Get Ready for the Eclipse With 20+ Books About Space and the Universe 

After hearing about the total solar eclipse happening in two months, a boy makes a plan with his father to go see it. They drive to the perfect campsite, not wanting to miss the couple of minutes when the sun will be completely hidden by the moon. When the moment happens, being together makes it even more special.

The familiar song gets a new twist in these silly energetic books.

Zoey isn't like the other chickens. She has dreams. She has plans. And she has a best friend, Sam the pig, who will join her on her wild adventures...if he gets to eat some pie along the way. How will Zoey and Sam get from the barn to the stars? Will Zoey be the first chicken in space? Will Sam get a snack? One thing is certain: Zoey always finds a way.

This highly visual book about space - what it is, where it is, and what's out there - is just right for very young children. Little ones can find out about planets, stars, asteroids, space travel, and lots more, while learning lots of interesting new words.

Una loves imagining a life in space. Life on Earth is just so-so. But how will she get there? Can she complete her mission to discover life in space? Oh! And did she remember to feed her goldfish?

This exciting biography tells Sally Ride's story from her days studying stars on Earth to being the first American woman to orbit Earth in a space shuttle.

During a visit to a space museum, Fly Guy and Buzz learn all about planets, space crafts, space suits, and even comets! 

This biography is an introduction to the life of Mae Jemison: engineer, physician, and astronaut.

A humorous consideration of Pluto begs a conversation about the beauty of being different in space and on earth.

Young readers will learn about the hard work and years of study that go into becoming an astronaut as they read about Ellen Ochoa's life.

Funny and factual, this picture book shines a light on the star of the solar system.

A heartwarming story of a friendship-seeking moon that also celebrates the extraordinary 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing!

Featuring brilliant illustrations, this National Geographic Kids reader is a wonderful introduction to our solar system, with lots of fascinating facts about planets.

Meet Moon! She's more than just a rock ― she's Earth's rock, her best friend she can always count on. Moon never turns her back on her friend (literally: she's always facing Earth with the same side!). These two will stick together forever.

Little Mae is a girl with big dreams, a supportive loving family, unbounded passion, and all the right stuff to dance among the stars. Against all odds, she will overcome any obstacle to become an astronaut one day.

These accessible, illustrated comic-book-style biographies feature characters from history as children themselves, as they recount the major events in their lives.

Fun, informative, and on level, these books are a great way to learn about important people and events in history.

Simply told and grandly shown, the flight of Apollo 11 is presented for a new generation of readers and explorers.

The Magic School Bus turns into a spaceship and takes Ms. Frizzle's class on a trip zooming through the atmosphere, to the Moon, and beyond!

This book examines which methods scientists use to identify planets, how new technology has helped them see farther than ever, and why some scientists think that faraway planets could be home to other life forms. The coauthor is Dana Meachen Rau.

At a time when being a woman and an African American limited what a mathematician might achieve, meet women who helped NASA win the space race.

The inspiring story of how Leland Melvin, an African American athlete drafted by the NFL, rebounded and reached for the stars as a NASA astronaut.