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1182) To the Stars!
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Stella's imagination takes her on an adventure to explore the stars. Join her on a mission to visit constellations, learn about the closest star to Earth, and even race a shooting star!
1184) To the Moon!
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Neil's imagination takes him on a trip to the moon. Join him as he explores mountains and hills, spots a famous astronaut's footprints, and collects space rocks. Find out more about that big round object in the night sky!
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For years, only trained astronauts could travel through space, but now companies are creating spacecraft that will allow regular people to experience space, too. Is this kind of space travel safe? Learn more about private space travel and future possibilities.
1186) To Planet Earth!
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Earth is the only planet we know of with intelligent life. Join Ian and his tour guide as they explore Earth and study ocean animals, the African savanna, and the South Pole. Learn more about the planet we call home.
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"THRILLING. ... Up-end[s] the Apollo narrative entirely." -The Times (London)
A "brilliantly observed" (Newsweek) and "endlessly fascinating" (WSJ) rediscovery of the final Apollo moon landings, revealing why these extraordinary yet overshadowed missions-distinguished by the use of the revolutionary lunar roving vehicle-deserve to be celebrated as the pinnacle of human adventure and exploration.
One of The Wall Street Journal's 10 Best Books of...
1188) Mars: A First Look
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience!
What do you know about Mars?
Give curious kids a first look into space. Diagrams, photos, and illustrations introduce readers to our solar system and space exploration. Combined with easy-reading text and SEL connection questions, these books provide a learning experience that is out of this world!
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In this encouraging nonfiction title, children visit an actual space camp! Readers will learn what astronauts eat, where they sleep, and how they prepare for journeys into space through the help of robots and stimulators. Featuring vibrant images, informative text, and fun, interesting facts, this Spanish-translated nonfiction title encourages readers to discover what they would want to explore in space!
1190) Estamos Aquí
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Just how big is Earth compared to our solar system, the Milky Way, or even the universe? Although Earth is home to many different species and it seems huge to us, it is very small in comparison to our solar system and the universe. Discover what scientists have uncovered so far about Earth, our solar system, and the universe in this engaging book. High-interest text and vibrant images and photographs fill the pages of this book to keep students engaged...
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Travel to the 22nd century in this captivating nonfiction title that allows readers to discover the future of space. Elementary readers will be fascinated with the possibilities that may await human life in the future. Readers will discover the technology that may be used to one day allow humans to live on another planet, new worlds, alien life, and artificial intelligence. Featuring vibrant photos, images, informational text, a glossary of terms,...
1192) Moon: A First Look
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience!
What do you know about the Moon?
Give curious kids a first look into space. Diagrams, photos, and illustrations introduce readers to our solar system and space exploration. Combined with easy-reading text and SEL connection questions, these books provide a learning experience that is out of this world!
"Space enthusiasts...
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Discover the history of the space race in this exciting and riveting nonfiction title! Elementary readers will learn about the Kennedy Space Station, the Cold War, Sputnik, the first astronauts and cosmonauts to make it into space, and the first landing on the moon. Through captivating images, informational text, and impressive facts, readers will be enthralled and inspired by the amazing accomplishments that occurred during the race to space!
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The twentieth century gave us two great theories of physics. The general theory of relativity describes the behavior of very large things, and quantum theory the behavior of very small things. In this landmark book, John Gribbin—one of the best-known science writers of the past thirty years—presents his own version of the Holy Grail of physics, the search that has been going on for decades to find a unified “Theory of Everything” that combines...
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Are you curious about aliens and UFOs?
I bet you do! And you must have so many questions about this mighty universe, the unknown, the yet-to-be-discovered...Well, in this book, you will find answers to these questions: Is there any evidence that UFOs and aliens have visited our planet?
What is the purpose of their visit? Is time travel possible? And how can it become a reality?
How will we humans evolve in the future?
Why haven't we received any...
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"Finalist for the PROSE Award in Cosmology and Astronomy, Association of American Publishers" Michael Werner is a senior research scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. He has been the lead scientist for the Spitzer Space Telescope since 1984. He lives in Pasadena, California. Peter Eisenhardt is a senior research scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He received NASA's Exceptional Scientific Achievement...
1197) La Tierra
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Learn all about planet Earth in this engaging, colorful title! Earth is our home. It is a big, beautiful place that orbits the sun. What else is there to know about Earth? Read this Spanish-translated book to find out!
1198) The Outer Planets
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The outer planets, which are Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus are truly fascinating not only because of their size, but also because they offer some of the most unusual worlds we have ever seen. Readers will be intrigued with the scientific details of each planet, which follow the Next Generation Science Standards focusing on the solar system, including their size, temperature, and pressure of their atmospheres, their weather, and their interiors....
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Readers find out what it's like for astronauts to eat, sleep, and work on a manned space flight in this adventurous, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Children will discover what it's like to be weightless in zero gravity, how Mission control helps keep astronauts safe, and what astronauts do during their free time through vivid photographs, interesting, informative text, and stimulating facts.
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How To Get To The Moon And Back For Kids!The Moon Mission in 8 easy steps!Perfect for kids age 5-9 and 9-12Arthur the Astronaut!The Moon's statsSaturn V RocketEarthriseQUIZ!Origin story of the MoonTheiaBonus Chapters!1 - LAUNCH: 152 - PARKING ORBIT 3 - TRANSLUNAR INJECTION 4 - TRANSPOSITION AND DOCKING 5 - LUNAR ORBIT INSERTION 6 - POWERED DESCENT 7 - THE ASCENT STAGE-GETTING BACK TO EARTH 8 - TRANS-EARTH INJECTION!Scroll up and grab a copy today!...