Astronauts

Kids' books about astronautsand space!

Astronaut and Physicist Sally Ride by Margaret J. Goldstein (J 629.45 RIDE GOLDSTEI) "Sally Ride became the first American woman to orbit Earth in 1983. She later worked to encourage young people to pursue science. Readers will be inspired by her fascinating story." Grades 4-6. Click here for this book at the Richland Public Library. Also available here as an e-book, here as an e-book with audio, here as an audiobook, and here as an e-book in Spanish from Hoopla. Here are some other children's books we have by, or about, astronaut Sally Ride. Click on the blue text for more information about each.

• Sally Ride: A Space Biography by Barbara Kramer (J 629.45 RIDE KRAMER)
• Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space by Carolyn Blacknall (J 629.4507 RIDE BLACKNAL)
• To Space and Back by astronaut Sally Ride with Susan Okie (J 629.454 RIDE)
• The Third Planet: Exploring the Earth from Space by astronaut Sally Ride and Tam O'Shaughnessy (J 525 RIDE)
• Who Was Sally Ride? e-book by Megan Stine, available from Libby/Overdrive

You Should Meet Mae Jemison (Ready to Read Level 3) written by Laurie Calkhoven, illustrated by Monique Dong (J 629.45 JEMISON CALKHOVE) "Meet Mae Jemison, the first African-American female astronaut! Did you know before Mae was an astronaut, she went to medical school and joined the Peace Corps? But she never forgot her childhood dream to travel to outer space. So in 1985 she applied to NASA’s astronaut training program. On September 12, 1992, Mae flew into space with six other astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour and made history—just like you can if you follow your dreams!" Ages 6-8. Click here for this book at the Richland Public Library. Here are some other children's books we have about by, or about, astronaut Mae Jemison. Click on the blue text for more information about each.

• Find Where the Wind Goes: Moments from My Life by astronaut Mae Jemison (J 629.45 JEMISON), or click here for a different copy; also available here as an e-book from Hoopla
• Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed (E AHMED); also available here as an e-book from Libby/Overdrive and here as an e-book from Hoopla
• Mae Jemison: A Space Biography by Della A. Yannuzzi (J 629.45 JEMISON YANNUZZI )
• Mae Jemison: Awesome Astronaut by Jill C. Wheeler (J 629.45 JEMISON WHEELER); also available here as an e-book from Hoopla
• Mae Jemison: Trailblazing Astronaut e-book by Heather E. Schwartz, available from Hoopla

Becoming an Astronaut by Ellen Lawrence (J 629.4507 LAWRENCE) "What skills do you need to become an astronaut? Why do astronaut trainees spend time underwater and in dark caves? And how does it feel to experience zero gravity? In this new Science Slam! title, kids will discover what it takes to become an astronaut. Innovative, grade-appropriate activities and experiments, critical-thinking questions, and fascinating fact boxes will give kids a chance to think like an astronaut." Ages 8-12. Click here for this book at the Richland Public Library, or click here for the e-book from Hoopla. Here are some other children's books we have about space exploration. Click on the blue text for more information about each.

• DK Find Out: Space Travel by Jerry Stone and Peter Bond (J 629.45 STONE)
• Exploring the International Space Station by Laura Hamilton Waxman (J 629.442 WAXMAN)
• Astronauts! (Scientists in Action) by K. C. Kelley (J 629.45 KELLEY)
• Space Travel by Giles Sparrow (J 629.45 SPARROW)
• Working in Space by Ellen Lawrence (J 629.45 LAWRENCE); also available here as an e-book from Hoopla

Astronaut Scott Kelly: My Journey to the Stars written by astronaut Scott Kelly with Emily Easton, illustrated by Andre Ceolin (J 629.45 KELLY) "This fascinating picture book memoir about NASA astronaut Scott Kelly takes readers on a journey through his childhood as an average student to his record-breaking year among the stars." Ages 5-8, grades K-3. Click here for this book at the Richland Public Library. Here are some other book biographies we have about astronauts. Click on the blue text for more information about each.

• Gus Grissom: A Space Biography by Carmen Bredeson (J 629.45 GRISSOM BREDESON)
• Liftoff: A Photobiography of John Glenn by Don Mitchell (J 629.45 GLENN MITCHELL)
• The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins by Bea Uusma Schyffert and Emi Guner (J 629.45 COLLINS SCHYFFER)
• Scott Kelly: Astronaut Twin Who Spent a Year in Space e-book by Anna Saxton, available from Hoopla
• Space Heroes: Amazing Astronauts by James Buckley, Jr. (J 629.45 BUCKLEY)

I Am Neil Armstrong written by Brad Meltzer, illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos (J 629.45 ARMSTRON MELTZER) "A biography of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon." Ages 5-8. Click here for this book at the Richland Public Library. Here are some other children's book biographies we have about astronauts. Click on the blue text for more information about each.

• Becoming a Spacewalker: My Journey to the Stars e-book by astronaut Jerry L. Ross with Susan G. Gunderson, available from Libby/Overdrive
• Guion Bluford: A Space Biography by Laura S. Jeffrey (J 629.4009 BLUFORD JEFFREY)
• Neil Armstrong: A Space Biography by Carmen Bredeson (J 629.45 ARMSTRON BREDESON)
• Reaching for the Moon by astronaut Buzz Aldrin (J 629.45 ALDRIN); also available here as an audiobook from Hoopla and here as an audiobook from Libby/Overdrive
• Who Was Neil Armstrong? audiobook by Roberta Edwards, available from Libby/Overdrive; also available here as an e-book in Spanish

Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stone (J 629.45 STONE) "Here is the tale of thirteen women who proved that they were not only as tough as the toughest man but also brave enough to challenge the government. They were blocked by prejudice, jealousy, and the scrawled note of one of the most powerful men in Washington. But even though the Mercury 13 women did not make it into space, they did not lose, for their example later empowered young women to take their place in the sky." Ages 10-13, grades 5-6. Click here for this book at the Richland Public Library, or click here for the audiobook. Click here for the e-book from Libby/Overdrive, or click here for the e-book from Hoopla. Here are some other children's books we have about women astronauts. Click on the blue text for more information about each.

• Astronaut: Living in Space by Kate Hayden (J 629.477 HAYDEN)
• Women Astronauts in Astronomy and Space e-book by Nancy Dickmann, available from Libby/Overdrive
• Women in Space by N. B. Grace (J 629.45 GRACE); also available here as an e-book from Libby/Overdrive
• Women in Space e-book by Shaina Indovino, available from Hoopla
• Women in Space: Reaching the Last Frontier by Carole S. Briggs (J 629.45 BRIGGS)

The First Moon Landing (Graphic Histories) written by Elizabeth Hudson-Goff and Dale Anderson, illustrated by Guus Floor and others (J GRAPHIC 629.454 HUDSON-G) "Presents a graphic history of the Apollo eleven moon landing in 1969, and describes the story of the space race, Neil Armstrong, other lunar landings, Skylab, space station, and the space shuttle." Click here for this graphic novel at the Richland Public Library. Here are some other graphic novels we have about space travel. Click on the blue text for more information about each.

• Albert II: The 1st Monkey in Space by Joeming W. Dunn (J GRAPHIC 629.45 DUNN); also available here as an e-book from Libby/Overdrive and here as an e-book from Hoopla
• The Amazing Story of Space Travel: Max Axiom, STEM Adventures by Agnieszka Biskup (J GRAPHIC 629.41 BISKUP); also available here as an e-book from Hoopla
• Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier by Jim Ottaviani (J GRAPHIC 629.45 OTTAVIAN)
• Laika: The 1st Dog in Space by Joeming W. Dunn (J GRAPHIC 629.45 DUNN); also available here as an e-book from Hoopla
• Rockets: Defying Gravity by Anne Drozd and Jerzy Drozd (J GRAPHIC 621.4356 DROZD)