Learning Resources

This story is about the orbiting and revolving Earth.

This story is about the pioneering pilot Bessie Coleman, with sketches by museum educator Diane Kidd.

In this special author session, Margaret Weitekamp reads the book, Pluto’s Secret: An Icy World’s Tale of Discovery

Author Sandra Nickel and Illustrator Aimee Sicurro discuss and read their book The Stuff Between the Stars: How Vera Rubin Discovered Most of the Universe

In this story, Lou goes to an air show at the local airport, and the Three Friends are inspired by the fast flying jets and their cool maneuvers to create high flying kites

This story celebrates the upcoming landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars.

When Ruth finds a box of old comic books in her attic, the three friends are inspired to write and film their own science fiction movie with aliens, robots, and space explorers.

National Air and Space Museum. Museum educator Ann Caspari will read the original story Fly and Float, a story about seaplanes.

This story follows the Three Friends as they celebrate the 20th anniversary of the International Space Station and build their own space station.

Gather your little ones for a special Halloween-themed story time with the National Air and Space Museum. Museum educator Ann Caspari reads an original story and leads us in a craft.

We return to our three friends as they imagine what it would be like to plan a trip, build a rocket, and travel on a mission to Mars.

Museum educator Ann Caspari will read the original story Homebuilt Airplanes, which tells the story of three friends who build their own airplane out of items in their home.