Library Adventures: Space Explorers

Library Adventures is a free, year-round reading for pleasure programme for children aged 4-11.

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Updated September 25, 2024
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Snail in space
Bright, Rachel
Paper Book
A riotous, rousing celebration of self‑belief starring the one and only Gail the Snail! A 'Watch Out For' pick in The Sunday Times: 'A rallying cry for believing in your goals and sticking to them. It makes you laugh and makes everything seem possible.' Nicolette Jones
Sputnik's guide to life on earth
Cottrell Boyce, Frank
Paper Book
An out-of-this-world funny book from master storyteller Frank Cottrell Boyce, with illustrations throughout by Steven Lenton.Light-hearted and profound' Sunday Times Book of the Week'Wholly original and exceptionally funny' Bookseller Book of the MonthThe Blythes are a big, warm, rambunctious family...
A wrinkle in time
L'Engle, Madeleine
Paper Book
When Charles Wallace Murry goes searching through a 'wrinkle in time' for his lost father, he finds himself on an evil planet where all life is enslaved by a huge pulsating brain known as 'It'. How Charles, his sister Meg and friend Calvin find and free his father makes this a very special and...
Daisy and the Trouble With Space
Gray, Kes.
Paper Book
The BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. Here comes trouble! Daisy and her class have SPACE FEVER after a talk about stars, moons and faraway planets. THEN their teacher announces they're...
The Moon
Hachette Children's Group
Paper Book
The Moon is a source of real fascination for young children. This highly colourful and exciting first book introduces basic facts about the Moon's place in relation to Earth and humanity's exploration of it in a strikingly visual manner. In a nearly square format the book is easily handled...
The marvellous moon map
Heapy, Teresa
Paper Book
"I've got you, and you've got me - so we'll be all right" . . . One day, adventurous Mouse sets off to find the moon with his Marvellous Moon Map, leaving his worried friend Bear behind. But as the Woods get darker, and the weather gets worse, Mouse soon realizes that...
Observing our solar system
Kerss, Tom
Paper Book
The ideal gift for aspiring astronomers. The sights in our Solar System are dynamic reminders of our planet's position as part of a larger neighbourhood. Study the ever-changing face of the Moon, watch the steady march of the planets against the stars, witness the thrill of a meteor...
The Little Prince
Louise Greig.
Paper Book
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's tender and magical classic fable, adapted for picture book readers for the very first time! A beautiful gift edition of this touching and wise classic children's book. The characters of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's classic tale have captured...
Earth and Space
Mason, Paul.
Paper Book
Find out about the science behind the solar system, the big bang, gravity, black holes and much more with hilarous cartoon strips, facts and diagrams. Each spread in this series features a short, funny comic strip that explains a process or aspect of science. Around the strip,...
Rockets
Newman, Ben
Paper Book
Join Bo and Mo to build your own rocket and blast off on an outer space adventure with this fun-filled flip-the-page book by Professor Astro Cat illustrator Ben Newman. With more than 100 different machines to build, this entertaining and educational flipbook introduces...
First man on the moon
Hubbard, Ben
Paper Book
A gripping illustrated account of the historic first moon landings in July 1969, celebrating the 50th anniversary of this milestone in space exploration Pacey, accessible text recounts the story of the first moon landing, from its beginnings in the Space Race, to early...
We are all astronauts
Pankhurst, Kate.
Paper Book
*A BookTrust Great New Book of 2024-2025* REACH FOR THE STARS and learn all about SPACE in this fact-packed new book from the bestselling creator of the FANTASTICALLY GREAT WOMEN series! Mixing STEM topics with a sweet story of figuring out your place in the world,...
The cosmic diary of our incredible universe
Peake, Tim
Paper Book
DISCOVER THE UNIVERSE'S SECRETS WITH THIS FASCINATING FACT-FILLED BOOK FROM REAL-LIFE ASTRONAUT TIM PEAKEAre you bursting to know the answers to REALLY BIG questions? Like, how are stars made? What will we find in a black hole? Which fruit can create antimatter? What even IS...
Mice on the Moon
Reeve, Philip
Paper Book
Little Pedro has an out-of-this-world adventure! The heroic Adventuremice have been summoned by an inventor-mouse! Millie's Uncle Bernie has built a spaceship and he wants the brave and clever Adventuremice to fly it. BOOM! Pedro and his friends blast into outer space,...
Larklight, or, The revenge of the white spiders!, or, To Saturn's rings and back! : a rousing tale of dauntless pluck in the farthest reaches of space
Reeve, Philip.
Paper Book
Arthur (Art) Mumby and his irritating sister Myrtle live with their father Revd Marmaduke Mumby in the huge and rambling house, Larklight, travelling through space on a remote orbit far beyond the moon. One ordinary sort of morning they receive a correspondence informing them that a gentleman is on...
The Little Prince
Saint-Exupery, Antoine de
Paper Book
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's tender and magical classic fable, adapted for picture book readers for the very first time! Please - draw me a sheep. I blinked. The voice belonged to a charming little prince. The characters of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's...
Spaceflight : the complete story from Sputnik to Curiosity
Sparrow, Giles
Paper Book
This compelling story of exploration charts and celebrates humankind in space, from Sputnik's launch in 1957 through the Apollo Moon landings and the International Space Station to future missions to Mars and beyond. Spaceflight chronicles how, in the six decades that followed...
Space travel
Stone, Jerry (Consultant)
Paper Book
Supporting STEM-based learning, this fact-filled book for kids ages 6-9 is the ultimate guide to astronauts, rockets, and the future of space exploration. Entertaining and educating young readers through a combination of close-up images, quirky trivia facts, quiz questions, and fascinating...
The comet
Todd-Stanton, Joe
Paper Book
A picture book touching on the impact of moving away from home that teaches coping skills for kids struggling with relationships and sense of belonging, while also holding space for the places they come from. For fans of The Blue House by Phoebe Wahl. "A lovely story...
Suzie and the Moon Bugs
Tsang, Katie.
Paper Book
Save the universe in the awesome and hilarious space-themed adventure series from bestselling authors Katie and Kevin Tsang! Suzie Wen can't believe her luck - she's the newest crew member of the Spaceblasters! She gets to explore the galaxy on a spaceship and meet lots of...
Astro girl
Wilson-Max, Ken
Paper Book
A charming story about a little girl who longs to go into space, and be just like her mum! In this charming introduction to space and space travel, one little girl dreams of going on missions into outer space. She and her father are at home by themselves, because her mum is away. Papa points out...

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