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Many animals, like people, enjoy spending time with
their friends and family. Many groups of animals
have their own unique names. Did you know a
group of gorillas is a called a band? And a bunch of
billy goats is a tribe? Following in the footsteps of
Multiply on the Fly (multiplication), What's New
at the Zoo? (addition) and What's the Difference?
(subtraction), this rhythmic, fun-to-read-aloud book
introduces children to division as they conquer
bands,...
4) Daring Dozen
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A gorgeous introduction to the twelve brave men who have left footprints on the moon, just in time to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took one small step and made history. Over the course of the next five years, twelve lunar explorers, including Alan Shepard and Gene Cernan, touched down on the moon's surface. Author and engineer Suzanne Slade reveals how the Apollo missions (1969-1972)...
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Dolly is a little girl with a BIG voice. Music fills Dolly's heart so plumb full she has to let it out! She'll even sing to her cornhusk dolls or a pen full of pigs. She makes her own drum from a pot and her own guitar from a broken mandolin. But what Dolly dreams of is performing for a real audience--people who would hear her sing, and applaud!
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Told in free verse, the story of the American effort to land the first man on the moon comes to life. During the two thousand nine hundred and seventy-nine days following his speech, eighteen astronauts climbed into spaceships; three of them died before even leaving the ground. Eight rockets soared into space. And four hundred thousand people-- engineers, technicians, scientists, mathematicians, and machinists-- joined Project Apollo in hopes of making...
13) A look at Saturn
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PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2008
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English
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An introduction to the physical features of the second-largest planet in our solar system.
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Peachtree Publishing Company Inc
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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"For centuries, people have been intrigued by Mars, and over time, scientists have made exciting discoveries, such as the planet's Earth-like weather and seasons. But curious earthlings want to know more about the Red Planet. Does Mars have deserts? Volcanos? Or signs of life? Could people live there someday? Scientists decided to take a closer look. They built a powerful camera called the HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) and loaded...
20) A look at Uranus
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PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2008
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English
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This book introduces Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun, and explains that it has at least twenty-seven moons circling it.