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Science Fiction Genre
Books in the Science Fiction genre:
Dr. Ox’s Experiment (1963)
Dr. Ox decides to see what will happen if he increases the oxygen in the atmosphere of the town of Quinquendone. Even he is astonished at the results.
Author(s):
Jules Verne
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
Jewels from the Moon and The Meteor That Couldn’t Stay (1964)
Two short stories in which David and Chuck take a dream journey then help Mr. Bass recover a brumblium meteorite. This was written as an elementary school reader.
Author(s):
Eleanor Cameron
Illustrator(s):
Vic Dowd
The Swing in the Summerhouse (1967)
Author(s):
Jane Langton
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Time and Mr. Bass: A Mushroom Planet Book (1967)
Chuck and David are drawn into a battle against evil as Mr. Bass searches for the stolen necklace of Ta that can protect the Mycetians from destruction.
Author(s):
Eleanor Cameron
Illustrator(s):
Fred Meise
Flight 714 (1968)
Tintin and his companions are hijacked to a desert island in the Celebes where they are rescued by extraterrestrials.
A Mystery for Mr. Bass: A Mushroom Planet Book (1968)
David and Chuck discover Mycetian fossils along the sea shore, and make an emergency trip to the Mushroom Planet to save Prewytt Brumblydge.
Author(s):
Eleanor Cameron
Illustrator(s):
Leonard Shortall
Reader's Digest Best Loved Books for Young Readers (1968)
Author(s):
Robert Lawson
Betty Smith
Jules Verne
P. C. Wren
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
Et al
Round Trip Space Ship (1968)
Eddie’s friend Marty takes him on a trip to Marty’s home planet of Martinea.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
The First of the Penguins (1970)
Jim and George discover a time travel portal and explore the past.
Author(s):
Mary Q. Steele
Illustrator(s):
Susan Jeffers
The Finches’ Fabulous Furnace (1971)
Author(s):
Roger Wolcott Drury
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The Space Ship in the Park (1972)
Author(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
The Endless Pavement (1973)
In this science fiction dystopia, the automobiles rule the people.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Jacqueline Jackson
William Perlmutter
Illustrator(s):
Richard Cuffari
Funny Peculiar (1975)
A collection of short stories, mostly in the slightly odd, mysterious genre.
Author(s):
Barbara Sleigh
Illustrator(s):
Jennie Garratt
Bolo (1976)
The evolution of juggernaut-sized tanks that eventually become self-aware through the constant improvement resulting from centuries of intermittent warfare against various alien races.
Author(s):
Keith Laumer
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
Motel of the Mysteries (1979)
A satirical look at American culture, and not incidentally, archeological research.
Author(s):
David Macaulay
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
Runes of the Lyre (1982)
The lyre is the key to power in an interplanetary conflict.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Ardath Mayhar
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner
E.T. The Book of the Green Planet (1985)
E.T. returns home to find he is out of favor and decides to return to Earth.
Author(s):
William Kotzwinkle
Steven Spielberg
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner
E.T. The Storybook of the Green Planet (1985)
E.T. returns home, but his reception is decidedly cool and he decides to return to Earth.
Author(s):
William Kotzwinkle
Steven Spielberg
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner
Henry’s Quest (1986)
Author(s):
Graham Oakley
Illustrator(s):
Graham Oakley
Spaceships & Spells (1987)
Author(s):
Isaac Asimov
Robert Lawson
Jane Yolen
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Deborah Healy
Explorers on the Moon (1992)
A pop-up version of Tintin’s trip to the moon.
The Master Key (1997)
Author(s):
L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s):
Nick Bruel
Parasite Pig (2002)
Author(s):
William Sleator
Illustrator(s):
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If You Decide to go to the Moon (2005)
What would it be like to go to the moon?
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Faith McNulty
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
In the Small (2008)
Author(s):
Devon Hague
Michael Hague
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Mr. Wuffles (2013)
Author(s):
David Wiesner
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner