Wondernauts Reading List
There are lots of books (both fiction and non-fiction) that tell stories about space and the people who imagine, study, and adventure to the cosmos. Below is a list of some of those books. You can find many of these books at your local library, digital library, or online.
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A Child's Introduction to the Night Sky:
The Story of the Stars, Planets, and Constellations-- and How You Can Find Them in the Sky
by Michael Driscoll and Meredith Hamilton
Recommended for children 8 and up
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L’Engle
Recommended for ages 10 and up
Always Looking Up: Nancy Grace Roman, Astronomer
by Laura Gehl, illustrated by Louise Pigott and Alex Oxton
Recommended for ages 5 and up
Holly Farb and the Princess of the Galaxy
by Gareth Wronski
Recommended for ages 8 and up
I Love You, Michael Collins
by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Recommended for ages 8 and up
Zita the Spacegirl
Legends of Zita the Spacegirl
The Return of Zita the Space Girl
by Ben Hatke
Recommended for ages 8 and up
Margaret and the Moon
by Dean Robbins and illustrated by Lucy Knisley
Recommended for ages 4 and up
Max Goes to Jupiter: Science Adventures with Max the Dog
by Jeffrey Bennett
Read by Astronaut Mike Hopkins: https://storytimefromspace.com/stories/max-goes-to-jupiter-2/
As a part of Story Time from Space
Recommended for ages 7 and up
Max Goes to Mars: Science Adventures with Max the Dog
by Jeffrey Bennett
Read by Astronaut Mike Hopkins: https://storytimefromspace.com/max-goes-to-mars-2/
As a part of Story Time from Space
Recommended for ages 7 and up
Max Goes to the Moon: A Science Adventure with Max the Dog
by Jeffery Bennett
Read by Astronaut Mike Hopkins: https://storytimefromspace.com/stories/max-goes-to-the-moon/
As a part of Story Time from Space
Recommended for ages 7 and up
Max Goes to the Jupiter: A Science Adventure with Max the Dog
by Jeffery Bennett
Read by Astronaut Mike Hopkins: https://storytimefromspace.com/stories/max-goes-to-jupiter-2/
As a part of Story Time from Space
Recommended for ages 7 and up
Max Goes to the Space Station: A Science Adventure with Max the Dog
by Jeffery Bennett
Ready by Astronaut Mike Hopkins: https://storytimefromspace.com/stories/max-goes-to-the-international-space-station/
As a part of Story Time from Space
Recommended for ages 7 and up
The Incredible Intergalactic Journey Home
by Lost My Name
Read by Astronaut Tim Peake: https://storytimefromspace.com/stories/the-incredible-intergalactic-journey-home/
As a part of Story Time from Space
Recommended for ages 5 and up
Khalifa and Amal Go to Space
by Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center
Read by Astronaut Hazzaa Al Mansoori in Arabic: https://storytimefromspace.com/khalifa-and-amal-2/
As part of Story Time from Space
Recommended for ages 4 and up
The Wizard Who Saved the World
by Jeffery Bennett
Read by Koichi Wakata: https://storytimefromspace.com/stories/the-wizard-who-saved-the-world/
As part of Story Time from Space
Recommended for ages 7 and up
Endeavour’s Long Journey
by Astronaut John Danny Olivas
Read by Astronaut Tim Kopra: https://storytimefromspace.com/stories/endeavours-long-journey/
As part of Story Time from Space
Recommended for ages 8 and up
Rosie Revere, Engineer
by Andrea Beaty
Read by Astronaut Kate Rubins: https://storytimefromspace.com/rosie-revere-engineer-2/
As part of Story Time from Space
Recommended for ages 5 and up
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Ada Lace Take Me to Your Leader
by Emily Calandrelli with Tamson Weston
Read by Astronaut Anne McClain:
Part One: https://storytimefromspace.com/ada-lace-part-1/
Part Two: https://storytimefromspace.com/ada-lace-part-2/
Part Three: https://storytimefromspace.com/ada-lace-part-3/
As part of Story Time from Space
Recommended for ages 6 and up
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11
by Brian Floca
Read Aloud by Picturebooks for Kids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2ApgcRQ7tk
Recommended for ages 6 and up
Mousetronaut
by Mark Kelly
Read by Astronaut Scott Kelly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toyJv1-CqIo
As part of Story Time from Space
Recommended for ages 4 and up
Mousetronaut Goes to Mars
by Mark Kelly
Read by Astronaut Scott Kelly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60_R5mRFUZo
Recommended for ages 4 and up
One Giant Leap
by Robert Burleigh
Recommended for ages 6 and up
Sadiq and the Desert Star
by Siman Nuurali, illustrated by Anjan Sarkar
Recommended for ages 6 and up
Scratching the Surface: Generation Mars, Prelude
by Douglas Meredith, illustrated by Luis Peres
Recommended for ages 6 and up
See You in the Cosmos
by Jack Cheng
Recommended for ages 10 and up
Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei
by Peter Sis
Recommended for ages 6 and up
The Astronaut Who Painted the Moon: The True Story of Alan Bean
by Dean Robbins, illustrated by Sean Rubin
Recommended for ages 4 and up
The Kids Book of the Night Sky
by Ann Love and Jane Drake
Recommended for ages 9 and up
The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System
by Joanna Cole
Audiobooks.com: https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/magic-school-bus-lost-in-the-solar-system/136207
Recommended for ages 7 and up
To the Moon!
by Jodie Shepherd, illustrated by Moke Byrne
Recommended for ages 6 and up
Welcome to Mars: Making a Home on the Red Planet
by astronaut Buzz Aldrin
Recommended for ages 8 and up
Women in Space: 23 Stories of First Flights, Scientific Missions, and Gravity-Breaking Adventures
by Karen Bush Gibson
Recommended for ages 12 and up
A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon
by Suzanne Slade
Recommended for ages 4 and up
The Darkest Dark
by Chris Hadfield
Read by Storytime Now!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wKcsyHIsOQ
Song by Chris Hadfield here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGg30p1UNVI
Recommend for ages 3 and up
Daring Dozen: The Twelve Who Walked on the Moon
by Suzanne Slade
Recommended for ages 5 and up
A Kite for Moon by Jane Yolen
Recommended for ages 4 and up