BOOKS
Blast Off! Amazing Space Facts for Curious Kids
A twelve-book journey through the solar system for ages 6–9, written by Ninous Badeen. Five are out now. Each is $12.99 in paperback, or free to read with Kindle Unlimited.
Every fact is NASA-checked, and every page ends with a “Tell It Like a Leader!” box, so kids practice explaining what they just learned out loud.
BOOK 1
The Sun and Our Solar System
Blast off with Orbit to the center of it all! Kids discover how the Sun makes its light, why gravity keeps eight planets circling instead of drifting away, what else is out there besides planets, and where Earth sits in the line-up.
BOOK 2
Mercury, Venus & Mars
Blast off with Orbit to the rocky neighbors! Kids discover why Mercury has scorching days and freezing nights, what makes Venus hotter than Mercury even though it sits farther from the Sun, why Mars looks red, and what it would feel like to stand on each one.
BOOK 3
Jupiter, Saturn & the Giant Planets
Blast off with Orbit to the biggest planets we know! Kids discover a storm on Jupiter wider than Earth, what Saturn’s rings are actually made of, why the giant planets have no ground to land on, and which of their moons might be hiding oceans.
BOOK 4
The Moon: Earth’s Best Friend
Blast off with Orbit to the one everybody can see! Kids discover why the Moon changes shape through the month, how it pulls the ocean into tides, why the same side always faces us, and what the footprints up there are doing now.
BOOK 5
Stars and Constellations
Blast off with Orbit to explore the stars! Kids discover why stars come in different colors, how a star is born and how it dies, what a constellation really is, and how to find the North Star for themselves.
Books 6–12 are on the way
Seven more are being written. Tell us where to send the news and you will hear when the next one lands.
- Book 6 · Black Holes & Wild Space Mysteries
- Book 7 · Rockets: How We Get to Space
- Book 8 · Astronauts: Living and Working in Space
- Book 9 · Space Dogs, Monkeys & Other Animal Astronauts
- Book 10 · The Space Race
- Book 11 · Telescopes & Space Robots
- Book 12 · Could We Live in Space?