702 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing MI 48915www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan

AdultsThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Adams, Douglas

Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon Aldrin, Buzz with Ken Abraham

The Science of Star Wars: The Scientific Facts Behind the Force, Space Travel, and More! Brake, Mark and Jon Chase

Star Trek: The Official Guide to Our Universe: The True Science Behind the Starship Voyages Fazekas, Andrew

Women in Space: 23 Stories of First Flights, Scientific Missions, and Gravity-Breaking Adventures Gibson, Karen Bush

Smithsonian Atlas of Space Exploration Launius, Roger D. and Andrew K. Johnston

Reality is Not What It Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity Rovelli, Carlo

Cosmos Sagan, Carl

Fantastic Forgeries: Paint Like Van Gogh Shurvell, Joanne and the Van Gogh Museum

Life on Other Planets Swedenborg, Emanuel, translated by John Chadwick

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Tyson, Neil dGrasse

The Right Stuff Wolfe, Tom

SUMMER READING 2019

COSMIC BOOKS FOR ALL AGES

These selected titles are from the Collaborative Summer Library Program’s 2019 Manuals. This reading list is brought to you by the Library of Michigan, with support from the Institute of Museum

and Library Services.

Early Literacy (ages 0-5)ABC Universe American Museum of Natural History

The Moon Sees You and Me Buroughs, Caleb

Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me Carle, Eric

Star Light, Star Bright Everett, Melissa

Rocket Science for Babies Ferrie, Chris

8 Little Planets Ferrie, Chris and Lizzy Doyle

Hello, World! Solar System McDonald, Jill

Eight Days Gone McReynolds, Linda

Touch the Brightest Star Matheson, Christie

Bizzy Bear Space Rocket Nosy Crow

Stars Ray, Mary Lyn

Lullaby Moon Reeve, Rosie

Curious George and the Rocket Rey, Margret and H. A. Rey

Under the Sleepy Stars Shaw, Stephanie

Space Walk Yoon, Salina

Children (ages 5-12)Even Superheros Have Bad Days Becker, Shelly

Neon Aliens Ate My Homework: And Other Poems Cannon, Nick

Follow the Moon Home: A Tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids, and a Hundred Sea Turtles Cousteau, Philippe and Deborah Hopkinson

The Star Wars Cookbook: Wookiee Cookies and Other Galactic Recipes Davis, Robin

You Should Meet: Katherine Johnson Feldman, Thea

Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 Floca, Brian

Space Aliens: Learn to Draw More Than 20 Out-of-This World Characters Garbot, Dave

Grandmother Spider Brings the Sun: A Cherokee Story Keams, Geri

Hello, Universe Kelly, Erin Entrada

My Journey to the Stars Kelly, Scott

Little Night/Nochecita Morales, Yuyi

Baloney (Henry P.) Scieszka, Jon

Our Solar System Simon, Seymour

TeensHours Rising Abnett, Dan

Turn Left at Orion: Hundreds of Night Sky Objects to See in a Home Telescope – and How to Find Them Consolmagno, Guy and Dan M. Davis

Nightwatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe (revised and updated) Dickinson, Terence

Earth Flight Edwards, Janet

The Orrery: Computer Models of Astronomical Systems Foster, Caxton C.

Dark Matters: Nature’s Reaction to Light Pollution Galat, Joan Marie

Black Hole Sun Gill, David Macinnis

Night Photography and Light Painting: Finding Your Way in the Dark Keimig, Lance

Exoplanets: Worlds Beyond Our Solar System Kenney, Karen Latchana

Mirror in the Sky Khorana, Aditi

Starflight Landers, Melissa

They Dance in the Sky: Native American Star Myths Monroe, Jean Guard

Sisters of Battle: The Omnibus Swallow, James