CHAPTER 15
JUVENILE LITERATURE

Baker, David. I Want To Fly the Shuttle. Vero Beach, FL: Rouke Enterprises, 1988. This is a children's book on the Shuttle, describing how astronauts are chosen and trained and what it would be like to fly a mission. It is part of the "Today's World in Space" series of books that are short, highly illustrated accounts of various space exploration activities.

Barrett, Norman S. Space Shuttle. New York: Franklin Watts, 1985. This short work introduces the orbiter, what it is like inside, and what the crew does. It was written for a juvenile audience.

Barrett, Norman S. The Picture World of Space Shuttles. New York: Franklin Watts, 1990. A children's book, this heavily- illustrated work describes how a Shuttle works and describes various missions.

Biel, Timothy L. The Challenger. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, 1990. This book examines the Challenger from a scientific and historical perspective and discusses its effect on the Shuttle program. The book was written for young readers but does have a bibliography and index, as well as a good feel for the tragedy of the mission but a generally positive view toward continued space missions.

Branley, Franklyn M. Columbia and Beyond: The Story of the Space Shuttle. New York: Collins, 1979. This book, while written for a young audience, contains a useful general discussion of the Columbia orbiter, the space laboratory that fit into the cargo bay, Spacelab, and several of the experiments being developed for the Shuttle.

Cave, Ronald G, and Cave, Joyce. Space Shuttle. New York: Gloucester Press, 1982. This book, for a young audience, describes the general development and use of the Shuttle.

Chester, Michael. Let's Go on a Space Shuttle. New York: Putnam, 1975. This book, written for children, describes the Space Shuttle and suggests that in the future it will be routinely used to transport people and equipment to and from space, bring data to Earth, and rescue and repair other spacecraft.

Civil Air Patrol. Space Shuttle: A Space Transportation System Activities Book. Washington, DC: Center for Aerospace Education Development, n.d. This is a children's book, mostly for coloring, but with puzzles and descriptions of the Shuttle and what it will do for space exploration.

Coombs, Charles I. Passage to Space: The Shuttle Transportation System. New York: William Morrow, 1979. This is yet another of the run-of-the-mill books written for youth describing the construction, launching, reentry, and versatility of the Shuttle as the first reusable spacecraft.

Cross, Wilbur. and Cross, Susanna. Space Shuttle. Chicago: Children's Press, 1985. This is another children's book about the Shuttle.

Culper, Felix, and Peterkin, Mike. The Infinite Beyond. New York: Warner Juvenile Books, 1989. This is a young children's pop-up book about the Shuttle.

Dwiggins, Don. Flying the Space Shuttle. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1985. This is written for a young audience, describing the history of the Shuttle, its uses, how it works, and the details of a typical flight.

Dwiggins, Don. Into the Unknown: The Story of Space Shuttles and Space Stations. San Carlos, CA: Golden Gate Junior Books, 1971. This 80-page book, designed for young readers, describes the planning and building of the experimental space station, Skylab, and the potential of Space Shuttles for interplanetary travel.

Fichter, George S. The Space Shuttle. New York: Franklin Watts, 1981, 1990 rev. ed. This is a short book written for a youthful audience that describes the conception of the Shuttle, its construction, its functions, and its potential for space travel.

Fox, Mary Virginia. Women Astronauts: Aboard the Shuttle. New York: J. Messner, 1984. This book, written for the youth market, describes the June 1983 flight of the Space Shuttle with emphasis on the experiences of Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space. It also includes brief biographies of the eight women Shuttle astronauts.

Friskey, Margaret. Space Shuttles. Chicago: Children's Press, 1982. This is one of the many general books on the Shuttle written for children, well illustrated but otherwise pedestrian. It describes the operation and uses of a reusable system.

Jay, Michael. Space Shuttle. New York: Franklin Watts, 1984. Written for children, this book explains how the Shuttle works and describes a Shuttle trip from lift-off to touchdown.

Lewis Research Center. Launching a Dream: A Teacher's Guide to a Simulated Space Shuttle Mission. Cleveland, OH: Lewis Research Center, 1989. This publication was designed as a NASA educational publication for the use of teachers. It describes the Shuttle and a typical mission, as well as providing several resource activities for the students.

McCarter, James. The Space Shuttle Disaster. New York: Bookwright Press, 1988. This short book, written for juveniles, discussed the disaster that destroyed the Challenger, the history and possible future of Space Shuttles and the efforts of NASA to correct deficiencies in the system.

McDonald, Suse. Space Spinners. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1991. This is a children's novel about two spiders who sneak aboard the Space Shuttle so that they can be the first spiders in orbit and to spin a web in space. Has some interesting discussion about the problems of spinning webs in a weightless environment.

McDonnell, Janet. Space Travel: Blast-off Day. Elgin, IL: Child's World, 1990. A children's book, this work describes the Shuttle and its mission profile.

Moche, Dinah L. If You Were An Astronaut. New York: Golden Book, 1985. This book, written for children, contains photographs and a simple text describing the activities of astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle.

Moore, Patrick. The Space Shuttle Action Book. New York: Random House, 1983. This book, describing the Shuttle for children, features pop-up and pull-tab gimmicks to follow the Shuttle on a mission from launch to landing.

Petty, Kate. Space Shuttle. New York: Franklin Watts, 1984. This is yet another children's book about the Shuttle, illustrated with color and describing in general terms the Shuttle's design and performance.

Redmond, Marilyn. Henry Hamilton in Outer Space. Gretna, LA: Pelican Pub., 1991. This is a delightful children's book about Confederate ghost Henry Hamilton. A sequel to Henry Hamilton, Graduate Ghost, this fictional work has Henry on vacation in Florida where he stows away on the Shuttle and haunts the astronauts in orbit.

Ride, Sally, and Okie, Susan. To Space and Back. New York: Lothrop, Lee, and Shepard, 1986. This book, written for younger readers, describes the experiences of space flight by the first American woman in orbit.

Ross, Frank X., Jr. The Space Shuttle: Its Story and How to Make a Flying Paper Model. New York: Lothrop, Lee, and Shepard Co., 1979. This book is generally useful, even if it is designed for children and leaves out much technical information. It contains an introduction to the Shuttle, its history, the construction of its major systems, a profile of a typical mission, and what the orbiter might mean to the future of space exploration. Then it provides detailed instructions on the construction of a model of the spacecraft from paper which can fly on a string or in free flight.

Steinberg, Florence S. Aboard the Space Shuttle. Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1980. Designed for school classes to familiarize them with the Shuttle and its mission. Well-illustrated and written in a catchy style, it is a good example of the public relations material put out by the agency.

Taylor, L.B., Jr. Space Shuttle. New York: Thomas Crowell, 1979. This book describes the reasons for and the design and operation of NASA's Space Shuttle and discusses who will be flying it and the benefits to be derived from its operation. It is a short work, and has been oriented toward a juvenile audience.

The Space Shuttle Adventure. Los Angeles, CA: Cheerios and Rockwell International, 1985. This is a short, 25-page booklet describing the Shuttle and its mission for young readers. It was put together as a promotional handout to capitalize on the popularity of the Shuttle.

Vogt, Gregory. The Space Shuttle. New York: Franklin Watts, 1983. This work discusses experiments proposed by high school students that have been performed aboard Skylab and gives advice to those interested in similar space research competitions for the Shuttle. It does include bibliographical references and an index. The book is definitely designed for a teenage audience.