3.+Literature+List


 * Kelsi Daly:**
 * 1) __Florida__ by Capstone Press- This book discusses Florida’s land, people, business and sights. It also gives historical background on the state. I chose this book so that students could see how the Space Program relates to the rest of the state.
 * 1) __Neil Armstrong__ by Barbara Kramer- This is a biography of the first man on the moon. I chose this book to differentiate instruction with biographical history of important people within the Space Program.
 * 1) __Final Frontier__ by David Owen- This is a non-fiction book that covers everything space related. I chose it to show students how certain events have shaped history and the exploration of space.
 * 1) __Space Shuttle__ by James A. Lovell- This book is above a fourth grade reading level but has excellent photographs. The book includes various missions, astronaut recollections, and photographs documenting their stories. I would use this book during read alouds, to show students pictures, and to let them brows through the book independently. This would also accommodate any ELL students.

//1. African-American Astronauts// by Dr. Stanley P. Jones & L. Octavia TrippThis book is a biography book about African-American astronauts. It starts off with a chapter about what an astronaut is, and then has individual chapters outlining the lives and accomplishments of five famous African-American Astronauts. It also includes a glossary and additional resources for finding out more about these significant figures in history, This book would be great for students to use for a report on people involved in the space program.
 * Nicole Pastore: **

//2. Black Stars in Orbit// by Khephra Burns & William MilesThis book is also about NASA’s African American Astronauts, but it is written at a higher level. The first section of the book is about “Taking Flight” and all the hard work that people, specifically African Americans, put into the dream of one day flying out of the world. The second section is about the “Journey into Space” and includes information on NASA’s search for the first black astronauts and the contributions of various African-Americans to NASA.

//3. Women In Space: Reaching for the Last Frontier// by George S. Briggs This book is about the women involved in the space program, and includes the stories of numerous female astronauts. The book also has a chapter in memory of Challenger in which it tells the story of the spacecraft which exploded off the Florida Coast. This book is great for students who want to learn about women in history in relation to the space program.

//4. U.S. Space Camp: Book of Astronauts// by Anne Baird  This book is about the creation of NASA and the astronauts from America. It chronologically discusses Mercury Astronauts, Gemini Astronauts, Apollo Astronauts, Skylab Astronauts, Apollo-Soyuz Astronauts, the First Space Shuttle Astronauts, and International and Current Astronauts, all awhile giving information about the advancements that took place.

1. __Kennedy Space Center: Getaway to Space__ by David West Reynolds- This book is about the complete history of Kennedy Space Center. It also includes detailed information about other important aspects of space exploration such as the developments of their launch facilities, the Apollo and shuttle program, and the future of space exploration. It contains over 150 pictures.
 * Elefteria Garos:**

2. __Florida’s Space Coast: The Impact of NASA on the Sunshine State (Florida History and Culture)__ by William B. Faherty- This book is about how the space program transformed the east central Florida coastfrom a traditional citrus production and tourist area into one of the most influential high-tech centers in the nation. It tells about America’s past space exploration as well.



3. __A Man on the Moon__ by Andre Chaikin- This book is based on hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews with each of the twenty-four astronauts that went to the moon as well the people involved with the brainpower, training and teamwork here on Earth.



4. __Florida’s Space Coast__ by Wade Arnold- This book tells a more personal story of how the communities of Brevard country and the cities and beach towns along the coast came to together to join the space race to put a man on the moon.