Picture Books for Little Astronauts
So many children look up at the night sky and think: “I want to go to there.” Frankly, who can blame them? There’s something so tantalizing about outer space and those lucky people who get to journey there—astronauts. Here are some books to share with your own little astronauts, spanning fantastic fiction and incredible true stories.
The inspiring true story of mathematician Katherine Johnson–made famous by the award-winning film Hidden Figures–who counted and computed her way to NASA and helped put a man on the moon! Award-winning author Suzanne Slade and debut artist Veronica Miller Jamison tell the story of a NASA “computer” in this smartly written, charmingly illustrated biography.
“When the planets spot something new in the galaxy, they start a letter-writing exchange that gets a little heated (for a planet) over just who gets to be called what and why. This funny fiction also teaches about planets, exo and otherwise.” —TODAY
