This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. In honor of that momentous occasion, here are my Top 10 books about astronauts, rockets, and landing on the moon.
Top Row:
Papa Put a Man on the Moon by Kristy Dempsey and Sarah Green (Grades K-3)
Moonshot by Brian Floca (Updated and more inclusive!) (Grades K-5) Rocket to the Moon by Don Brown (Grades 4-8)
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterley (Grades 6- adult depending on whether you want the Young Readers Edition)
Middle Row:
Flying to the Moon by Michael Collins (Grades 6+)
Destination Moon by Seymour Simon (Grades 2-5)
Destination Moon by Richard Maurer (Grades 6-10)
Bottom Row:
Disaster Strikes by Jeffrey Kluger (Grades 6-10)
The Astronaut who Painted the Moon by Dean Robbins and Sean Rubin (Grades 1-4)
Team Moon by Catherine Thimmesh (Grades 5-9)