Thanks for all who shared ideas for Elementary Science Fiction books. Some
of these I had heard of, but many are new to me and I appreciate all of
the suggestions.
I felt there were enough people who requested a “hit” so here it is.
Thanks again!
Carol Van Brocklin
Librarian
Faith Academy-Davao
Davao City, Philippines
Practically anything by David Wiesner is science fiction.
also, the Red Book is was last year (or the year before's) Caldecott honor
book.
Some of Van Allsburg's such as Zathura.
Commander Toad in space / by Jane Yolen
June 29, 1999 / by David Wiesner
The Wump World / Written and illustrated by Bill Peet
Baloney (Henry P.) / received and decoded by Jon Scieszka
Minnie and Moo save the earth / Denys Cazet
Patrick’s Dinosaur on the Internet – Carol Carrick
Cosmo and the Robot – Brian Pinkney
Zathura - Chris Van Allsburg
Sector 7 - David Wiesner
Benjamin McFadden and the Robot Babysitter – Timothy Bush
First graders from Mars – Shana Corey
Jimmy Zangwow’s Out of this World Moon Pie Adventure – Tony DiTerlizzi
Nova's Ark – David Kirk
The Axle Galench series by Rooster Morris is targeted to 3-5th grade. They
are very popular with the elementary students.
www.axlegalench.com
Baloney, Henry P. by Jon Scieszka is a scifi picture book.-
The Commander Toad series by Jane Yolen? They are approx. 64 pages of "EZ
Reader".
the only sci fi books that come to mind for the younger student is
the *Commander Toad* series by Jane Yolen. They have been around for awhile
and I wish there were some additional titles as they are very popular with
the boys. I also have the Akiko series, but they are more suitable for the
3rd grade and beyond. I would love to know about any other titles you
receive.
Greenburg, J.C. Andrew lost: On the dog. New York: Random House, [2002].
Greenburg, J.C and Palen, Debbie. Andrew lost: In the bathroom. New York:
Random House, [2002].
Greenburg, J.C and Palen, Debbie. Andrew lost: In the kitchen. New York:
Random House, [2002].
Greenburg, J.C and Palen, Debbie. Andrew lost: In the garden. New York:
Random House, [2003].
Greenburg, J.C and Reed, Mike. Andrew lost: Under water. New York: Random
House, [2003].
Greenburg, J.C and Reed, Mike. Andrew lost: In the whale. New York: Random
House, [2003].
Pinkwater, Daniel Manus. Guys from space. New York: Macmillan Publishing
Company, [1989].
Wiesner, David. June 29, 1999. New York: Clarion, [1992].
*Yorinks, Arthur and Small, David. Company's coming. New ed. New York:
Hyperion Books for Children, [2000, 1988].
*Yorinks, Arthur and Small, David. Company's going. 1st ed. New York:
Hyperion Books for Children, [2001].
*Scieszka, Jon and Smith, Lane. Baloney, Henry P. New York: Viking, [2001].
*These books are almost never on the shelf. J
Try Bruce Coville. I read "Space Brat" to 2nd graders, and they loved
it.
When introducing sci fi, I use Weisner's June 29, 1999, Scieszka's
Baloney; Marilyn Sadler's Alistair books (and the Alien Invasion, in
Outer Space). They are all fun to read aloud, but if you are looking for
beginning readers/independent readers, I’m stuck.
Weisner's June 29th comes to mind as a picture book.
And Sadler's Alistair in Outer Space - of particular
note becuase Alistair is concerned about returning to
Earth to return his library books on time.
We are doing a genre each month for our yearlong reading program. I've
included a link to the list that I provide for the students to look at the
public library, but I have others in my collection. I'll try to send you a
list in the near future.
http://www.websterschools.org/classrooms/state_library/science_books.html
How about the Commander Toad Series by Jane Yolen (They're so funny!)
I also love
*Company's Coming* (Yorinks). and *Alistair In Outer Space(*Sadler).
Here is a link to a list of SCI Fi picture books (which includes some
nonfiction as well) someone put together on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Picture-Books-that-this-World/lm/1288X2B07XP25/ref=cm_lm_dtpa_fvlm_cfa_2/104-7138920-3858316
I hope the link works for you!
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