These science fiction chapter books, middle grade books, and YA books for ages six to sixteen are excellent and will help your kids read more.I hear from publishers and librarians that many kids ...

From generation ships to climate change, there has been some stellar sci-fi out in the past six months. Our columnist Emily H ...

All right, let’s get right to our questions. Melissa, you write science books for kids. So I know you’re very involved with this world. Can you give me your top three recommendations of science books ...

Encouraging children to explore science fiction may not guarantee science careers, but children deserve to learn from science fiction to help them navigate their increasingly high-tech world.

Of course, the best children’s books have been engaging kids in this way for centuries, though this year, we have another resource at our disposal: the best podcasts for kids.

Reading science fiction and fantasy can help readers make sense of the world.Rather than limiting readers’ capacity to deal with reality, exposure to outside-the-box creative stories may expand their ...

There's a well-known story in Plato's Republic in which a humble shepherd named Gyges finds a magical gold ring that renders whoever wears it invisible. Gyges proceeds to use his newfound power to ...

To learn more about Phetteplace, visit her website, DominicaPhetteplace.com, and read “The Ghosts of Mars,” which is the first story featured in “The Year’s Top Hard Science Fiction ...

Comment Best science books and science fiction stories for kids. From brightly coloured baby books about frogs to early ecology for 10-year-olds and dark teen sci-fi set on the ocean floor, here ...