Busy Bee Space Book

The Busy Bee Space Book

Includes “space games” and “rocket ship to make”!

Fat Rocket

Moon rocket illustration by Jack Coggins, from "Spaceship to the Moon", 1952

What size engine do we need? Well, how big do they get??

Is it a spaceship?

1958 ... Tom's gyroscope thingy!, image by x-ray delta one

Does it have bells? Do pet treats fall out of it? You decide!

Christmas Eve in Space

Woolworth's Jolly Christmas Book (1951)

Courtesy of Woolworth’s.

Space Art in Children's Books

I stumbled upon a gem of a website today, Space Art in Children’s books 1950′s to 1970′s (title self-explanatory.) There’s a lot of great art from the days before spaceflight; sadly, most images are saved in GIF format (and thus aren’t fabulous on quality or color.) Still, a great resource for the way society perceived [...]