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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
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The sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission to save both humanity and the earth, Ryland Grace is hurtled into the depths of space when he must conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
With the retirement of NASA's space shuttle fleet in 2011, the role of getting people, satellites and other instruments into space falls to private companies. As of June 2011, there have been only 523 people to reach the 100 kilometer mark (considered human spaceflight), and only 24 have traveled beyond low Earth orbit. It is projected that within ten years, the number of people who will have flown into space will increase by about 600 percent due...
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Curious George original adventures volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Following a day of misadventures Curious George becomes the first space monkey.
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Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A young Russian sits inside a tiny capsule on top of the Soviet Union's most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile--originally designed to carry a nuclear warhead--and blasts into the skies. His name is Yuri Gagarin. And he is about to make history. Travelling at almost 18,000 miles per hour--ten times faster than a rifle bullet--Gagarin circles the globe in just 106 minutes. From his windows he sees the earth as nobody has before, crossing...
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English
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"Station Eleven meets The Martian in this brilliantly inventive novel about three astronauts training for the first-ever mission to Mars, an experience that will push the boundary between real and unreal, test their relationships, and leave each of them--and their families--changed forever In an age of space exploration, we search to find ourselves. In four years Prime Space will put the first humans on Mars. Helen Kane, Yoshi Tanaka, and Sergei...
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Aurora cycle volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
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After rescuing a girl who was trapped in cryo-sleep for two centuries from interdimensional space, eighteen-year-old Aurora Academy graduate Tyler Jones is swept up in an interstellar war millions of years in the making.
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Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Jack and Annie present information about the universe, including our solar system, and briefly describe the history of space travel and of the science of astronomy.
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Publisher
Formac Publishing Company Limited
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Since the early days of flight, animals have helped researchers learn how to survive in the sky, and their role continues as humanity voyages into outer space. In 1783 a rooster, a duck and a sheep were placed in a basket attached to the first hot-air balloon. In the age of rockets and space travel, many more animals have travelled into orbit, and most have returned safely to earth. This book tells the stories of 50 trips into space, with details...
13) Apollo 11
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Publisher
Pen & Sword History
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Half a century has passed since arguably the greatest feat of the twentieth century: when Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon. Apollo 11: The Moon Landing In Real Time brings the mission back to life as never before in a thrilling day-by-day account, exploring everything from the historic flight itself to how the $24 billion space program divided a nation." --
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts offers an insider's guide to astronauting--a behind-the-scenes look at the training, the basic rules, lessons, and procedures of space travel, including how to deal with a dead body in space, what it's like to film an IMAX movie in orbit, what exactly to do when nature calls, and much more.
Author
Language
English
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Description
Shares the inside story of the dangerous Apollo 8 mission, focusing on the lives of astronaut heroes Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders, while illuminating the political factors that prompted the decision to risk lives to save the Apollo program and define the space race.
17) Rabbits on Mars
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Tired of their hard life on Earth, where dogs chase them, winters are cold, and carrots scarce, three rabbit friends build a rocket ship and journey to Mars in hopes of finding a better life.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Provides an overview of important historical events or periods in world history. This volume focuses on the important dates in history of space exploration, providing a sense of time, place, and chronology through the use of maps and timelines as well as text.
19) Space walks
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Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
20) Baby astronaut
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Series
Publisher
HarperFestival, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Baby Astronaut explores the stars and planets in space. She wears her space suit and helmet and rides in a spacecraft. Why do we float in space? Can astronauts sleep in space? Find out with Baby Astronaut!"--
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