20 February 20241 MIN READ
Do you have an aspiring astronaut or a planet explorer in your family? Do you know a kid who just can’t get enough of books about space?
Join us in our mission across the cosmos as we explore children’s books about stars, planets, and galaxies that will suit kids of all ages and spark curious minds to go to infinity and beyond!
We’ve pulled together the ultimate collection of out-of-this-world books for space enthusiasts of all ages. This is also a brilliant list of books for kids that want to learn more our universe or teachers looking for reading material during World Space Week, International Moon Day, Space Day and International Astronomy Day.
Kids tend to come up with all kinds of mind-bending questions, such as how long would it take me to fly to a star? What would happen if I fell inside a black hole? Would I get a phone signal in space? Am I Made of Stardust? can satisfy even the most inquisitive young mind, as award-winning scientist and BBC broadcaster Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock (MBE) answers all of the big questions kids have about the universe around us!
From whether there are rainbows on other planets to what dinner tastes like on the International Space Station, this book is packed full of fabulous facts, mind-blowing insights and engaging explanations from the renowned space scientist. Plus, it comes complete with amazing illustrations throughout, helping bring the wonders of space and science to life for readers aged 8 to 12 years.
For kids that like to take a more hands on approach, LEGO® City: Space Mission is the perfect gift! The LEGO Group’s mission is to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow through the power of play. The LEGO System in Play, with its foundation in LEGO bricks, allows children to build anything they can imagine.
In LEGO® City: Space Mission, kids can meet Captain Quasar Gordon – the coolest astronaut around! Plus, this book comes with your very own astronaut LEGO minifigure and rover mini-build, so children can built their own astronaut LEGO® minifigure and his space rover before blasting off to join him and his crew on their latest cosmic mission.
Ever wondered what a day in the life of an astronaut looks like? How about an asteroid? Or… space wee?! From Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley, the dynamic duo behind the comic sensation A Day in the Life of a Poo, Gnu and You – which won the Blue Peter Book Award 2021 – comes a colourful and hilarious tour through our galaxy and beyond. This is space like you, and your kids, have never seen it before.
Discover the poisonous clouds of Venus, the rings of Saturn and the raging storm on Jupiter. Venture inside nebulae, black holes, supernovas and far-flung galaxies. Find out about the historic figures who pioneered space travel, the animals who ventured to the stars so humans could follow and the ground-breaking technology that took them there.
If going on a mission into space wasn’t enough, how about building your own fleet of space rockets in this stellar stick book? LEGO® Books: Build and Stick: Space comes complete with LEGO® bricks, book and over 250 stickers, allowing kids to build any of the three space rocket models, before customising them with the stickers and paper elements included.
Children can use the guides inside to help build the models, or let their imagine go wild and create different cosmic builds over and over again. Also included are fun-packed activity pages filled with awesome puzzles and challenges. Three … two … one … we have lift-off!
Before Am I Made of Stardust?, there was Dr Maggie’s Grand Tour of the Solar System! This mind-blowing book invites readers to join Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock (MBE) on an epic journey through the Solar System – visiting planets, moons, asteroids and satellites, and travelling to places where no human has been before.
Along the way, kids can discover how we could live on Mars, learn about the hunt for a mysterious super-Earth, have a snowball fight on Mercury, climb the tallest mountain in the Solar System and much, much more! From spotting solar flares on the Sun to exploring objects at the edge of the icy Oort Cloud, this fun, action-packed title leaves no question unanswered and no meteorite unturned.
If you enjoyed this, we highly recommend you check out our blog, where you can find even more recommendations from the O’Mara team.
