Monday, June 10, 2019

A Universe of Stories: Summer Reading Recommendations for Kids


Summer reading is officially under way! This year our theme is "A Universe of Stories". Kids, teens, and adults can all sign up to earn prizes for reading. Stop by the library to find out more!



Here are a few of our favorite books for young readers all about space in honor of this year's theme.

Picture Books
Gravity by Jason Chin
Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
Follow the Moon Home: A Tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids, and a Hundred Sea Turtles by Philippe Cousteau, Deborah Hopkinson, and Meilo So
Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back: A Native American Year of Moons by Joseph Bruchac
If You Were the Moon by Laura Purdie Salas
Life on Mars by Jon Agee
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers

Books for Beginner Readers

A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars by Seth Fishman
There's No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System by Tish Rabe
There Was An Old Astronaut Who Swallowed the Moon by Lucille Colandro
Space Discoveries by Tamra Orr
Space Heroes by Hannah Dolan
Satellite Space Mission (Magic School Bus Rides Again series) by AnnMarie Anderson
When Sparks Fly: The True Story of Robert Goddard, Father of US Rocketry by Kristen Fulton


Books for Older Kids
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca
Hidden Figures: The Untold True Story of Four African-American Women Who Helped Launch Our Nation into Space by Margot Lee Shetterly
Who Was Neil Armstrong? by Roberta Edwards
Who Was Sally Ride? by Megan Stine
How Do You Burp in Space? And Other Tips Every Space Tourist Needs to Know by Susan E. Goodman
Who Was Galileo? by Patricia Demuth
Who Was Stephen Hawking? by Jim E. Gigliotti
What Is NASA? by Sarah Fabiny
Where Is Our Solar System? by Stephanie Sabol

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