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Emily Lakdawalla's Recommended Space Books for Kids, 2018

Emily Lakdawalla • November 14, 2018

Welcome to my 10th annual list of recommended space books for kids! Fiction, nonfiction, biography; poetry, prose, and pictures; it's all here.

A Joyless 'First Man'

Casey Dreier • October 15, 2018 • 6

Space fans will enjoy the movie for its depictions of early spaceflight itself. But it avoids the richness and complexity of human experience, leaving behind awe and joy in favor of an emotional landscape as uninviting as the Moon.

Book Announcement and Excerpt: Astronomy for Kids

Bruce Betts • October 13, 2018 • 1

For Astronomy Day, Bruce announces his new book Astronomy for Kids, provides excerpts, and gives some bonus planet observing info.

Book Review: The Space Barons

Jason Davis • March 21, 2018

A new book focuses on the eccentric leaders of SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic.

Emily's recommended space books for kids of all ages, 2017

Emily Lakdawalla • November 15, 2017 • 1

Welcome to my ninth annual recommendations and gift guide to books about space, planets, and astronauts for kids of all ages!

Review: 'Discovery' is a bold, new addition to the Star Trek franchise

Jason Davis • September 25, 2017 • 3

In a review of Star Trek: Discovery, Jason Davis says he expected Discovery to be a cross between Enterprise and the new reboot movies. Instead, the show turned out to be something else entirely.

Book Review: Sun Moon Earth

Merc Boyan • August 14, 2017 • 2

With the North American Total Solar Eclipse coming on August 21, people across the continent are getting eclipse mania! Astronomer Tyler Nordgren has written a detailed book on eclipses with a special focus on the August 21st event.

Hidden Figures: Triumphant in the theater, sobering after

Emily Lakdawalla • January 10, 2017 • 5

Go see Hidden Figures, and bring your kids. Despite its serious subject matter, the movie is joyful, often funny, and, in the end, triumphant.

Review: ‘Rogue One’ is Star Wars comfort food

Jason Davis • December 22, 2016 • 6

In a review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Jason Davis says you're more likely to enjoy the film if you embrace it as comfort food—a story line that fits into a larger sequence of Star Wars events you already know.

These are not my Martians

Mat Kaplan • December 19, 2016 • 20

Mat Kaplan explains his beef with the National Geographic Mars documentary-drama series.

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