Books Expand Your Universe! Fact and Fiction for Reading Week
March 30 - April4, 2009

Kindergarten – Grade 3

Aldrin, Buzz. Reaching for the Moon.
Branley, Franklyn.  The International Space Station. 
Bredeson, Carmen.  Getting Ready for Space.
Bruchac, Joseph.  The Story of the Milky Way.
Cole, Joanna.  The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System.
Hirst, Robin and Sally.  My Place in Space.
Landry, Leo.  Space Boy.
Latta, Sara L.  Stella Brite and the Dark Matter Mystery.
Leedy, Loreen.  Postcards from Pluto: A tour of the solar system.
Mitton, Tony and Ant Parker.  Roaring Rockets.
McNulty, Faith.  If You Decide to Go to the Moon.
Simon, Seymour.  Destination: Mars.
Sweeney, Joan.  Me and My Place in Space.
Wiesner, David.  Flotsam.
Yolen, Jane.  Commander Toad and the Black Hole.

Grade 3 - 6

Amazing International Space Station.
Anderson, Brian.  The Adventures of Commander Zach Proton and the Red Giant.
Asimov, Janet and Isaac.  Norby and the Invaders.
Berger, Melvin and Gilda.  Can You Hear a Shout in Space? Questions and answers about space exploration.
Bond, Peter.  DK Guide to Space.
Crilley, Mark.  Akiko on the Planet Smoo.
Daley, Michael J.  Space Station Rat.
Draper, Sharon M.  The Space Mission Adventure.
Dyer, Alan.  Space. 
Elish, Dan.  Attack of the Frozen Woodchucks.
Florian, Douglas.  Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars.
Galaxies and the Universe. (World Book)
Goodman, Susan E.  Ultimate Field Trip 5: Blasting off to space academy.
Hawking, Lucy and Stephen.  George’s Secret Key to the Universe.
Kahn, Sharon.  Kacy and the Space Shuttle Secret: A space adventure for young readers.
Schyffert, Bea Uusma. The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins.
Simon, Seymour.  The Universe.

Grade 5 – 8

Aguilar, David A.  11 Planets: A new view of the solar system.
Burnham, Robert.  The Reader’s Digest Children’s Atlas of the Universe.
Carson, Mary Kay.  Exploring the Solar System: A history with 22 activities.
Coville, Bruce.  I Left My Sneakers in Dimension X.
Daley, Michael.  Shanghaied to the Moon.
Dong, Claxton.  Save Our Star.
Gormley, Beatrice.  Maria Mitchell: The soul of an astronomer.
Jackson, Ellen.  Looking for Life in the Universe.
Jackson, Ellen.  The Mysterious Universe: Supernovae, dark energy, and black holes.
Nardo, Don.  Tycho Brahe: Pioneer of Astronomy.
Reeve, Philip.  Larklight.
Ride, Sally and Tam O’Shaugnessy.  Exploring Our Solar System.
Skurzynski, Gloria.  Are We Alone?: Scientists search for life in space.
Steele, Philip.  Galileo: The genius who faced the inquisition.
Thimmesh, Catherine.  Team Moon: How 400,000 people landed Apollo 11 on the moon.
Walsh, Jill Paton.  The Green Book.

Booklist in RTF format (can be opened with Word.)

**Compiled by Melody Lloyd Allen (retired), RI Office of Library and Information Services.