readers): My Journey from Cancer Kid to Astronaut | Hayley Arceneaux | Autobiogaphy of Arceneaux sharing the details of her wild ride in a Dragon capsule.(unk) |
| Women in Science and Technology: Mae C. Jemison: The First African-American Female Astronaut | Meeg Pincus | Mae Jemison was the first African-American woman astronaut. She is also a doctor, dancer, businesswoman, and educator.(550L) |
| Yuri Gagarin: The First Man in Space (Space Firsts) | Heather Feldman | Yuri Gagarin was a Soviet pilot when he was selected for the prestigious cosmonaut training program. Little did he know that in April 1961, he would become the first man to orbit Earth.(unk) |
Stars, galaxies, and understanding our place in the cosmos.
| Title | Author | Plot |
|---|---|---|
| Gravity | Jason Chin | What keeps objects from floating out of your hand? What stops everything from floating into space? Gravity.(unk) |
| Ada and the Galaxies | Alan Lightman | There is so much for Ada to do while visiting her grandparents on an island in Maine she can hardly wait for the sun to set.(unk) |
| Bella the Scientist Goes to Outer Space | Sivana & Isabella Spence & Dawin Marfil | Bella and Vicky are two sisters with a love for science. Wanting to learn more about the different types of scientists, they start their journey learning about astronomers.(unk) |
| Bright Star, Night Star: An Astronomy Story (Careers for Kids) | Karl Beckstrand | Join a Native American child on an adventure to explore the mysteries of the universe, as you discover the magic of moons, meteors, constellations, and galaxies together.(unk) |
| Connecting the Stars | Deborah Stevenson | The stories behind the world's constellations, like Vulpecula (The Little Fox) and Lepus (The Hare).(unk) |
| DK My Book of Stars and Planets: A Fact-Filled Guide to Space | Parshati Patel | Three, two, one, blast off! From icy worlds and hot, fiery giants to the biggest telescopes and latest spacecraft, this book about space covers more than 40 profiles of the planets, stars and celestial objects.(unk) |
| Everything Awesome About Space and Other Galactic Facts! (Everything Awesome Series) | Mike Lowery | Did you know that the surface of the sun is hot enough to make diamonds boil? Or that one year on Neptune is 165 Earth years? Or that space is thought to smell like... burnt steak?? Find out all this and more.(unk) |
| G is for Galaxy: An Out of This World Alphabet | Janis Campbell & Cathy Collison | This A to Z children's pictorial covers topics such as the planets, craters, comets, orbits, and telecopes.(unk) |
| Galaxies, Galaxies! | Gail Gibbons | For years, astronomers thought that the Milky Way Galaxy was the whole universe. Now we know that there are billions of galaxies, and we are starting to learn about their shapes and sizes.(890L) |
| Good Night Little Astronomer / Buenas Noches Pequeña Astrónoma | Dr. Jose Morey | Follow our little Chinese Astronomer as she discovers new planets, visits the Northern Lights, and visit the Arecibo Observatory.(unk) |
| How Many Stars in the Sky? | Lenny Hort | When a father and son struggle to sleep, the two of them set off on an unforgettable all-night journey of discovery.(AD500L) |
| I, Humanity | Jeffrey Bennett | I, Humanity. The story of how we went from ancient conceptions of a small, flat Earth to the modern understanding that we live on one planet, orbiting one star, in a vast and amazing universe.(unk) |
| Is There Life in Outer Space | Franklyn Branley | Read and find out how scientists search for signs of life in outer space.(AD620L) |
| Is There Life in Outer Space (Let's Read and Find Out Science 1) | Franklin Branley | Discusses some of the ideas and misconceptions about life in outer space and speculates on the existence of such life in light of recent space explorations.(AD620L) |
| Kira and Lulu + Noah Visit the Milky Way | Katherine Davidson | Kira and Lulu invite little brother Noah along on their latest adventure to learn about the Milky Way!(unk) |
| Kira and Lulu Visit the Sun | Katherine Davidson | A little girl and her cat taking a journey to the Sun, introducing little ones to terms like sunspots and solar flares.(unk) |
| Magic School Bus Sees Stars | Nancy White | Join Ms. Frizzle's class on a field trip to outer space where they do some careful star shopping for Dorothy Ann's birthday present.(670L) |
| My First Space Words in English & Spanish | Zaida Hernández | Take a trip through outerspace in this bilingual boardbook. Space, telescopes, missions, and UFOs - welcome to your first glossary of space words!(unk) |
| My Place in Space | Robin & Sally Hirst | Henry tells the bus driver exactly where he lives, positioning himself precisely in the universe.(AD650L) |
| Next Time You See a Sunset | Emily Morgan | Learn about the spinning of the Earth, the progress of day into night, and the reasons for the spectacular colors and shadows that accompany sunrise and sunset.(unk) |
| Older than The Stars | Karen C. Fox | Introduction to the science between The Big Bang theory and other cosmology that explains the beginning of the universe.(AD690L) |
| Our Stars | Anne Rockwell | Scientists use telescopes and satellites to study the stars.(AD460L) |
| Rocket Says Look Up! | Nathan Bryon | A comet will be visible tonight, and Rocket wants everyone to see it with her--even her big brother, Jamal, whose attention is usually trained on his phone or video games.(AD770L) |
| Stargazers | Gail Gibbons | Tells what stars are, why they twinkle, how constellations were named, how telescopes are used to study stars, and more.(640L) |
| Sun! One in a Billion | Stacy McAnulty | Meet Sun: He's a star! And not just any star―he's one in a billion. He lights up our solar system and makes life possible.(520L) |
| Sunshine Makes the Seasons (Let's Read and Find Out Science Stage 2) | Franklin Branley | Describes how sunshine and the tilt of the earth's axis are responsible for the changing seasons.(AD510L) |
| The Big Dipper | Franklyn Branley | What is the Big Dipper? Greek and Native American legend of the Great Bear. Where to find the Big Dipper? And more.(AD460L) |
| The Little Spacecraft that Could | Joyce Lapin | Ride along with the New Horizons spacecraft as she rockets three billion miles to Pluto! Watch her take the first close-up photos of Pluto, and then journey another billion miles to mini-world Arrokoth.(unk) |
| The Reasons for Seasons | Gail Gibbons | A simple description of how seasons are caused by the positions of the Earth and the Sun.(AD650L) |
| The Sky is Full of Stars (Let's Read and Find Out Science Stage 2) | Franklin Branley | Young stargazers learn about different star colors and brightnesses, how to locate major constellations, and how to make mini planetariums by using coffee cans and flashlights.(570L) |
| The Stuff of Stars | Marion Dane Bauer | Before the universe was formed, there was nothing. But then BANG! Stars caught fire, burned, and exploded, flinging stardust everywhere. The ash of those stars turned into planets. Into our Earth. Into us.(unk) |
| The Sun is Kind of a Big Deal | Nick Seluk | This funny and factual picture book explains why the Sun has been Employee of the Month for 4.5 billion years.(560L) |
| The Sun our Nearest Star | Franklyn Branley | Describes the sun and how it provides the light and energy which allow plant and animal life to exist on the earth.(AD510L) |
| The Sun, the Moon and the Stars | Rachel Montez Minor | We are all one, living together on our planet, connected under the sun, the moon, and the stars in this rhyming picture book.(unk) |
| The Universe and You | Suzanne Slade | Through lyrical text, this book takes young readers on an exploration of our solar system, galaxies beyond, and finally the universe as a whole.(AD590L) |
| There Was a Black Hole That Swallowed the Universe | Chris Ferrie | Using the familiar rhythm of "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly," follow along as the black hole swallows up the universe and everything that exists.(490L) |
| Total Solar Eclipse: A Stellar Friendship Story | Jayme Sandburg | When totality finally arrives and Moon completely hides our brightest star from millions of Earthlings in its shadow, no one is more surprised than Sun to find Moon helped it shine in a totally different way.(unk) |
| What Makes Day and Night (Let's Read and Find Out Science Stage 2) | Franklin Branley | Accompanied by NASA photographs and Dorros's colorful, lively drawings, the text explains the Earth's rotation in clear and simple terms. An experiment using a lamp as the 'sun' further clarifies the principles introduced.(500L) |
| What We See in the Stars: An Illustrated Tour of the Night Sky | Kelsey Oseid | Tour of the night sky through legend and lore with scientific facts.(unk) |
Share the love of space with the littlest explorers.
| Title | Author | Plot |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Little Planets | Chris Ferrie | Travel around the solar system and celebrate what makes each planet unique in this boardbook.(AD520L) |
| ABC Dinosaurs in Space | Sebastiano Press | Go on a journey through space with cute dinosaurs as each one discovers something uniquely exciting and fun!(unk) |
| ABC's of Space (Baby University) | Chris Ferrie & Julia Kregenow | An astronomical concept for every letter of the alphabet.(AD970L) |
| An Alphabet in Space | R. M. Smith | Learn about outer space by matching letters of the alphabet with items and concepts in our solar system and beyond.(unk) |
| Are You My Planet | Lori Haskins Houran | Follow Beep as he zips around the solar system searching for home, asking passerby planets "Are you my planet?"(unk) |
| Astrophysics for Babies (Baby University) | Chris Ferrie & Julia Kregenow | Discover that the wild world of atoms never comes to a standstill.(AD480L) |
| Baby J and the Solar System | Michelle Story | Baby J notices many colors and shapes in outer space.(unk) |
| Baby Loves Aerospace Engineering | Ruth Spiro | Explores the basics of flight from birds, to planes and rockets.(AD 520L) |
| Hello World: Planet Earth | Jill McDonald | A board book about our amazing planet Earth, with easy-to-understand facts about countries, continents, oceans, landforms, habitats, and Earth's place in space.(unk) |
| Hello World: Solar System | Jill McDonald | Board book that can teach toddlers all about the sun, moon, stars, and planets. With colors, shapes, sizes, and super-simple facts.(AD470L) |
| How it Works: Rockets | Amelia Hepworth | Zoom! Zoom! Follow the speeding rocket up to the moon and back.(AD600L) |
| I Heart Pluto | Chris Ferrie & Helen Maynard-Casly | A rhyming solar system board book.(AD610L) |
| Little Sleepy Solar System | Dr. John Hutton MD | Practice counting, colors, and opposites in space.(unk) |
| Me and My Place in Space | Joan Sweeney | A child describes how the Earth, Sun, and planets are part of our solar system, which is just one small part of the universe.(570L) |
| Mini Movers: Albert Einstien | Mary Nhin | Biography of Albert Einstein.(unk) |
| Mini Movers: Elon Musk | Mary Nhin | Biography of Elon Musk.(unk) |
| Mini Movers: Mae Jemison | Mary Nhin | Biography of Mae Jemison.(unk) |
| Pop Out Space Travel | Duo Press Labs | Read about the different steps on a fun space mission.(unk) |
| Quantom Physics for Babies (Baby University) | Chris Ferrie | Simple introduction to the study of how physics and chemistry affect objects in space.(AD280L) |
| Rocket Science for Babies (Baby University) | Chris Ferrie | Learn about the basics of how lift and thrust make things fly.(AD350L) |
| The Solar System with Ellen / El Sistema Solar con Ellen (English & Spanish) | Patty Rodrigues, Ariana Stein | Take a trip around our solar system with Ellen Ochoa, the first Latina in the world to travel into space.(unk) |
| Where's the Astronaut | Ingela Arrhenius | Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with little ones by lifting the felt flaps to discover four hidden space-themed friends.(unk) |
The history of space exploration from the first viewers of the night sky to the creation of NASA.
| Title | Author | Plot |
|---|---|---|
| A is for Astronaut: Blasting Through the Alphabet | Clayton Anderson | Presents the history of NASA, science, and practical aspects of being an astronaut using fun poems for each letter.(1060L) |
| Always Looking Up | Laura Gehl | Biography of Nancy Grace Roman, the astronomer who overcame obstacles to lead the NASA team that built the Hubble Space Telescope.(AD920L) |
| Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry: Neil Degrasse Tyson | Neil deGrasse Tyson | Neil DeGrasse Tyson's best-selling guide to the cosmos, adapted for young readers.(1000L) |
| Carl Sagan: The Boy Who Looked to the Stars | Adya Jha | Carl Sagan was an astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, science popularizer, or science communicator.(unk) |
| Carl Went to the Library (Tiny Thinker Series) | M.J. Mouton | A young boy searches for answers at the library. Based on the life of Carl Sagan.(unk) |
| Eclipse: How the 1919 Solar Eclipse Proved Einstein's Theory of General Relativity | Darcy Pattison | British astronomer Arthur Stanley Eddington was fascinated with Einstein's new theory of general relativity. To test this, astronomers photograph a solar eclipse.(830L) |
| Endeavour's Long Journey | John Danny Olivas | Exploring space with the shuttle, Jojo learns about Endeavour's extraordinary contribution to space science, and its famous service missions, including the Hubble Space Telescope.(unk) |
| Galaxy Girls | Libby Jackson | Female astronauts and mathematicians, engineers and physicists, test pilots and aerospace are pushing the boundaries of human knowledge, helping us to understand the universe and our place in it.(unk) |
| I Like Space. What Jobs are There? | Steve Martin | Explore a day in the life of 25 people whose jobs involve working with space.(unk) |
| Look Up with Me: Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Life Among the Stars | Jennifer Berne | Follow young Neil as he discovers the wonders of space, the thrill of science, and the joy in sharing the beauty of our amazing universe.(AD680L) |
| Maria's Comet | Deborah Hopkinson | Loosely based on the childhood of astronomer Maria Mitchell and the longing of a young nineteenth-century girl gazing at the stars through her father's telescope.(unk) |
| Meteor! | Patricia Polacco | A remarkable true-life event comes alive. The meteor that crash-lands in the middle of Grandma and Grandpa Gaw's yard sets off a chain of events.(AD1060L) |
| On a Beam | Jennifer Berne | Travel along with Einstein on a journey full of curiosity, laughter, and scientific discovery.(unk) |
| See You In Orbit?: Our Dream Of Spaceflight | Alan Ladwig | Non-fiction book that takes a historical, personal, irreverent, and often-humorous look at the promises, expectations, personalities, and milestones regarding the dream to fly in space.(unk) |
| Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos | Stephanie Roth Sisson | Follow the life of Carl Sagan, from his days star-gazing from the bedroom window, his love of science fiction, to his work on the Voyager missions.(unk) |
| The Astronomer Who Questioned Everything: The Story of Maria Mitchell | Laura Alary | One day, Maria heard that a prize was being offered to the first person to find a new comet.(AD680L) |
| The Boy Whose Head Was Filled with Stars: A Life of Edwin Hubble | Isabelle Marinov | This is the story of Edwin Hubble, a boy fascinated by the stars who follows his dreams of becoming an astronomer.(unk) |
| The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of | Kirsten W. Larson | Astrophysicist Cecilia Payne was the first person to discover what burns at the heart of stars. But she didn't start out as the groundbreaking scientist.(AD930L) |
| The Girl Who Named Pluto | Alice McGinty | The story of how Venetia Burney named Pluto.(AD830L) |
| The Librarian Who Measured the Earth | Kathryn Lasky | Describes the life and work of Eratosthenes, the Greek geographer and astronomer who accurately measured the circumference of the Earth.(AD940L) |
| The Spacesuit: How a Seamstress Helped Put Man on the Moon | Alison Donald | Ellie, a seamstress, was tasked with creating a new spacesuit for the Apollo 11 moon landing.(640L) |
| The Stuff Between the Stars: How Vera Rubin Discovered Most of the Universe | Sandra Nick | Vera Rubin was one of the astronomers who discovered and named dark matter, the thing that keeps the universe hanging together.(unk) |
| What is NASA? (What Was? Series) | Sarah Fabiny | The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA, began in 1958. With its creation, the United States hoped to ensure it won the space race against the Soviet Union.(970L) |
| When Sparks Fly: The True Story of Robert Goddard, the Father of US Rocketry | Kristen Fulton | Even as a youngster, his eyes glimmered with scientific interest and the thrill of discovery. With BAMS! POPS! BANGS! he experimented time and time again with one mission: make his rockets fly!(690L) |
| Who Is Neil deGrasse Tyson? (Who Was? Series) | Pam Pollack & Meg Belviso | When he was nine years old, Neil deGrasse Tyson went on a trip that would change his life. While visiting the Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Natural History in New York City, he discovered the world of astronomy.(980L) |
The mystery and history of the Moon.
| Title | Author | Plot |
|---|---|---|
| The Moon's Time to Shine StoryBots (Step into Reading Level 1) | Scott Emmons | Learn that the moon orbits Earth, that--in spite of glowing brightly--it doesn't make its own light, and more! After StoryBots YouTube Video The Moon's Time to Shine.(390L) |
| A Little Golden Book: The First Moon Landing | Chip Lovitt | The fascinating story behind what happened on July 20, 1969, when two humans walked on the moon for the first time.(AD820L) |
| A Moon of My Own | Jennifer Rustgi | An adventurous young girl journeys around the world accompanied by her faithful companion, the Moon. Always changing, yet always with her, the Moon remains her magical friend and loyal guide.(AD480L) |
| Field Trip to the Moon | John Hare | It's field trip day, and students are excited to travel on their yellow spaceship bus from their space station to the moon in this wordless picture book.(unk) |
| Grandpa Takes Me to the Moon | Timothy Gaffney | It's been many years since Grandpa went to the Moon on an Apollo spacecraft, but whenever he visits, he shares a bedtime story.(590L) |
| Hello World: Moon Landing | Jill McDonald | Discover all about the first Moon landing in this board book.(AD810L) |
| How to be on the Moon | Viviane Schwarz | If Anna and Crocodile are going to make it to the moon, they'll need to do math, have a lot of patience, build a rocket; not to mention, the sandwiches for the journey.(unk) |
| How We Got to the Moon | John Rocco | Tells the stories of the engineers, mathematicians, seamstresses, welders, and factory workers that allowed NASA to achieve this unparalleled success.(1170L) |
| If You Decide to go to the Moon | Faith McNulty | It will tell you how to get there and what to do after you land. The most important part tells you how to get home.(AD630L) |
| If you had Your Birthday Party on the Moon | Joyce Lapin | Then, young partygoers could romp in a low-gravity playground; watch candles and balloons behave weirdly in the Moon's atmosphere.(920L) |
| Look at the Moon | May Garelick | Journey through the moonlit world. May Garelick's poetic text follows the moon on its journey around the world.(unk) |
| Moon | Britta Teckentrup | Discover how the Moon changes from day to day as the lunar cycle is shown through clever peek-through holes, each revealing the moon in a different size and shape.(unk) |
| Moon: Earth's Best Friend | Stacy McAnulty | Moon never turns her back on her friend (literally: she's always facing Earth with the same side!). These two will stick together forever.(AD510L) |
| Moon's First Friends: One Giant Leap for Friendship | Susanna Leonard Hill | The Moon has spent her whole life watching Earth. Dinosaurs roam, pyramids are built, and boats are made, but still no one comes. The Moon can't help but wonder, will friends ever come visit her?(AD640L) |
| Peppa in Space | Unknown | Peppa Pig visits the museum with her family and learns all about outer space.(AD550L) |
| Snoopy, First Beagle to the Moon | Ximena Hastings & Charles Schulz | Snoopy has an idea that is out-of-this-world. He will go to the moon! But will he make it home in time for dinner?(unk) |
| So That's How the Moon Changes Shape (Rookie Read About Science: Space Science) | Alan Fowler | Discover why and how the Moon changes shape throughout the month.(AD550L) |
| Tee Time on the Moon: How Astronaut Alan Shepard Played Lunar Golf | David A. Kelly | Alan Shepard had a secret: two tiny golf balls. And since the moon only has a fraction of the Earth's gravity, a golf ball should have been able to go far. But did it? |
| The Moon | Seymour Simon | From Apollo 11's first landing, to the mystery of moonquakes and the genesis of craters, this stunning introduction to our nearest neighbor in space describes the moon and its all-important relationship to Earth.(730L) |
| The Moon Book | Gail Gibbons | Identifies the moon as our only natural satellite, describes its movement and phases, and discusses how we have observed and explored it over the years.(AD740L) |
| The Moon Seems to Change (Let's Read and Find Out Science 2) | Franklin Branley | Explains the phases of the moon--the changes that seem to happen to it as it goes around Earth.(470L) |
| The Moose Who Went to the Moon (Magnificent Moose Adventures) | Rachel Dutton | Boomer is a moose on a mission: He wants to go to the Moon.(unk) |
| There Was An Old Astronaut Who Swallowed the Moon | Lucille Colandro | In this spin-off, the OLD LADY turns into an OLD ASTRONAUT who travels through space, swallowing a moon, a star…(440L) |
| What the Moon is Like (Let's Read and Find Out Science Stage 2) | Franklin Branley | The veteran science team of Branley and Kelley lets readers see what they would experience if they could walk on the moon.(560L) |
| When the Moon is Full: A Lunar Year | Penny Pollock | Poetry celebrating the twelve full moons of the year from Native American and European American folklore.(AD600L) |
Explore the planets within the Solar System, including Pluto and exoplanets.
| Title | Author | Plot |
|---|---|---|
| Curiosity: The Story of Mars Rover | Markus Motum | The story of Mars' rover Curiosity from the rover's point of view.(970L) |
| Earth My First 4.54 Billion Years | Stacy McAnulty | Prepare to learn all about Earth from the point-of-view of Earth herself!(AD540L) |
| Epic Space Adventure Mars Rover Rescue | Andrew Rader | Space explorers are headed for Mars to search for a missing rover. They'll have to get there and figure out how to live on the red planet.(unk) |
| I Am Sun (I Am Learning: Educational Series for Kids) | James & Rebecca McDonald | The Sun warms our days and brings light to the dark. Let's find out about the Sun and why it's so important.(unk) |
| I Am the Moon (I Am Learning: Educational Series for Kids) | James & Rebecca McDonald | The Moon is beautiful to look at and plays an important part in the cycle of life on Earth. Maybe someday, the Moon will be a place people call home.(unk) |
| I Am the Solar System (I Am Learning: Educational Series for Kids) | James & Rebecca McDonald | The Solar System is an incredible neighborhood centered around one very important star called the Sun. Discover the many amazing objects that call the Solar System home!(unk) |
| Jupiter the Gassy Giant: A Space Smells Book | K.J. Field | Jupiter loves his gassy surface -- if only everybody felt the same way! Moons Io and Ganymede are in for some aromatic surprises as they agree to take a whiff of the Solar System's Gassiest Giant.(unk) |
| Life on Mars | Jon Agee | Determined to find a life on Mars, a brave young astronaut still manages to miss obvious clues.(AD470L) |
| Mars! Earthlings Welcome | Stacy McAnulty | Earth and Mars have a lot in common: clouds, mountains, polar icecaps. Mars makes a persuasive case for why people should make the journey to spend time with him.(AD400L) |
| Mars' First Friends: Come on Over Rovers! | Susanna Leonard Hill | In a solar system full of planets, Mars feels all alone. All Mars wants is someone to play with, but all of the planets are just too busy.(unk) |
| Mission to Mars (Let's Read and Find Out Science Stage 2) | Franklin Branley | Someday people from Earth may live on Mars. Soon we will go to the planet to learn more about it. It will become our outpost in space--our space colony.(790L) |
| My First Book of Dwarf Planets: A Kid's Guide to the Solar System's Small Planets | K.J. Field | Explore the fascinating lineup of dwarf planets: rocky Ceres; Pluto, the planet with a heart; red Makemake; weird-and-wonderful Haumea; and icy, far-flung Eris.(unk) |
| National Geographic Kids: Buzz Aldrin: Welcome to Mars: Making a Home on the Red Planet | Astronaut Buzz Aldrin & Marianne Dyson | Astronaut Buzz Aldrin challenges kids to think about Mars not as a faraway red planet, but a possible future home for Earthlings!(900L) |
| Our Planet: there is No Place Like Earth | Stacy McAnulty | Meet Earth. Planet Awesome! Humans have accidentally moved Earth's climate change into the fast lane, and she needs your help.(unk) |
| Pluto!: Not a planet? Not a Problem | Stacy McAnulty | Pluto may not be the biggest or fastest planet to revolve around the Sun, but it has a unique story to tell.(AD490L) |
| Poor Pluto | Jason Decesare | Fictional story of Pluto being cast out of the Solar System. Who will be able to help him?(unk) |
| Postcards from Pluto: A Tour of the Solar System | Loreen Leedy | As kids send postcards back to Earth, you can learn all about Jupiter's mysterious red spot, Saturn's beautiful rings, and all of Earth's fascinating neighbors in space.(AD580L) |
| Reach for the Stars (Zack and Zoey Adventures) | Jeff Gonyea | Zack and Zoey build a Solar System to present to their class, but are met with more obstacles than they bargained for.(unk) |
| Rylee's Rover Goes to Mars | JoAnn Dickinson | Join the spirited young explorer, Rylee, as she "Dreams Big" and sets her sights on the mysteries of the Red Planet.(unk) |
| Scholastic Reader Level 2: Solar System | Greg Vogt | Featuring full-color photographs, take a trip into outer space and learn about neighboring planets and how the sun's gravity makes the planets orbit around it.(NC620L) |
| Selfies From Mars: The True Story of Mars Rover Opportunity | Katie L. Carroll | Ride along on the 15-year mission. From evidence of water to stunning images. Mars rover Opportunity allowed humans to experience the Red Planet as never before.(unk) |
| Sleepy Solar System | Dr. John Hutton MD | Sleepy, setting Sun calls out, 'Bedtime, everyone...'(unk) |
| Solar System for Kids: A Junior Scientist Guide to Planets, Dwarf Planets and Everything Circling Our Sun (Junior Scientists Series) | Hilary Statum | About the birth of the universe and how scientists believe galaxies, stars, and planets came into being. Explore the Sun, planets, dwarf planets, moons, and the asteroid belt.(880L) |
| Space Neighbors Series | L.L. Owens | Introduction to the planets; Jupiter, Saturn, Earth and Mars.(680L) |
| The Planets | Gail Gibbons | Discusses the movements, location, and characteristics of the planets in Earth's solar system.(700L) |
| The Solar System (The Galaxy) | Greg Vogt | Describes the Sun, planets, and other objects in the solar system.(unk) |
| There's No Place Like Space! All About Our Solar System (Cat in the Hat's Learning Libray) | Tish Rabe | Dr. Seuss's Cat in the Hat introduces Sally and Dick to the planets, stars, and moons in our universe.(520L) |
| Touchdown Mars | Peggy Wethered and Ken Edgett | An alphabet book which presents facts about a space expedition to Mars.(unk) |
| What is in our Solar System | Simon Abbott | The rocket is ready to go! 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 . . . blast off! Explore the solar system with friendly animal astronauts in this board book.(unk) |
| XO Exoplanet | Deborah Underwood | The planets are circling the Sun, staring into space, until suddenly they spot something. What could it be? Whatever it is, that something is most definitely, absolutely, without a doubt NOT a planet.(unk) |
Types and parts of a rocket, as well as the math, physics and scientists that make it happen.
| Title | Author | Plot |
|---|---|---|
| Rockets Defying Gravity (Science Comics) | Anne Drozd | Dive into Newton's Laws of Motion―learning all about gravity, force, acceleration, and the history of rockets made in the past and rockets to be made in the future!(GN760L) |
| A Computer Called Katherine | Suzanne Slade | Katherine Johnson started college at fifteen, and eventually joined NASA, where her calculations helped pioneer America's first manned flight into space.(760L) |
| Best Project Ever (Zack and Zoey Adventures) | Jeff Gonyea | Space Exploration is a team endeavor. Space and STEM learning becomes a much better experience when it is also a team endeavor!(unk) |
| Blast Off!: How Mary Sherman Morgan Fueled America into Space | Suzanne Slade | Mary excelled at science, especially chemistry, and leaped at the chance to work in a laboratory during World War II designing rocket fuels. And when the US decided to enter the space race, Mary was chosen.(690L) |
| Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughan Computer Scientist (Picture Book Biography Series) | Andi Diehn | Follow Dorothy's journey from math teacher to human computer and beyond.(670L) |
| Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 | Helaine Becker | The bold story of Katherine Johnson, an African-American mathematician who worked for NASA during the space race.(710L) |
| Do you know Rocket Science (Level 1 Brainy Science Readers) | Chris Ferrie | Learn about lift, weight, thrust, and much more!(AD340L) |
| Elon Musk: This Book is About Rockets | Evan Loomis & Levi Behune | Elon Musk has helped to revolutionize banking, transportation, energy, and of course space travel. But how did he get to where he is? And what fuels him to reach for the next big thing?(unk) |
| Exploring Flight! (Ada Twist Why Files) | Andrea Beaty, Theanne Griffith, & David Roberts | From information about creatures that fly, to the history of aircrafts, to modern technology that allows us to soar through the air faster than ever!(unk) |
| Grace Hopper Queen of Computer Code | Laurie Wallmark | Grace Hopper was mechanically, scientifically, and mathematically-minded since childhood, as this biography playfully explains via several anecdotes. Then, while serving almost fifty years in the Navy, she broke barriers for women--and for computer science.(730L) |
| Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race | Margot Lee Shetterly | Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden participated in some of NASA's greatest successes, and they did so during a time when being black and a woman limited what they could do.(980L) |
| Human Computer: Mary Jackson, Engineer (Picture Book Biography Series) | Andi Diehn | Explore the life of Mary Jackson, who overcame the challenges of segregation and sexism to become the first female African American engineer at NASA!(670L) |
| Lonely Planet Kids How Spaceships Work 1 (How Things Work) | Clive Gifford | Look at how rockets blast off into space, how space centres prepare spaceships. Learn about all different types of spacecraft: space stations and satellites, rovers, and probes. |
| Margaret and the Moon: How Margaret Hamilton Saved the First Lunar Landing | Dean Robbins | True story of Margaret Hamilton, MIT graduate who helped put man on the Moon.(630L) |
| My Best Book of Spaceships (The Best Book of Series) | Ian Graham | Find out how rockets, probes, telescopes, and space shuttles work! Discover the incredibly diverse challenges that can be met by modern satellites!(unk) |
| On the Launch Pad: A Counting Book about rockets | Michael Dahl | A countdown from twelve to one as a space shuttle awaits liftoff. Find hidden numbers on each page.(unk) |
| Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scouts to Rocket Scientist | Sylvia Acevedo | The story of how Sylvia Acevedo gained confidence through The Girl Scouts, became one of the first Latina to graduate with a master's in engineering from Stanford University, then continuing on to be a rocket scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.(unk) |
| Professor Astro Cat's Space Rockets | Dr. Dominic Walliman | Greetings, fellow space travelers! Have you ever wondered how a rocket works? Then come along as we find out all the exciting ways we can reach space.(unk) |
| Roaring Rockets | Tony Mitton | A simple explanation of how space rockets work, where they travel, and what they do.(unk) |
| Roaring Rockets | Tony Mitton & Ant Parker | A trio of animal astronauts invite children to come along with them on a trip to the moon.(350L) |
| Rocket Launches (All About This & That Series) | Emily Skwish | One side Rocket and the Rover makes a new friend. Flip the book and All About Rockets: 3-2-1 Blast Off! Fun Facts About Space Vehicles.(unk) |
| Rocket Science: A Beginner's Guide to the Fundamentals of Spaceflight | Andrew Rader | Discover how rockets work, from staging to orbits to power generation, from thermal control to navigation and more.(unk) |
| Rocketry: Investigate the Science and Technology of Rockets and Ballistics | Carla Mooney | Readers discover the history of rocket development, from the earliest fire arrows in China to modern-day space shuttles.(990L) |
| Smithsonian Build the Rocket | Ian Graham | Fascinating facts about rockets, and finally build your very own 2½-foot-tall model.(unk) |
| Spaceships and Rockets: Relive Missions to Space (DK Readers Level 2) | DK | Find out how a rocket blasts off, identify the different parts of a rocket, and see if you can afford a trip into space!(500L) |
| The Rocket that Flew to Mars | Audrey Sauble | A space-age version of the classic poem, The House that Jack Built. See how a rocket could carry a 3D printer that can build a biodome that is pressurized by an air system and is powered by a solar array.(unk) |
| The Skies Above my Eyes (Look Closer Series) | Charlotte Guillain | Zoom past the technology that fills our skies, from helicopters, fighter jets, weather balloons, to satellites, hang-gliders, and hot-air balloons.(AD820L) |
| This Rocket | Paul Collicutt | From a Fourth of July firework rocket, to the space shuttle Columbia, to the rocket that landed men on the moon. Compare and contrast various types of these remarkable fire-powered flying machines.(unk) |
| Women in Science and Technology: Annie Easley: the Story of NASA Computer Scientist | M.Eboch | Annie Easley didn't plan to become a computer, but she needed a job, and she was good at math. Her work at NASA helped send rockets into space.(470L) |
| Women in Science and Technology: Katherine Johnson: the Story of a NASA Mathematician | M.Eboch | As a child, Katherine Johnson loved to count. She grew into a woman whose math skills helped send people into space.(560L) |
| Zoom, Rocket, Zoom! (Awesome Engines) | Margaret Mayo | Watch as astronauts make moon landings, explore a new terrain, repair a satellite, and more in this exciting early introduction to all things outer space!(unk) |
Fictional stories to inspire the possibilities and mysteries of space travel.
| Title | Author | Plot |
|---|---|---|
| Ready, Set, Mars | Katie Jaffe & Jennifer Lawson | Elementary schoolers find them in a NASA contest with an out-of-this-world prize they could have never imagined.(unk) |
| Give Me Some Space | Philip Bunting | Una dreams of a life in Space. But how will she get there? And will she complete her mission to discover life in Space? And did she remember to feed Neil the goldfish?(AD670L) |
| Good Night Astronaut | Scott Kelly | From the bottom of the ocean, to Mount Everest Base Camp, to the International Space Station, Scott will send readers to sleep dreaming of exploring the wildest places.(AD890L) |
| Good Night Little Astronaut, Buenas Noches Pequeña Astronauta | Dr. Jose Morey | Follow our little Astronaut as her parents read her a nighttime story to inspire her dreams to head to the stars.(unk) |
| Goodnight Spaceman | Michelle Robinson | Say "night night" to everything from the Milky Way and a rocket, to the planets and a space station.(unk) |
| Hedgey Blasts Off | Jan Bret | More than anything Hedgie wants to be an astronaut and travel into space. He gets his chance the day the geyser, Big Sparkler, starts to sputter.(AD600L) |
| Hey-Ho to Mars We'll Go! | Susan Lendroth | Set to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell," explore the science behind a trip to Mars, from launch to landing.(610L) |
| Khalifa and Amal go to Space | Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center | Brother and sister, Khalifa and Amal, who love space, dream of flying in a rocket ship to the Moon and Mars, and living like astronauts on the International Space Station.(read in Arabic)(unk) |
| Luna Muna | Kellie Gerardi | One night, after wishing on a shooting star, Luna Muna discovers a secret power: when she wears her special sparkly space helmet, she can float just like the astronauts in space!(unk) |
| Max Goes to Jupiter (Science Adventures with Max the Dog Series) | Jeffery Bennet, Nick Schneider, and Erica Ellingson | To reach their spacecraft, Max and his crew take the Space Elevator to explore two of Jupiter's moons.(unk) |
| Max Goes to Mars / Max viaja a Marte (Science Adventures with Max the Dog Series) | Jeffery Bennet, Nick Schneider, and Erica Ellingson | Max joins astronauts on the first human mission to Mars. Equipped with a specially designed spacesuit, Max sniffs for signs of microscopic life.(1050L) |
| Max Goes to the Moon (Science Adventures with Max the Dog Series) | Jeffery Bennet, Nick Schneider, and Erica Ellingson | Max the Dog and a young girl named Tori take the first trip to the Moon since the Apollo era.(1040L) |
| Max Goes to the Space Station (Science Adventures with Max the Dog Series) | Jeffery Bennet, Nick Schneider, and Erica Ellingson | Max takes a trip to the International Space Station where he shares in the adventures of astronaut life and helps save everyone from a potential disaster along the way.(NC1060L) |
| Milo's Moonlight Mission | Kathleen M. Blasi & Petronela Dostalova | Outer space is there for exploring, and Captain Milo is ready for takeoff!(unk) |
| Mousetronaut | Mark Kelly | Tells the story of a small mouse that wants nothing more than to travel to outer space. The little mouse works as hard as the bigger mice to show readiness for the mission.(AD670L) |
| Mousetronaut Goes to Mars | Mark Kelly | A mouse stowaway on NASA's first human mission to Mars becomes a hero when one of the landing craft's engines fails.(AD620L) |
| Ninjas Go to Space (Ninja Life Hacks Series) | Mary Nhin | A motivated Ninja dares to dream of travelling through space, to brand new worlds and galactic scenes.(unk) |
| Oskar & Klaus: The Mission to Cataria | Travis Bossard & Mick Szydlowski | In this rhyming story, Oskar & Klaus volunteer for a mission after hearing that a mysterious asteroid named Cataria will be passing near Earth.(unk) |
| Penguinaut | Marcie Colleen | Orville lives at the zoo, surrounded by animal pals who go on exciting adventures. His dream is out of this world.(unk) |
| Rylee The Young Rocketeer (Young Rylee Series) | JoAnn Dickinson | As Rylee assembles her rocket with components and unravels the mysteries of outer space.(unk) |
| Sadie Sprocket Builds a Rocket | Sue Fliess | Sadie Sprocket is a girl with a big dream—to go to Mars!(unk) |
| Solus The Lonely Alien. A Space Adventure Through The Solar System | Reflection Line, Andrew Solo | Join Solus, the Lonely Alien, on his journey through the stars and universe in search of a new home.(unk) |
| Space Boy and His Dog | Dian Curtis Regan | Climb aboard Niko's cardboard spaceship for amazing, imaginary adventure to the Moon to rescue a missing cat.(510L) |
| Space Boy and the Space Pirate | Dian Curtis Regan | Climb aboard Niko's cardboard spaceship for an amazing, imaginary adventure to rescue his cousin. But when Niko arrives, the unthinkable happens.(AD380L) |
| Space Cat | Ruthven Todd | A little gray kitten with a taste for adventure stows away on an airplane, and the daring stunt turns out to be his first step toward becoming...Space Cat!(unk) |
| Space Cat and the Kittens | Ruthven Todd | Flyball and Moofa are the proud parents of a pair of mischievous, fun-loving kittens, Marty and Tailspin. The whole family joins Colonel Fred Stone and a new friend, Bill, on a mission to Alpha Centauri.(unk) |
| Space Cat Meets Mars | Ruthven Todd | The dauntless Space Cat, Flyball, and his pal, Colonel Fred, blast off for their most fantastic destination yet!(unk) |
| Space Cat Visits Venus | Ruthven Todd | Flyball the Space Cat is back, and this time he's living in Luna Port, the first city on the Moon.(unk) |
| The Mars Challenge: The Past, Present, and Hopeful Future of Human Spaceflight | Benjamin Wilgus | Eleanor takes Nadia on a conceptual journey through an entire crewed mission to Mars, and explains every challenge that must be overcome along the way.(unk) |
| The Space Walk | Brian Briggs | Fictional Astronaut Randolph Witherspoon wants to take a space walk, but Ground Control has other ideas.(unk) |
| Tiny Little Rocket | Richard Collingridge | There's a tiny little rocket that will take you to the stars. It only flies there once a year, but zips you out past Mars.(AD 620L) |
How to become an astronaut and what it is like living in microgravity thousands of miles from Earth.
| Title | Author | Plot |
|---|---|---|
| Astro Girl | Ken Wilson-Max | While her mama is away, Astrid and her papa have fun acting out the challenges an astronaut faces on a space mission. But where exactly has Mama been?(unk) |
| Astronaut Annie | Suzanne Slade | Annie's joyful exuberance and her family's whole-hearted support leave no doubt that her dream is within her grasp.(unk) |
| Astronaut Handbook | Meghan McCarthy | Take a ride on the "Vomit Comet" and learn how it feels to be weightless. Have your measurements taken for your very own space suit.(760L) |
| Astronaut Training | Aneta Cruz | When Astrid's first space mission goes disastrously wrong, she realizes she needs a bit more training than she thought!(AD530L) |
| Blast Off!: A Space Counting Book | Norma Cole | Blast off on a counting adventure in outer space! You'll see a planet with more than sixteen moons, count stars up to a trillion, and discover how our sun was made.(unk) |
| Floating in Space (Let's Read and Find Out Science 2) | Franklyn Branley | Examine life aboard a space shuttle, describing how astronauts deal with weightlessness, how they eat and exercise, some of the work they do, and more.(600L) |
| Go for Lift Off! How to Train Like an Astronaut | Dr. Dave Williams & Loredana Cunti | Before they are sent to space, astronauts have to go through spacecraft systems, wilderness training, and teamwork training. Dr. Dave speaks from experience when he describes what it's like to live underwater and "Vomit Comet." |
| Good Night Astronauts (Good Night Our World) | Adam Gamble & Mark Jasper | Put your spacesuit on and prepare to blast off! Features spacesuits, an international space station, rockets, space food, walking on the moon, sleeping in space and more.(unk) |
| How to be an Astronaut and Other Space Jobs | Dr. Sheila Kanani | Find out all about space and all the incredible space jobs you could do.(unk) |
| How to Become an Astronaut for Kids! (Space Books For Kids) | Eric Z | NASA's requirements to become an Astronaut, the Centrifuge, weightlessness training in the swimming pool, and "The Vomit Comet" are just a few trainings covered in this book.(unk) |
| I want to be an Astronaut | Becky Davies | Imagine what it's like to be an astronaut! Starting with putting on the spacesuit, visiting the space station, and zooming around planets.(unk) |
| I want to be an Astronaut | Byron Barton | Up into the sky goes the space shuttle! Once in orbit, the astronauts experience microgravity, space walks, and even fix a satellite.(230L) |
| If I Were an Astronaut | Eric Braun | If I were an astronaut, I would zoom into outer space! I would help fix the International Space Station.(unk) |
| Letters From Space | Astronaut Clayton Anderson | These letters from space are full of weird science, wild facts, and outrageous true stories from life in space.(unk) |
| Pete the Cat: Out of this World | James Dean | When Pete heads off to space camp, he gets to float in zero gravity, build rockets, and even goes on an extraordinary interstellar mission that is out of this world.(AD510L) |
| Shoot for the Moon, Snoopy! | Charles M. Schulz | Snoopy is preparing to go to the moon. He quickly realizes, though, that training for space is hard work, especially when Peppermint Patty and Marcie decide to become his personal coaches.(unk) |
| So You Want to be an Astronaut | Clayton Anderson | Learn from a real-life astronaut what it takes to achieve that goal and what you can do right now to help prepare for blast off! Discover the values, qualities, and soft skills needed to be a space traveler.(770L) |
| The Astronaut's Guide to Leaving the Planet: Everything You Need to Know, from Training to Re-entry | Terry Virts | Former NASA astronaut answers all kids' questions on how people become astronauts, how they prepare for space travel, and what it's like to live and work in space. |
| The International Space Station | Franklyn Branley | Explains the construction and purpose of the International Space Station and the life of the astronauts on board.(790L) |
| The Usborne Official Astronaut's Handbook: Everything a Beginner Astronaut Needs to Know | Louie Stowell | This informative guide explores the technology that astronauts use, from space suits to Soyuz spacecraft, and the scientific experiments they do on the International Space Station.(unk) |
| Think Like an Astronaut | Alex Woolf | Astronauts train their brains to think in a practical, decisive way.(unk) |
| Tony Jenzano, Astronaut Trainer: The Man Who Made the Stars Shine | Michael G. Neece | As the leader of a big planetarium in a small town, Tony was the man who made the stars shine. Without Tony, NASA's first space travelers would have been lost in space.(unk) |
| Why Don't Astronauts Burp?: Questions and Answers About Space (Big Ideas Book 6) | Anne Rooney, William Potter, & Luke Seguin-Magee | Including: Peculiar plants, the moons of the solar system, human space travel, and black holes.(unk) |
| Working in Space: An Astronaut's Life | Martha Elizabeth Hillman Rustad | What jobs does an astronaut have? What kind of work needs to be done on a spacecraft? Readers will learn all about the work an astronaut does.(450L) |
Teachers play a critical role in inspiring, enabling and propelling humanity.
