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To the Moon!

Artemis II is on the way to the moon! These books answer questions about space travel and the moon, and imagine what it might be like to live there.

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  • When twelve-year-old Leo moves to the Moon with his father and stepmother, he soon discovers a conspiracy surrounding life there--human and nonhuman, past and present.
    Book, 20260414Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers 20260414
  • How We Got to the Moon

    the People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure

    Rocco, John,
    The Moon landing is one of the most ambitious, thrilling, and dangerous ventures in human history. This exquisitely researched and illustrated book tells the stories of the 400,000 unsung heroes--the engineers, mathematicians, seamstresses, welders,…
    Book, 2020New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2020] — J 629.454 ROCCO
  • In the quiet hours of the night, moonlight makes its journey through the sky, over land and water, and finally into a child's bedroom.
    Picture Book, 2022New York : Holiday House, [2022] — J PICTURE SAVAGE
  • A space expert and a geology expert take readers on an out-of-this-world adventure to the moon, where they must navigate the dangerous terrain to clear up space debris before it can interfere with a lunar mission.
    Book, 2022New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2022. — J KING
  • The Moon Tonight

    Our Moon's Journey Around Earth

    Jung, Chang-hoon,
    A father-daughter duo marvel at the moon in the night sky, learning the science behind the twenty-nine-day lunar cycle and the moon's four phases, in this informative and illuminating picture book with age-appropriate and easy-to-follow scientific…
    Book, 2023San Francisco, CA : Blue Dot Kids Press, [2023] — J 523.3 JUNG
  • Discover what it takes to visit space and live off-world, with guides to astronaut jobs, training, and the latest spacecraft and tech.
    Book, 2024Beverly, MA : Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of the Quarto Publishing Group, 2024 — J 629.45 PERIDOT
  • The Woman in the Moon

    How Margaret Hamilton Helped Fly the First Astronauts to the Moon

    Maurer, Richard, 1950-
    In 1969, mankind successfully left our atmosphere and landed on the moon. It took countless hours of calculations, training, wonder, and sacrifice from all of the men and women who worked hard to make that landing. One of those people was Margaret…
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Roaring Brook Press, 2023. — J B HAMILTON
  • Once humans figured out how to launch rockets into orbit, the Space Race between the US and USSR began! Who will be the first to fly outside of Earth's atmosphere, walk on the moon, or build a working lab in orbit? Follow the story of how the race…
    Book, 2024New York : First Second, 2024. — 629.4500
  • Emilio loves spending vacations out in the forest at his abuelo's house. The woods are mysterious, and Abuelo and Emilio can dine outside by the light of a lantern every night. And then, best of all, Abuelo tells his fantastical stories! One night,…
    Book, 2025New York : Amazon Crossing Kids, 2025. — J PICTURE SCHUFF
  • Who Owns the Moon?

    and Other Conundrums of Exploring and Using Space

    Levinson, Cynthia,
    For teens who are space fans, this book is loaded with fascinating facts, great stories, and new ways of thinking about the challenges of space. It covers topics on the science of space and developments in technology (e.g., satellites behaving like…
    Book, 2025Atlanta : Margaret Quinlin Books, Peachtree, [2025] — Y 629.454 LEVINSON
  • Earthrise

    the Story of the Photograph That Changed the Way We See Our Planet

    Marcus, Leonard S., 1950-
    From renowned researcher and children's lit scholar Leonard S. Marcus comes a middle-grade nonfiction book about the astonishing photograph taken during the Apollo 8 mission that forever shifted the way we view our planet.
    Book, 2025New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, ©2025. — J 525.0222 MARCUS