
Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth
Our Universe seriesEarth herself tells kids all about her oceans, weather, and creatures with plenty of personality and humor. A charming science read aloud for curious minds.
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Mars itself narrates this funny introduction to the Red Planet, bragging about its volcanoes, dust storms, and rovers. Silly personality and real facts make it a great space read aloud.

Earth herself tells kids all about her oceans, weather, and creatures with plenty of personality and humor. A charming science read aloud for curious minds.

A class of young astronaut trainees learns what it really takes to go to space, from training and food to sleeping in zero gravity. Funny, fact packed, and perfect for future space explorers.

Young Mae dreams of floating among the stars, and her parents tell her she can be anything. Inspired by Mae Jemison, the first African American woman in space.

Bright photos and simple text introduce little ones to the sun, planets, stars, and astronauts. A great first reference book for the preschooler who asks big questions about the night sky.

Kids tap, wave, and wish their way through a quiet night sky full of fireflies, stars, and the moon. A calm, interactive pick that works beautifully at bedtime.

Aliens zoom down to Earth for one reason only: to swipe the underpants off our clotheslines. Pure silliness in rhyme, and a guaranteed hit with giggly preschoolers.

Bok is a moon rock who watches billions of years of Earth's history unfold, then gets carried home by the Apollo 11 astronauts. A sweeping, gorgeous story written by Neil Armstrong himself.

Katherine Johnson loved to count as a child and grew up to become the NASA mathematician who helped bring Apollo 13 home. An inspiring true story about math and determination.