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$1995
Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 1943
The Little Prince
A pilot crashes in the desert and meets a mysterious boy from another world.
96 pages· 14,516 words· Est. 1.5 hour read
4.3/5 Goodreads · 2,571,152 ratings
$21.00Save 5%
Books About Space Travel · 178 titles considered
The Best Space Travel Books for Kids
By the Bookroo Editors
Looking for excellent children's books about space travel? This collection brings together Bookroo's highest-rated and most useful picks in one place.
Start with our editorial favorites, then browse recommendations organized by reading stage to find the right book for your reader.
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The Shortlist
Our 10 Favorite Books About Space Travel
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$1398
Chapter Book · Ages 7–10 · 2015
The Boy Who Crashed to Earth
By Judd Winick · Hilo series
A boy falls from the sky and lands on Earth, where he befriends a human boy and together they try to stop an evil robot from destroying the world.
193 pages· 5,575 words· Est. 1 hour read
4.2/5 Goodreads · 8,122 ratings
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$1398
Chapter Book · Ages 8–11 · 2011
Zita the Spacegirl
By Ben Hatke · Book #1 in the Zita the Spacegirl series
A young girl's friend is kidnapped by an alien species and she must navigate a strange world to rescue him.
186 pages· 4,260 words· Est. 48 min read
4.1/5 Goodreads · 19,138 ratings
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$674
Picture Book · Ages 5–7 · 2013
Hello, Nebulon!
By Colin Jack (Illustrator) · Book #1 in the Galaxy Zack series
A young boy moves to a new planet with his family and navigates a new school and friendships.
128 pages· 4,694 words· Est. 37 min read-aloud
5.0/7 Bookroo experts·4.0/5 Goodreads · 1,113 ratings
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$858
Chapter Book · Ages 9–13 · 1962
A Wrinkle in Time
By Madeleine L'Engle · Book #1 in the Time Quintet series
A stormy night, a mysterious stranger, and a quest through time to find a missing father.
247 pages· 49,244 words· Est. 5.5 hour read
4.6/7 Bookroo experts·4.0/5 Goodreads · 1,307,046 ratings
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$1697
Picture Book · Ages 3–5 · 2015
Interstellar Cinderella
A girl dreams of fixing rockets and must save a prince's ship in distress.
40 pages· 538 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud
6.0/7 Bookroo experts·4.1/5 Goodreads · 3,773 ratings
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$1597
Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2020
Space Mice
By Lori Haskins Houran, Priscilla Alpaugh (Illustrator)
Two mice build a rocket to reach the cheese moon.
32 pages· 116 words· Est. 1 min read-aloud
5.8/7 Bookroo experts·4.1/5 Goodreads · 101 ratings
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$1697
Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 2019
Lights on Wonder Rock
A girl meets an alien, but must choose between space dreams and earthly ties.
40 pages· 518 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
5.5/7 Bookroo experts·4.2/5 Goodreads · 957 ratings
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$1797
Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2008
The Way Back Home
A boy and a Martian stranded on the moon must find friendship in the dark.
32 pages· 416 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
5.5/7 Bookroo experts·4.1/5 Goodreads · 4,154 ratings
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$958
Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2013
Fortunately, the Milk
By Neil Gaiman, Skottie Young (Illustrator)
A father's journey through time and space to get milk for his children's breakfast
114 pages· 7,668 words· Est. 1 hour read
5.3/7 Bookroo experts·4.0/5 Goodreads · 67,965 ratings
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Space Travel Picture Books
Illustrated read-alouds about space travel for preschool and elementary-age readers.
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$1699
There's a Skeleton Inside You!
Ages 4–8 · 2019
Two aliens need hands to fix their ship. Discover the layers of the human body.
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$699
A Green Christmas!
Ages 5–9 · 2013
Zack's Christmas plans change with a cosmic storm and mysterious green snow.
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$1799
The Smeds and the Smoos
Ages 4–8 · 2020
Two alien lovers defy family feuds to unite their worlds.
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$599
Monsters in Space!
Ages 5–7 · 2013
A boy befriends a monster-like alien who is visiting his school on the planet Nebulon
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$948
Whatever Next!
Ages 4–7 · 1983
A bear's moon adventure before bathtime.
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$1299
On the Space Station
Ages 4–8 · 2016
Explore life on a space station through interactive pages revealing astronauts' daily routines.
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$999
Curious George Gets a Medal
Ages 4–7 · 1957
A curious monkey gets into various misadventures before becoming the first space monkey
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$699
The Prehistoric Planet
Ages 5–9 · 2013
A lost pterosaur needs help returning home. Can Zack and his team navigate the prehistoric world?
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$699
Drake Makes a Splash!
Ages 5–7 · 2014
Can Drake conquer his fear of water before their next space adventure?
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$599
A Haunted Halloween
Ages 5–9 · 2015
Zack faces eerie events that challenge his disbelief in ghosts this Halloween.
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$699
Three's a Crowd!
Ages 5–9 · 2013
A boy is excited to show his friend from Earth around his new home on the planet Nebulon
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$1799
There's an Alien in Your Book
Ages 3–7 · 2019
An alien crash-lands in your book. Can you help it return to space?
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Space Travel Chapter Books & Middle Grade
Longer stories about space travel for developing and independent readers.
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$799
You're Mine, Captain!
Ages 7–10 · 2014
A spacemouse faces an alien queen's unexpected proposal. Can he escape her grasp?
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$799
The Invisible Planet
Ages 7–10 · 2018
A vanishing planet hides a secret. Can they uncover it?
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$899
Thea Stilton and the Star Castaways
Ages 7–10 · 2011
A lunar trip turns chaotic with spaceship wrecks and rebellious robots.
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$1499
Then Everything Went Wrong
Ages 7–10 · 2019
A boy and his robot friend try to save the world from an evil robot.
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$799
Alien Escape
Ages 7–10 · 2014
A group of spacemice must stop an alien blob from taking over their spaceship.
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$799
License to Thrill
Ages 9–12 · 2015
Twins face perilous adventures and villains on a wild road trip home.
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$699
Mr. Cooper Is Super!
Ages 6–10 · 2015
A third-grade class is visited by an alien spaceship and their teacher is taken away by his fellow aliens.
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$1299
Carnival in a Fix
Ages 7–10 · 2016
A young girl helps her friends solve a mystery at a funfair on the moon.
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$799
The Underwater Planet
Ages 7–10 · 2016
Can spacemice outsmart pirate spacecats to claim underwater treasure?
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$2499
Super Rabbit Boy Blasts Off!
Ages 6–8 · 2018
A hero must stop a villain from causing trouble in space and on Earth
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$599
Alien vs Bad Guys
Ages 7–10 · 2017
A group of animal friends must work together to stop an alien invasion and save the world
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$1299
Legends of Zita the Spacegirl
Ages 8–11 · 2012
A brave spacegirl and her friend Mouse try to escape from a space station and outrun the law while trying to save a planet from a deadly swarm of space creatures.