Top 10 Best "Astronauts" Books

DK Readers

Deborah Lock

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I Want to Be an Astronaut

Byron Barton

Astronauts

I Want to Be an Astronaut

Blast-off! Up into the shy goes the space shuttle. Into orbit, the astronauts get a taste of ready-to-eat food, experience zero gravity, go for space walks, and even fix a satellite. It's fun to fly aboard the shuttle...and then come back to earth. ‘A young girl declares her longing to ‘fly on the shuttle into outer space.' The familiar acts of eating, sleeping, and working become intense and special as she and the rest of the crew go about their business. The illustrations positively glow in this simple, lyrical picture book that will have nearly everyone off and flying.' -SLJ.

Notable Children's Book of 1988 (ALA) 1988 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book) Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1988 (NYT) Oustanding Science Trade Books for Children 1988 (NSTA/CBC)

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Riding Rockets

Mike Mullane

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Falling to Earth

Al Worden
Francis French
Tom Stafford
Dick Gordon

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Flying to the Moon

Michael Collins

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Astronaut Handbook

Meghan McCarthy

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We Seven

M. Scott Carpenter
Gordon L. Cooper
John H. Glenn
Virgil I. Grissom
Walter M. Schirra

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Carrying the Fire

Michael Collins
Charles A. Lindbergh

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If I Were an Astronaut (Dream Big!)

Eric Braun
Sharon Harmer

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A Is for Astronaut

Traci N. Todd
Sara Gillingham

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Prepare for Launch

Today's astronauts require many different abilities. They must not only be expert in performing flight simulations but must also be proficient in such dissimilar subjects as photography, thermodynamics, electrical repairs, flight procedures, oceanography, public affairs, and geology. In Prepare for Launch, the author introduces the technologies and myriad activities that constitute or affect astronaut training, such as the part-task trainers, emergency procedures, the fixed-based and motion-based simulators, virtual environment training, and the demands of training in the Weightless Environment Training Facility. With plans to return to the Moon and future missions to Mars, the current selection criteria and training are very different from those used for short duration mission Space Shuttle crews. Dr. Erik Seedhouse in this book focuses on how astronaut candidates are taught to cope with different needs and environments (for example, hibernation, artificial gravity, and bioethics issues) and also includes brief discussions of the astronaut application and selection proce...

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Prepare for Launch

Erik Seedhouse

Astronauts

I Want to Be an Astronaut

Stephanie Maze

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