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Outer Space, Rockets, etc. List

7/24/2020

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  (Reposting this list since we have added quite a few more books to the list.)
Do you have a live-in astronaut at your house? I sure do. Lately, most any book we read or show we see has to be about space. It's so neat to see your little people developing interests & likes; it also excites me that he takes charge of looking for books he knows will interest him from the library. Here's a list of our top 10 & I also will include a link to an awesome mom's website for coloring pages (not just outer-space-themed either!)

www.momjunction.com/print-coloring-image/87543/print/2014/08/The-Standing-Astronaut-17/
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1. Moonshot --the Flight of Apollo 11 
(my son's newest most favorite book, as pictured to the left with him building a rocket today! This is a longer, more vocabulary dense book about the flight of Apollo 11 & her famous crew, including Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin & Collins.)
by: Brian Floca <---an awesome author/illustrator whose work I admire.
www.amazon.com/Moonshot-Richard-Jackson-Atheneum-Hardcover/dp/1534440305/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Moonshot&qid=1582148238&sr=8-1

2. "Mousetronaut"
By: Mark Kelly
(a mouse trains to become an astronaut & then travels to outer space; he ends up saving the mission too!)
www.amazon.com/Mousetronaut-Based-Partially-Story-Wiseman/dp/1442458240/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=mousetronaut&qid=1582153669&sr=8-1
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3. Field Trip to the Moon
by: John Hare

 (a cute wordless picture book with an artistic little girl who gets left behind on a school field trip with some cute aliens)

www.amazon.com/Field-Trip-Moon-John-Hare/dp/0823442535/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=a+field+trip+to+the+moon&qid=1583963154&sr=8-1

4. Earthrise (Apollo 8 photo, which is gorgeous!)
by: James Gladstone 
www.amazon.com/Earthrise-Apollo-Photo-Changed-World/dp/1771473169/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=Earthrise&qid=1582162528&s=books&sr=1-5

5. Curious George Discovers Space
by: Monica Perez
 (based on the same character created by Margret & H.A. Rey; George has been commissioned to take a rocket up to outer space to help drop off food to some astronauts who are already on a mission up there.)
www.amazon.com/Curious-George-Discovers-science-storybook/dp/0544500288/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Curious+George+discovers+space&qid=1582162562&s=books&sr=1-1

5. Did you Know? Space (fun FAQ’s about outer space)
b
y: Sarah Cruddas 
www.amazon.com/Did-You-Know-Space-Questions/dp/1465461868/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Did+you+know%3F+space&qid=1582162597&s=books&sr=1-1

6. Outer Space Bedtime Race
by: Rob Sanders 

https://www.amazon.com/Outer-Space-Bedtime-Race-Sanders/dp/0385386478/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=outer+space+bedtime+race&qid=1595608071&sr=8-1

7.Dinosaur Rocket!
by: Penny Dale

www.amazon.com/Dinosaur-Rocket-Penny-Dale/dp/0763679992/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Dinosaur+Rocket&qid=1582162499&s=books&sr=1-1

8. There's no Place Like Space! (Fun facts about outer space)
by: Tish Rabe 
www.amazon.com/Theres-No-Place-Like-Space/dp/0679891153/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=There%27s+no+place+like+space&qid=1582162464&s=books&sr=1-3

9. If You Decide to go to the Moon
by: Faith McNulty
(and one of my favorite illustrators, Stephen Kellogg!)
www.amazon.com/dp/0590483595?psc=1&pf_rd_p=d8ce9248-9f14-4bd5-8d02-a98af28945ae&pf_rd_r=KY0ND0162VVDJA38Q23A&pd_rd_wg=lvZTP&pd_rd_i=0590483595&pd_rd_w=xKHTQ&pd_rd_r=8e4a97e2-7fa3-4fdd-a7b7-0785b88af216&ref_=pd_luc_rh_crh_rh_sbs_sem_01_02_t_img_lh

10. Picnic in the Stars
by: S.K. Turner
(a little boy & his twin siblings are outside looking at the stars & wondering if they can go see them up close. Their dad is an inventor & builds a rocket ship for them so they can go!)


11. The First Men Who Went to the Moon
By: Rhonda Gowler Greene
(A cartoon depicting the real life story of the 3 astronauts who went to the Moon in 1969. It’s a nonfiction book, complete with captions, but it has a rhyming storyline to it too. )  
https://www.amazon.com/First-Men-Who-Went-Moon/dp/1585364126/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=the+first+men+who+went+to+the+moon&qid=1596928392&sr=8-2

12.  Margot and the Moon Landing
by: A.C. Fitzpatrick
(Margot is exceptionally passionate about outer space & the moon landing. She can even recite parts of Neil Armstrong's speech on command! But her mom & classmates do not seem interested; Margot gets upset & wants to find a way to express herself.) 
​https://www.amazon.com/Margot-Moon-Landing-C-Fitzpatrick/dp/1773213601/ref=sr_1_1?crid=TEKLVDDQT724&dchild=1&keywords=margot+and+the+moon+landing&qid=1595608232&sprefix=Margot+and+the+%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-1

13. Max and the Tag-Along Moon
By: Floyd Cooper
(Max wonders why the moon is following him home in the night sky on the way home from his grandmother’s house.)
 https://www.amazon.com/Max-Tag-Along-Moon-Floyd-Cooper/dp/0147515467/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=max+%26+the+tag-along+moon&qid=1595608098&sr=8-1

14. I Am Earth 
by: James McDonald
(A great Earth Day book, as well as an informative book presented by Earth itself with useful facts about Earth.) 

https://www.amazon.com/Am-Earth-Day-Book-Kids-ebook/dp/B01M3SUPR1/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=I+am+Earth&qid=1595608140&sr=8-2

15. The Magic School Bus: Lost in Outer Space
by: Joanna Cole
https://www.amazon.com/Magic-School-Lost-Solar-System/dp/0590414291/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=magic+school+bus+outer+space&qid=1595608175&sr=8-1

16. Roaring Rockets
by: Tony Mitton 
(A cute little rhyming picture book about rockets; part of the Amazing Machines series.) 
https://www.amazon.com/Roaring-Rockets-Amazing-Machines-Mitton/dp/0753453053/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=roaring+rockets&qid=1595608448&sr=8-1

17. Spaceships & Rockets
by: DK 
(A scientific, nonfiction book that describes the different between shuttles & rockets & the work they perform.) 
https://www.amazon.com/DK-Readers-L2-Spaceships-Missions/dp/1465445110/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=rocket+books&qid=1595608503&sr=8-9

18. I am the Moon 
by: James McDonald  
(Fun facts about the Moon, presented by the Moon himself! Did you know the moon plays an important role in the life cycle of Earth? ) 
https://www.amazon.com/Am-Moon-Book-About-Kids-ebook/dp/B07KYFVB3V/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=i+am+the+moon&qid=1595608627&sr=8-2 

19. 8 Spinning Planets
by: Brian James

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0545235170?pf_rd_r=101WRP8HB4YTH850F288&pf_rd_p=edaba0ee-c2fe-4124-9f5d-b31d6b1bfbee

20. Laika, the Astronaut
by: Owen Davey

(The first animal to orbit planet earth, was a dog! Here's his story.) 
https://www.amazon.com/Laika-Astronaut-Owen-Davey-illustrator/dp/1783700270/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=laika%2C+the+astronaut&qid=1595615986&s=books&sr=1-1

21. Pluto Gets the Call 
by: Adam Rex

(Pluto is happy to show the reader around outer space, but bummed when it gets a call from Earth's scientists changing it to an ice dwarf instead of a planet. )

https://www.amazon.com/Pluto-Gets-Call-Adam-Rex/dp/1534414533/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Pluto+gets+the+call&qid=1595877544&sr=8-2 

22. Papa Put a Man on the Moon 
by: Kristy Dempsey 
(A little girl feels proud knowing her dad helped design the astronauts' suits to go to the Moon in 1969.) 
https://www.amazon.com/Papa-Put-Moon-Kristy-Dempsey/dp/0735230749/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=papa+put+a+man+on+the+moon&qid=1596928123&sr=8-1 

23. Saturn Could Sail (and Other Fun Facts)  
b
y: Laura Lyn Diesiena
https://www.amazon.com/Saturn-Could-Laura-Disiena-2015-01-01/dp/B01K0SQ0R8/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=saturn+could+sail&qid=1596928205&sr=8-2

24. Mars First Friends
by: Susanna Leonard Hill  
https://www.amazon.com/Mars-First-Friends-Come-Rovers/dp/1728205182/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Mars+First+Friends&qid=1598557672&sr=8-1 

25. A Kite for Moon
​by: Jane Yolen 
www.amazon.com/Kite-Moon-Jane-Yolen/dp/0310756421/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1600888470&sr=8-1
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**Bonus Read (be warned, there is a LOT more text in this picture book & it's basically a scientific textbook, with a cute cat cartoon sharing facts)**
Professor Astro Cats Frontiers of Space
by: Dr. Dominic Walliman
https://www.amazon.com/Professor-Astro-Cats-Frontiers-Space/dp/1909263079/ref=sr_1_1?crid=HIJLRDTSFLAQ&dchild=1&keywords=professor+astro+cat%27s+frontiers+of+space&qid=1595608675&sprefix=professor+astro%2Caps%2C217&sr=8-1

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