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Read About Adventures in Space

We’ve rounded up fun stories for everyone.

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Kindergarten & 1st Grade

Eight Days Gone

By Linda McReynolds

Eight Days Gone book cover

Learn about Apollo 11’s historic, eight-day mission to the moon in 1969. Read about the gear, equipment, and spaceship used by the astronauts, as well as the history of NASA’s moon mission.

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2nd & 3rd Grade

Earthrise

By James Gladstone

Earthrise book coverThis book tells the story behind the Apollo 8 mission photograph, both inside the spaceship and back on Earth. Dialog pulled from NASA’s Apollo 8 transcript draws readers into the iconic moment Earth was photographed from space.

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4th & 5th Grade

Faces of the Moon

By Bob Crelin

Faces of the Moon cover Why does the Moon seem to change shape from night to night? In this unique book, playful poetry introduces the names and shapes of the lunar phases to explain the role light and shadow play in this transformation.

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6th – 8th Grade

Older than the Stars

By Karen C. Fox

Older Than the Stars book coverIn a way, we are all as old as the universe itself. In fact, every bit of every one of us was created in the Big Bang, billions of years ago. Stunning illustrations and lively verse tell the story of our cosmic connections.

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