kbpaulie Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I'm working on next year's planning. We're doing Space and Earth Science. Wanted to include some fiction space related independant readers. He easily reads Magic Tree House. So something at that level or a little above. Ideally not too much daddle or too dark. Any ideas? Thanks- KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) Non Fiction (stepped readers for older readers) Race Into Space -- Eric Arnold Spacebusters -- Philip Wilkinson Space Station: Accident on Mir -- Angela Royston Space Heroes: Amazing Astronauts --James Buckley Moonwalk -- Judy Donnelly Space and the Planets (The Magic School Bus, Fact Finder) -- Kris Hirschmann Educational/Factual through a Fictional Storyline Space Explorers (The Magic School Bus Chapter Book, No. 4) -- Eva Moore Magic School Bus Out Of This World: A Book About Space Rocks -- Joanna Cole Magic School Bus Lost In The Solar System -- Joanna Cole Magic School Bus Sees Stars: A Book About Stars -- Nancy White Miss Galaxy's Space Lessons -- Phil Roxbee Cox Space Pirates and the Monster of Malswomp -- Scoular Anderson (compass points) Space Pirates: A Map-Reading Adventure -- Scoular Anderson (map reading) Space Pirates and the Treasure of Salmagundy -- Scoular Anderson Fiction Zathura -- Chris Van Allsburg Space Dogs on Planet K-9 -- Joan Holub Midnight On The Moon (Magic Tree House 8) -- Mary Pope Osborne Mrs. Pickerell Goes to Mars -- Ellen MacGregor Outer Space Mystery (Boxcar Children Mysteries, Book 59) -- Gertrude Chandler Warner Fun to Look At Incredible Cross-sections of Star Wars (series) various books by various authors, all with Incredible Cross Sections of Star Wars in the title: David Reynolds; David West; Curtis Saxton Edited March 27, 2009 by Lori D. added info; fixed typos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbpaulie Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 Thanks Lori for the great list. Anyone else? I'm looking for fun space fiction chapter books. (But trust me, I'm not ready to have my boys hooked on sci-fi at this age :) ) Karena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Mrs. Pickerell Goes to Mars -- Ellen MacGregorI bought three or four of the Mrs. Pickerell books at a used book sale last year and we have loved them! Someone here recently mentioned The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet by Eleanor Cameron. We started reading it a few days ago and it has been a winner so far. (Thank you, whoever recommended it!) If you can get your hands on any of the old "Space Cat" books, they are charming. (By Ruthven Todd) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I thought of the Mushroom Planet series, but it's at a gr. 5 or so reader level. Also, in case this is a concern, there are a few short plugs for evolution in several of the books. I remember reading these as a kid, about age 12, and loving them. I read them aloud to our boys along about ages 6-10 and they loved them, too. It's really hard to find space theme chapter books at a 2nd-3rd grade reading level!! The only other one I could think of was the "Commander Toad" series by Yolen, but these are at a young 2nd grade reading level, not chapter books. Still thinking! Warmly, Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 It's a bit above his reading level, but you might wish to consider George's Secret Key to the Universe as a read-aloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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