Books about space
Take a look at our favourite children's books about space.
These great intergalactic adventures for all ages will take you on exciting interstellar journeys through the cosmos...
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Larklight
Author: Philip Reeve Illustrator: David Wyatt
Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Interest age: 8+
Reading age: 8+Award-winning Reeve indulges his love of historical technology in a new novel for younger readers, which is as captivating as the Mortal Engines quartet was for an older audience.
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Aliens Love Underpants
Author: Claire Freedman Illustrator: Ben Cort
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Interest age: 3-5
Underpants are a source of humour whatever your reading age, even, it appears, when it comes to aliens!
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Cosmic
Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce Illustrator: Steven Lenton
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Interest age: 9+
Reading age: 9+Long-legged Liam makes a giant leap for boy-kind by competing with a group of adults for the chance to go into space. Is Liam the best boy for the job?
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A Wrinkle in Time
Author: Madeleine L'engle
Publisher: Puffin Classics
Interest age: 9-13
Reading age: 9+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'.
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The Man on the Moon!
Author: Simon Bartram
Publisher: Templar Publishing
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 5+Bob knows almost everything there is to know about the moon - but there's something going on behind his back that he hasn't spotted...
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Toys in Space
Author: Mini Grey
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 6+The toys have been left outside in the garden one summer night. To help to pass the time till morning, Wonderdoll begins to tell a story about the arrival of a mysterious alien spaceship...
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The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket
Author: John Boyne Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers
Publisher: Corgi
Interest age: 8+
Reading age: 10+Barnaby Brocket has an unusual gift: he defies the law of gravity and floats. Embarassed by their child's 'abnormality', his parents set out to keep his feet on the ground.
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Space Ace
Author: Eric Brown Illustrator: Tony Ross
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Interest age: 5-10
Reading age: 6+Billy's grandad is a retired astronaut who likes to take Billy on tours around the earth in his space ship. However, one day, by accident, they rocket into space and have to find their way back by navigating past all the planets, learning about them as they go!
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Space Pirates: Treasure
Author: Jim Ladd Illustrator: Benji Davies
Publisher: Nosy Crow
Interest age: 7+
Reading age: 7+More swash and buckle in space than you can imagine when Sam and the crew of the Jolly Apollo continue their quest for Planet X. The fourth book in the Space Pirates series.
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You Choose In Space
Author: Pippa Goodhart Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Puffin
Interest age: 3-6
Reading age: 5+You choose how this story unfolds, so a new adventure can be enjoyed each time of reading. A spectacular book to stimulate creative storytelling and language development, full of vibrant illustration. Not to be missed!
