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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"A new blockbuster science fiction adventure from world-wide phenomenon and #1 New York Times bestseller Christopher Paolini, set in the world of New York Times and USA Today bestseller To Sleep in a Sea of Stars. July 25th, 2234: The crew of the Adamura discovers the Anomaly. On the seemingly uninhabited planet Talos VII:a circular pit, 50 kilometers wide. Its curve not of nature, but design. Now, a small team must land and journey on foot across...
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Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Buzz Aldrin speaks out as a vital advocate for the continuing quest to push the boundaries of the universe as we know it. As a pioneering astronaut who first set foot on the moon during mankind's first landing of Apollo 11-- and as an aerospace engineer who designed an orbital rendezvous technique critical to future planetary landings -- Aldrin has a vision, and in this book he plots out the path he proposes, taking humans to Mars by 2035.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Built to explore Mars, Resilience begins to develop human-like feelings as he learns from the NASA scientists who assembled him, and as he blasts off and explores Mars, Resilience must overcome different obstacles as he explores the red planet.
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Series
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
What do you have in common with an astronaut? We use space inventions and discoveries every day! From cell phones to firemen's outfits, athletic shoes to robots, and more! In Reaching for the Stars: Bringing Space Home, you'll discover how our race to space has improved all of these--and more! Reaching for the Stars covers the coolest space has to offer. Readers explore how we thought about space in the past, how we imagine it in the future, great...
5) Passengers
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
When a spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet has a malfunction in its sleep chambers, two passengers are awakened almost ninety years early.
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Provides information on space technology, including the necessary precautions that have been developed to protect humans in space, how human life on space capsules or on distant planets can be sustained, and the benefits that society enjoys as a result of the technologies and inventions developed for space travel and exploration.
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Language
English
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"The award-winning, best-selling author of Station Eleven and The Glass Hotel returns with a novel of art, time, love, and plague that takes the reader from an island off Vancouver in 1912 to a dark colony of the moon three hundred years later, unfurling a story of humanity across centuries and planets. Edwin St. Andrew is eighteen years old when he crosses the Atlantic by steamship, exiled from polite society following an ill-conceived diatribe at...
9) Space
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Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
©2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Highlights fascinating facts about space, from the hottest planet in the solar system to volcanoes that spew icy slush. Learn about the planet that spins on its side, the only animal that can survive in space without a spacesuit, an asteroid so big that scientists mistook it for a planet, and more! Additional features include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
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Series
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Get ready to take a thrilling journey to the farthest reaches of the universe. Space Exploration for Kids is loaded with out-of-this-world facts and eye-popping photographs that give you an inside look into the daily lives of astronauts."--Back cover
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Series
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Beyond The Stars: In Reaching for the Stars: Investigating Space Mysteries, 4th--9th graders learn about some of the marvelous mysteries and fascinating discoveries of outer space. Learning About Space: What is a black hole? Do aliens exist? Young readers learn about some of the unsolved mysteries of space, and some of our greatest discoveries. Learn about planet types, what the universe is made of, and more! Build Reading Skills: This engaging...
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Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"A new set of True Books on Space Exploration"--
"In 1998, scientists from around the world worked together to build a science lab in outer space. Since then, the ISS has orbited the earth more than 120,000 times and been home to more than 200 astronauts! ISS scientists have conducted experiments on topics, including how the human body reacts to living in space and how to grow food in microgravity. Share in the joy of exploration and discovery with...
15) Space explorers
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Carlos and his classmates join Ms. Frizzle on an expedition to outer space where they learn about the solar system.
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Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The events surrounding the space shuttle Columbia disaster did not look the same to everyone involved. Readers can step back in time and into the shoes of a news reporter, a potential future astronaut, and a family as readers act out scenes and compare and contrast various perspectives. Written with simplified, considerate text to help struggling readers, books in this series are made to build confidence as readers engage and read aloud. Includes...
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English
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"In this groundbreaking book, world-renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson tackles the world's thorniest philosophical conundrums, armed with wit, wisdom, and cutting-edge science. Together with distinguished physicist James Trefil, Tyson presents questions that have preoccupied humanity for millennia. Then, using the latest theories, from the Big Bang to string theory and the multiverse, he explores the answers, bolstered with stunning images...
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Wayfarers (Becky Chambers) volume 4
Publisher
Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. The only thing it has going for it is a chance proximity to more popular worlds, making it a decent stopover for ships traveling between the wormholes that keep the Galactic Commons connected. If deep space is a highway, Gora is just your average truck stop. At the Five-Hop One-Stop, long-haul spacers can stretch their legs (if they have legs, that is), and get fuel, transit...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When a Martian spacecraft lands on Woking Common, mankind is terrorized by aliens in tall, armored capsules which stalk the countryside on three legs. The machines wreak havoc on London and the Southern Counties, and survivors are driven underground. Scientist John Nicholson tells how he was plunged into a paralyzing nightmare of stark terror, savage madness and utter destruction.
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