"The moon is a constant presence that children become aware of in their earliest days. So many young readers wonder and ask about the moon soon after they learn to speak, and it's the topic of many early childhood bedtime books. The author's expertise as an educator on communicating complex concepts to children through easy, accessible language brings the subject of the moon to life for even the most reluctant readers. Color photography from NASA...

Two Berenstain bears and their pup take a rocket ship to the moon.

An imaginary journey to Venus provides facts about the planet's gravity, year, days, atmosphere, temperature, and surface, and suggests some of the questions scientists would want to answer if it really were possible to travel there.

During a visit to a space museum, Fly Guy and Buzz learn all about planets, space crafts, space suits, and even dirty snowballs (i.e. comets)!

This book describes the social and economic climate of the sixteenth century by focusing on the life of an apprentice to a mapmaker living in Spain during the age of exploration.

"Engaging images accompany information about Mars rovers. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--

Focuses on our exploration of space by citing notable facts discovered while visiting and investigating the moon and planets.

An imaginary journey to Mercury provides facts about the planet's size, year, appearance, gravity, temperature, and core, and suggests some of the questions scientists would want to answer if it really were possible to travel there.

Rhyming text describes Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the New World.

On a special field trip in the magic school bus, Ms. Frizzle's class goes into outer space and visits each planet in the solar system.