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Space Books for Kids – 70 Stellar Fiction and Non-Fiction Titles

Explore our collection of books about space for children and discover space books for kids of all ages.

Add some rocket fuel to your child's imagination with our stellar collection of space books for kids.

Is your child curious about space and the wonders of the night sky? Do they dream of being an astronaut exploring the galaxy and discovering new planets? Find answers to their questions about the universe and add some rocket fuel to their imagination with our stellar collection of space books for kids. We’ve handpicked the best books about space from the Reading Eggs Library that cater to budding astronomers and adventurers of all ages.

There are non-fiction books about the solar system, aeronautics and space exploration – ranging in difficulty from picture books for early readers to books with more complex scientific facts and inventions for older kids. If your child is eager for intergalactic space adventures in their imagination, we’ve also included science fiction and fantasy titles that will take them to distant galaxies where they might meet aliens or solve cosmic mysteries. Encouraging kids to read books on subjects they’re interested in is a great way to get even the most reluctant readers to enjoy reading.

Many of the books in our selection include a read-aloud feature to help young readers. Alternatively, you and your child can listen to the audio together. If you’d prefer that your child reads the books themselves, a reading age level is included to guide your choices.

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Fasten your seatbelts for a literary rocket ride as we launch into the universe of books about space.

Non-Fiction Books About Space for Kids

Astronomy and the Solar System

  • Space - non-fiction book about space for kids

    Space

    There are lots of things in space. Introduce your early reader to the amazing world of space.

    • 8 pages

    • Reading age: 5

    • Lexile: 340L

    • Read-aloud feature: Yes

    • Non-Fiction

  • Space Flight

    Space Flight

    Go on a journey into space with astronauts and see how magnificent planet Earth looks from space.

    • 1 chapter

    • 16 pages

    • Reading age: 6

    • Lexile: 580L

    • Read-aloud feature: Yes

    • Non-Fiction

  • The Sun's Energy

    The Sun’s Energy

    How does the Sun’s energy help life on Earth to live and grow?

    • 5 chapters

    • 15 pages

    • Reading age: 6

    • Lexile: 430L

    • Read-aloud feature: Yes

    • Non-Fiction

  • The Solar System: Size and Distance

    The Solar System: Size and Distance

    Our Solar System is mostly empty – but the objects in it are huge and the distances between them are enormous.

    • 5 chapters

    • 19 pages

    • Reading age: 7

    • Lexile: 760L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Non-Fiction

  • Sky Spies - book about space

    Sky Spies – Super Science

    Earth zips through space at thousands of miles an hour! So why aren’t we lost in a distant galaxy? Become a sky spy and find out! Discover the secrets of the Moon and stars.

    • 5 chapters

    • 21 pages

    • Reading age: 7

    • Lexile: 800L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Non-Fiction

  • Amazing Space

    Amazing Space

    How many stars are there in the Solar System? Could there be a planet made of diamonds? Why is there no sound in space? Find out all about mysterious and amazing space.

    • 3 chapters

    • 29 pages

    • Reading age: 8

    • Lexile: 680L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Non-Fiction

  • The Alien Files

    The Alien Files

    What would you do if you saw an alien? How are reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) explained? Get the facts.

    • 3 chapters

    • 29 pages

    • Reading age: 8

    • Lexile: 830L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Non-Fiction

  • Can You Hear Sounds in Space?

    Can You Hear Sounds in Space?

    Can You Hear Sounds in Space answers this and many other intriguing questions about the science of sound.

    • 13 chapters

    • 29 pages

    • Reading age: 9

    • Lexile: 810L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Non-Fiction

  • The Solar System book about space for kids

    The Solar System

    The solar system includes the Sun, the nine planets and their 158 presently known moons. It also includes asteroids, meteoroids, comets and interplanetary dust. Come on a journey and travel through our solar system. Visit all nine planets and discover if NEOs are a threat to Earth.

    • 14 chapters

    • 30 pages

    • Reading age: 9

    • Lexile: 940L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Non-Fiction

  • The Universe

    The Universe

    The Universe is so huge that it’s impossible for us to imagine its size. It would take 18 years to fly from the Earth to the Sun, yet this is only a tiny distance in the Universe. Find out how scientists measure the vastness of the Universe, how black holes form, and discover the different constellations on the star maps.

    • 11 chapters

    • 27 pages

    • Reading age: 9

    • Lexile: 870L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Non-Fiction

  • Space Infographics

    Space Infographics

    Journey into space and learn about the different parts of the solar system with this explorative title. Focused on image-led, fun and factual information, readers will be captivated from start to finish.

    • 6 chapters

    • 29 pages

    • Reading age: 10

    • Lexile: 920L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Non-Fiction

  • First Australians Astronomy

    First Australians Astronomy

    The First Australians have been described as the world’s first astronomers. Their knowledge of the night sky existed long before the ancient Greeks, whose names for the stars are used in Western astronomy.

    • 5 chapters

    • 35 pages

    • Reading age: 11

    • Lexile: 1010L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Non-Fiction

  • Earth's Cycles

    Earth’s Cycles

    Natural elements and compounds, such as carbon, nitrogen and water, move through nature in cycles. Earth’s Cycles in Action takes a look at these key processes that are essential to life on Earth.

    • 7 chapters

    • 45 pages

    • Reading age: 11

    • Lexile: 980L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Non-Fiction

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Aeronautics and Space Exploration

  • Lift-Off!

    Lift-Off

    Discover what it takes to launch a space shuttle to the International Space Station.

    • 15 pages

    • 5 chapters

    • Reading age: 6

    • Lexile: 440L

    • Read-aloud feature: Yes

    • Non-Fiction

  • Mae C Jamison

    Mae C Jemison

    Mae Jemison was the first African-American woman astronaut. She is also a doctor, dancer, businesswoman and educator. Learn about how Mae went from a child with big dreams to a woman who inspires many.

    • 4 chapters

    • 21 pages

    • Reading age: 7

    • Lexile: 550L

    • Read-aloud feature: Yes

    • Non-Fiction

  • Katherine Johnson

    Katherine Johnson

    As a child, Katherine Johnson loved to count. She grew into a woman whose skills in mathematics helped send people into space. Her work at NASA was critical to the first space flights.

    • 4 chapters

    • 21 pages

    • Reading age: 7

    • Lexile: 560L

    • Read-aloud feature: Yes

    • Non-Fiction

  • Living in Space

    Living in Space

    Would you want to blast off in a chair tied to 47 rockets? Do you have what it takes to live where there is no right way up? Spend some time in space and find out how astronauts cope with life away from Earth.

    • 3 chapters

    • 29 pages

    • Reading age: 8

    • Lexile: 860L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Non-Fiction

  • Exploring Space

    Exploring Space

    Space exploration has a fascinating history and will continue into the future, with many nations now involved in the International Space Station and the exploration of Mars.

    • 14 chapters

    • 30 pages

    • Reading age: 9

    • Lexile: 980L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Non-Fiction

  • Our Future in Space

    Our Future in Space

    Our future in space is bound to be exciting. The International Space Station is being constructed in orbit, and there are plans to have a permanent base on the Moon. Discover how astronauts eat and sleep in a weightless environment, and how future experiments in space will benefit us down here on Earth.

    • 14 chapters

    • 30 pages

    • Reading age: 9

    • Lexile: 1020L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Non-Fiction

  • Invention of Space Exploration

    Invention of Space Exploration

    Will you explore space in your lifetime? The answer might be yes! In just a few decades, people went from dreaming about the stars to travelling through space. This fascinating history includes chimpanzee astronauts, moon landers, probes to distant planets, the search for extraterrestrial life and more. Space technologies have even improved life here on Earth. Learn about incredible inventions in space exploration and how they changed the world.

    • 5 chapters

    • 29 pages

    • Reading age: 10

    • Lexile: 840L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Non-Fiction

  • Transportation

    Transportation

    People need to get around the city. Goods need to get across the world. Satellites need to get into orbit. What meets these needs? Transportation, fuelled by science, technology, art and maths! Discover the latest trends and see what the future may hold as our modes of transportation continue to evolve.

    • 45 pages

    • 7 chapters

    • Reading age: 11

    • Lexile: 1060L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Non-Fiction

Space Stories and Science-Fiction Books for Kids

Picture Books About Space for Preschoolers and Early Readers

  • Space Race

    Space Race

    Baby Face wants to go into space. How can she get there?

    • 1 chapter

    • 12 pages

    • Reading age: 5

    • Lexile: 260L

    • Read-aloud feature: Yes

    • Fiction

  • Rocket to the Sun

    Rocket to the Sun

    Rin gets to go to the Sun in a rocket.

    • 1 chapter

    • 8 pages

    • Reading age: 5

    • Lexile: 120L

    • Read-aloud feature: Yes

    • Fiction

  • Countdown

    Countdown

    It’s time to go. Countdown as a little astronaut gets ready for lift off.

    • 1 chapter

    • 31 pages

    • Reading age: 6

    • Lexile: 240L

    • Read-aloud feature: Yes

    • Fiction

  • Zoom to the Moon

    Zoom to the Moon

    Sam is packing for a trip to the moon. Has he got everything he needs?

    • 1 chapter

    • 17 pages

    • Reading age: 6

    • Lexile: 340L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Fiction

  • I've Never Met an Alien I Didn't Like

    I’ve Never Met an Alien I Didn’t Like

    If you’ve never met an alien, you are in for a treat! The aliens in this rhyming story are kooky, funny, and they like our cars!

    • 1 chapter

    • 21 pages

    • Reading age: 7

    • Lexile: 500L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Fiction

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Space Books for 6-Year-Olds

  • Space Poems and Rhymes

    Space Poems & Rhymes

    With a range of poetic styles from simple, rhyming poetry to longer, narrative poems, this series presents readers with exciting and engaging reads that give them their first taste of poetry.

    • 2 chapters

    • 24 pages

    • Reading age: 6

    • Lexile: NP

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Fiction

  • A Visit to the Moon

    A Visit to the Moon

    The moon is so cool. Nell cannot wait to visit.

    • 9 pages

    • Reading age: 6

    • Lexile: 350L

    • Read-aloud feature: Yes

    • Fiction

  • Looking at the Stars

    Looking at the Stars

    Eve and Steve set off together to hunt for a dark place to look at the stars.

    • 1 chapter

    • 16 pages

    • Reading age: 6

    • Lexile: 460L

    • Read-aloud feature: Yes

    • Fiction

  • Spaced Out

    Spaced Out

    Jed is space mad. He knows all about stars, planets, black holes and aliens. One night, something lands in his backyard. Is it from outer space?

    • 6 chapters

    • 41 pages

    • Reading age: 6

    • Lexile: 510L

    • Read-aloud feature: Yes

    • Fiction

  • There's No Such Thing

    There’s No Such Thing

    What would you do if you found an alien in your garden? That’s what Cody must decide. Will he keep it?

    • 27 pages

    • Reading age: 6

    • Lexile: 520L

    • Read-aloud feature: Yes

    • Fiction

Space Books for 7-Year-Olds

  • I Wish I Was an Alien

    I Wish I Was an Alien

    What is life like for aliens? Is it more fun than being a human?

    • 1 chapter

    • 31 pages

    • Reading age: 7

    • Lexile: 390L

    • Read-aloud feature: Yes

    • Fiction

  • The Zorbs' Ears

    The Zorbs’ Ears

    The zorbs on the Planet of Hair have ear infections and it is up to Buzz, Hal, Finn and Nova to help them find the cure. But what will the cure be?

    • 1 chapter

    • 29 pages

    • Reading age: 7

    • Read-aloud feature: Yes

    • Lexile: 450L

    • Fiction

  • The Monster Cook Book

    The Monster Cook Book

    The monsters from the Moon want to cook some treats for the monsters on Earth. How will they know what to cook? By using the Monster Cook Book of course!

    • 1 chapter

    • 29 pages

    • Reading age: 7

    • Lexile: 470L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Fiction

  • Space Cadets to the Rescue

    Space Cadets to the Rescue

    Two young space cadets, Eddie and Yelena, sat in the control room of the spaceship. They were learning to be space rangers and were patrolling the universe, protecting Earth from attack.

    • 1 chapter

    • 31 pages

    • Reading age: 7

    • Lexile: 490L

    • Read-aloud feature: Yes

    • Fiction

  • Fixer We Need You!

    Fixer, We Need You!

    The Sun has stopped working, but the Prime Minister knows just who to call…

    • 1 chapter

    • 29 pages

    • Reading age: 7

    • Lexile: 490L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Fiction

    This is a ‘really readable’ Accessible Reader specifically created to support the reading development of young readers with learning differences, such as dyslexia.

  • Touching the Sky

    Touching the Sky

    Star Powers wants to be an astronaut. She loves learning about space! So when her therapy dog, Galaxy, finds a rock, Star is the best person on Earth – or at least at recess – to find out if the rock is really a meteorite. Along with her friends and her older brother (who just might be an alien), Star searches for the clues that will give them an answer.

    • 4 chapters

    • 29 pages

    • Reading age: 7

    • Lexile: 510L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Fiction

    This is book one in the Star Powers series of books. Other titles in the series are:

Find more inclusive books about space in the Star Powers series.

The Star Powers series of space books for kids.

  • Cupcakes with Sally Ride

    Cupcakes with Sally Ride

    Fiona gets mad at her brother, Finley, when he tells her that boys are the best at everything. Fiona knows that’s not true! The Sweets Shop always gets special customers, but when Sally Ride comes to visit, Fiona and Finley go on a special trip – into outer space! Finley and Fiona have a blast, but there’s more to learn on this epic journey than they expected.

    • 3 chapters

    • 24 pages

    • Reading age: 7

    • Lexile: 550L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Fiction

  • Jogging into Space

    Jogging into Space

    Can Gill jog into space?

    • 1 chapter

    • 16 pages

    • Reading age: 7

    • Lexile: 560L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Fiction

  • One Year on Mars

    One Year on Mars

    When a storm strikes Cosmos Bay, Laura’s parents leave her in charge. She can handle it, right? After all: it’s just Laura…and a pack of wild dogs, a few geckos and a pair of grumpy buffaloes. What could possibly go wrong?

    • 1 chapter

    • 29 pages

    • Reading age: 7

    • Lexile: 580L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Fiction

    This is a ‘really readable’ Accessible Reader specifically created to support the reading development of young readers with learning differences, such as dyslexia.

  • Billy Swift Goes to Space School

    Billy Swift Goes to Space School

    Billy Swift is the first human to go to Space School. But are the other students as excited about Billy starting as he is?

    • 5 chapters

    • 25 pages

    • Reading age: 7

    • Lexile: 590L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Fiction

  • Spiggy Red

    Spiggy Red

    Will Spiggy Red’s first space mission be successful?

    • 7 chapters

    • 46 pages

    • Reading age: 7

    • Lexile: 600L

    • Read-aloud feature: Yes

    • Fiction

  • Starway Station

    Starway Station

    It was the Solar System summer holidays. Spaceships of every kind were stopping at Starway Station to take a break on their journeys from planet to planet. Zap and Astra watched from a porthole as a rocket car drew up and threw open its doors.

    • 16 pages

    • Reading age: 7

    • Lexile: 610L

    • Read-aloud feature: Yes

    • Fiction

Space Books for 8-Year-Olds

  • Space Dash

    Space Dash

    Everything seemed very friendly until Zac scored a goal. The Squees went quiet. Play stopped. According to Squee rules, the first person to score a goal is dinner.

    • 5 chapters

    • 37 pages

    • Reading age: 8

    • Lexile: 650L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Fiction

  • Sally Comet and the Space Pirates

    Sally Comet and the Space Pirates

    Sally Comet is the daughter of the galaxy’s most famous space-archaeologists. Together they travel around the galaxy in their famous ship The Gold-Wing, discovering forgotten treasures. However, after they discover the lost tomb of an ancient pharaoh, Sally’s mum and dad are tricked by space pirates who are out to steal the treasures. It is up to Sally to stop them. But how?

    • 1 chapter

    • 29 pages

    • Reading age: 8

    • Lexile: 660L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Fiction

Space Books for 9-Year-Olds

  • On Our Way to Alpha Centauri

    On Our Way to Alpha Centauri

    Before take-off Grandad slips Sarah a small parting gift. What can be so special that it is a secret between just the two of them?

    • 8 chapters

    • 71 pages

    • Reading age: 9

    • Lexile: 690L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Fiction

Space Books for 10-Year-Olds

Space Books for 12-Year-Olds

  • Intergalactic Deliveries Inc.

    Intergalactic Deliveries Inc.

    If you stick out your thumb, be careful who you hitch a ride with. Hoping for a lift to his dad’s place, Oz is instead picked up by Mack and her robotic offsider on their regular intergalactic delivery run.

    • 8 chapters

    • 74 pages

    • Reading age: 12

    • Lexile: 740L

    • Read-aloud feature: No

    • Fiction

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