Heinlein's The Rolling Stones, which is basically Space Family Robinson
The Human Commonwealth series by Hal Dean Foster, also known as the "Pip and Flinx series" kid and alien-flying-venom-spitting-dragon pet.
These suggestions are all from [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com], and if you don't get quite what you're looking for let me know and I'll toss the question at [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com], who's basically done research on this kind of topic. You might actually also check out her book The Intergalactic Playground for ideas, actually.
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Date: 2010-01-21 01:37 am (UTC)From:Needle, by Hal Clement (series)
Tom Swift books
Heinlein's The Rolling Stones, which is basically Space Family Robinson
The Human Commonwealth series by Hal Dean Foster, also known as the "Pip and Flinx series" kid and alien-flying-venom-spitting-dragon pet.
These suggestions are all from [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com], and if you don't get quite what you're looking for let me know and I'll toss the question at [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com], who's basically done research on this kind of topic. You might actually also check out her book The Intergalactic Playground for ideas, actually.