Space For Children

The launch of Mars rovers by NASA, Europe, and China in 2020 will reveal more about Mars than ever before. Get ahead with this amazing new book, which explores the evidence for past life on Mars, what's happening there now, and what it might look like to one day live on the red planet. Be amazed by the tallest mountain in the solar system, discover how houses on Mars could look, and find out if you've got what it takes to join the teams travelling to Mars in the coming years.

Sometimes it can be a challenge to get a seven-year-old to go to sleep, and these stories are designed to keep children focused while they lie in bed waiting to get to sleep. Background music as well as a soothing narrative style are used to create a calm bedtime environment. The other benefit of these stories is that they are educational, and so young listeners should build up knowledge of, and curiosity for the world around them. The stories span a range of topics including Earth, space-flight, the planets in our solar system, gravity, and a brief introduction to relativity.

Every year, scientists send people and robots into our solar system to explore space. How are scientists preparing for journeys to Mars? What are robotic explorers and how do they study the incredible planets and moons at the outer reaches of our solar system? Learn more about these thrilling missions.

Far off Neptune holds many mysteries! Its great distance from the sun makes it the coldest planet in the solar system. Discover the secrets of this chilly, blue ice giant that was named after the sea.

After suffering an injury on the football pitch, Leah is bored of resting at home. Her friends, Mimi and George, know that another adventure in time will cheer her up! Travelling back to 1950's America, the Wonder Team find themselves right in the middle of the Space Race.

Joe Devlin is midway through his second year at the Space Academy with his father and sister deployed in the war against the Tourians. When someone close to Joe is missing in action, can he, against all odds, find out what happened? Will he be pushed past his limits as a pilot during his quest for the answers? The Tourians are waiting!

Joe Devlin has started his first year at the Space Academy and nothing has gone his way. His father's heroics in the Tri-Sun War are legendary and Joe has plans to follow in his father's footsteps to be a Star Fighter. While his father is deployed to the war, can Joe measure up to the task at hand? With the town in smoke, Joe better find out if he can fix what he messed up before his father discovers his secret.

Two kids take on the empire. When the parents of Milo and Lina Graf are abducted by agents of the evil Empire, the children must undertake a perilous journey across the unknown reaches of Wild Space to rescue them - and to discover hope for the future. Includes The Escape, The Snare, The Nest, and The Heist.

The second book in an action-packed, high-stakes new adventure series for fans of Rick Riordan and Star Wars. The Alpha Maraudi are on their way, and they don't come in peace.... When Benny Love won a trip to visit the moon, he had no idea that when he got there he would have to stop an attack by the Alpha Maraudi, an alien race determined to destroy Earth.

The Space Adventures of Microboo McBlinkie with her Friends of the Forest. Join Microboo McBlinkie and her wacky animal crew on an epic space odyssey in the first book of this thrilling sci-fi trilogy. Microboo and her friends encounter mysterious and unexpected challenges as she travels the galaxy in a borrowed mothership, with a robot army. Filled with camaraderie, and non-stop humor, this adventure is perfect for fans of interstellar escapades.

A near-term princess is betrayed in her battle to conquer the galactic core. Her unborn daughter Serena is taken from her body, raised in a foreign empire, and trained to be a lethal weapon. Twenty years later, multiple attempts are made on her life, but Serena will defy anyone who would use her toward their own ends.

Our ancestors fled Earth, humanity's survivors absconding on the eve of a nuclear apocalypse. Their only hope of survival hinging on finding more of the ultra-rare element that makes faster-than-light travel possible. A quest that pulls them half a galaxy away. Three hundred years and nine generations later, humans have established themselves in their New Eden.

The Story Shop is packed full of plots, costumes and characters galore. And shopkeepers Wilbur and Fred are ready and waiting to find every customer their perfect adventure! When a daredevil mouse visits the shop, Wilbur and Fred have just the thing – an out-of-this-world space mission! Join Space Mouse as he nibbles his way into trouble on the Moon, bets his tail on a game of Tiddlywonks with Phoebe Fairplay and causes chaos on Planet Cog with his over-the-top inventions …

Suzie Wen LOVES gadgets and inventing things – but her inventions don’t always turn out how she expects... And after a massive invention mishap, Suzie is now living on board the space ship from her favourite TV show – exploring new planets and saving the universe!

Suzie Wen LOVES gadgets and inventing things – but her inventions don’t always turn out how she expects... And after a massive invention mishap, Suzie is now living on board the space ship from her favourite TV show – exploring new planets and saving the universe!

It’s another ordinary Friday night in the suburbs for the Garcia-Jackson family: Mateo and Valentina’s favorite show is on TV. Mateo’s best friend, Booker, is over. And their babysitter, Jennica, is definitely keeping an eye on them and not playing with her phone. But when Elvis, the family’s dog, bolts out of the house, barking uncontrollably at someone—or something—in the backyard, the kids go investigate…only to watch Elvis disappear through a mysterious portal!

NASA's Orion spacecraft is pushing the limits of space travel and exploration like never before. The ultimate goal is a mission to Mars! Learn about the challenges that scientists, engineers, and astronauts must overcome to make this dream a reality.

A deadly comet catapults toward Mars. Only one thing can break up the comet before it does damage: the new Hammerhead torpedo. Tyce Sanders only has two weeks to master it...and someone's trying to stop him. In this exciting, fast-paced series that even reluctant listeners will love, Tyce not only uncovers this mystery but also learns more about the power of God's love.

Join Cleo, a curious little koala with big dreams, on an out-of-this-world adventure! Every night, Cleo gazes up at the moon and wonders what it would be like to touch the stars. When a magical astronaut helmet lands at her feet, Cleo gets the chance to turn her dream into reality. From floating through space to bouncing on the moon’s surface, Cleo learns that with a little imagination and a lot of courage, anything is possible!

In the year 2085, Benny Love is pretty used to surviving on what he and his family can scavenge on Earth. But when he wins a scholarship for a life-changing trip to visit the Lunar Taj, the first ever resort on the moon, Benny thinks he finally has a chance to give his family a better life. Benny can't wait to fly his very own Space Runner, practise reverse bungee jumping and explore craters on the dark side of the moon. But he gets more than he expected when he and the other kids discover the moon has secrets no one else knows about.