From the Pigeon Post essay of the same name, August 10, 2008.
What are your recommendations?
This book list is divided into three sections:
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Books for Young Adults
The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use one of the following links to skip directly to either of the other two sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Go to books for Young Adults
Picture Books
Independent Readers
Young Adult
What are your recommendations?
This book list is divided into three sections:
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Books for Young Adults
The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use one of the following links to skip directly to either of the other two sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Go to books for Young Adults
Picture Books
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Wait Till the Moon Is Full by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Garth Williams Recommended |
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Find the Constellations by H. A. Rey Recommended |
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The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System by Joanna Cole Suggested |
Independent Readers
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Freddy and the Space Ship by Walter R. Brooks and illustrated by Kurt Wiese Recommended |
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Destination Moon by Herge Recommended |
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Explorers on the Moon by Herge Recommended |
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Exploring Our Solar System by Sally Ride and Tam O'Shaughnessy Recommended |
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John Glenn by Michael Burgan and illustrated by Robert S. Brown Suggested |
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A Child's Introduction to the Night Sky by Michael Driscoll and illustrated by Meredith Hamilton Suggested |
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Neil Armstrong by Montrew Dunham and illustrated by Meryl Henderson Suggested |
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The Jumbo Book of Space by Paulette Bourgeois and Cynthia Pratt Nicolson and illustrated by Bill Slavin Suggested |
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How Do You Go to the Bathroom in Space? by William R. Pogue Suggested |
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Black Holes by Dana Meachen Rau Suggested |
Young Adult
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2001 A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke Highly Recommended |
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October Sky by Homer H. Hickam Highly Recommended |
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The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells and illustrated by Tom Kidd Highly Recommended |
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Recommended |
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Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card Recommended |
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Dune by Frank Herbert Recommended |
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Foundation by Isaac Asimov Suggested |
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Mercury by Ben Bova Suggested |
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2010 by Arthur C. Clarke Suggested |
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Contact by Carl Sagan Suggested |
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The First Men in the Moon by H. G. Wells Suggested |
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Entering Space by Robert Zubrin Suggested |
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