# Books like Nova's Ark

**10** books similar to *Nova's Ark* by Kirk, David (Science Fiction · grades 2–8), matched on shared themes, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** interplanetary voyages, robots, science fiction, father and son
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## Similar books

- [My Robot Buddy](https://readinglist.school/book/my-robot-buddy) by Alfred Slote _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of robots and science fiction, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Aliens Ate My Homework](https://readinglist.school/book/aliens-ate-my-homework) by Bruce Coville _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of science fiction, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Shape-Changer](https://readinglist.school/book/shape-changer) by Bill Brittain _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of science fiction, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [The Ear, The Eye, and the Arm](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ear-the-eye-and-the-arm) by Nancy Farmer _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of science fiction, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [The Transall Saga](https://readinglist.school/book/the-transall-saga) by Gary Paulsen _(Grades 6–9)_ — Shares themes of science fiction, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
- [Virtually Perfect](https://readinglist.school/book/virtually-perfect) by Dan Gutman _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of science fiction, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Aliens for Breakfast](https://readinglist.school/book/aliens-for-breakfast) by Jonathan Etra _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of science fiction, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator](https://readinglist.school/book/charlie-and-the-great-glass-elevator) by Roald Dahl _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of science fiction, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Heir Apparent](https://readinglist.school/book/heir-apparent) by Vivian Vande Velde _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of science fiction, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Space Case](https://readinglist.school/book/space-case) by Edward Marshall _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of science fiction, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).

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