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IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
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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.
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Español
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Have you ever wondered what Space Camp is like? Join Isabella as she moon walks through the Moon Room, takes a ride in a Multi-Axis Trainer, tackles the Mars Climbing Wall, and takes the helm at Mission Control. Along the way, you'll practice measuring time. This Spanish math book seamlessly integrates the teaching of math and reading, and uses real-world examples to teach math concepts. Text features include images, a glossary, an index, captions,...
1844) Llama destroys the world
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Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
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First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Eating too much pie causes Llama to rip his dancing pants, opening a black hole and threatening the entire universe.
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"Kings Dethroned" is a history of the evolution of astronomy from the Roman Empire to the early twentieth century. From Copernicus to Einstein, this volume provides an overview of the developments in the field of astronomy, tracing its history through the "mistakes" of its pioneers and practitioners and putting into question many principles generally considered to be true. This book is highly recommended for everyone with an interest in alternative...
1846) Gravity Explained
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Gravity causes an apple to fall to the ground and keeps the moon in orbit around Earth, but it can also trap light for infinity in a dying star and ripple across the cosmos carrying the news of a massive collision between two distant black holes. With accessible language and breathtaking NASA images, students will explore the theory of gravity, from Newton's law of universal gravitation to Einstein's general relativity and beyond. This book supports...
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A look into the history of space exploration, and its possible future, and just where exactly robotics fit into it all.
Given the near incomprehensible enormity of the universe, it appears almost inevitable that humankind will one day find a planet that appears to be much like the Earth. This discovery will no doubt reignite the lure of interplanetary travel. Will we be up to the task? And, given our limited resources, biological constraints, and...
1848) 20th Century
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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, impressive facts, and informational text with Time For Kids© content, readers will be enthralled and inspired by the amazing accomplishments that occurred...
1849) Warming Planet
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English
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Polar ice is melting, baking blacktop is splitting streets in scorching record highs, and the mercury keeps rising. What on Earth is causing this warming planet? As Earth's climate is changing, the planet is heating up, leading to even more change in a vicious feedback loop. Uncover the problems of climate change, explore the impact of a warming planet, and dive into what we can do to help. Approachable text and engaging images bring this timely topic...
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What is life like on the International Space Station? Can we survive on Mars? Why is Pluto no longer a planet? Just how big is the universe anyway? The ultimate guide to our galaxy, Space Atlas answers all these questions and more while exploring the far reaches of space, from our own planet to neutron stars, thousands of light years away.
Showcasing significant locations in space, which are explored in depth with stunning illustrations, photos...
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The official companion book to the British Library exhibition and the ultimate gift for Harry Potter fans!
As the British Library unveils a very special new exhibition in the UK, Harry Potter: A History of Magic, readers everywhere are invited on an enchanting journey through the Hogwarts curriculum, from Care of Magical Creatures and Herbology to Defense Against the Dark Arts, Astronomy, and more in this eBook uncovering thousands of years of magical...
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For anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered, "Are we alone?" A brilliant examination of the science behind the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and its pioneer, Jill Tarter, the inspiration for the main character in Carl Sagan's Contact.
Jill Tarter is a pioneer, an innovator, an adventurer, and a controversial force. At a time when women weren't encouraged to do much outside the home, Tarter ventured as far out as she...
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Everyone knows about Saturn's rings. Meanwhile, the rings of Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune don't get the attention they deserve. Learn how each planet's rings were formed, what they are made of, and how old they are. Packed with factual information and high-interest content, this nonfiction math book uses real-world examples of problem solving to build students' math and reading skills. Let's Explore Math sidebars feature math questions that challenge...
1855) New Mexico Space Trail
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In the Southwestern United States, the skies above New Mexico have provided an amazing stargazing experience for two millennia. Images of America: New Mexico Space Trail catalogs sites within the state that have inspired humankind to reach for the stars. The Space Trail includes various archaeoastronomy locations, such as Chaco Canyon, which Native Americans used to predict agricultural schedules according to the sun's position during the solstice....
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"The Martians opens a door into a possibility that most would reject as impossible. But Nick Redfern in this provocative and exciting book makes a startling case for there being life on Mars-and, in fact, for the whole history of Mars being very, very different from what we have supposed. A wonderful adventure and a very exciting story!"-Whitley Strieber, #1 New York Times bestselling author, CommunionThe Martians is an in-depth study of the theory...
1857) Digestion
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English
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Following the scientific process, this title provides instructions on how to conduct experiments that help students gain a better understanding of the body and digestion.
1858) Circulation
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English
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Using the scientific process, this title provides instructions on how to conduct experiments that help students gain a better understanding of circulatory systems
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In the near future, Earth is suffering from climate change, famines, and fundamentalism. A global nuclear war is imminent. Interstellar probes from the Breakthrough Starshot project initiated by J. Milner and S. Hawking have discovered a habitable planet in the stellar system Proxima Centauri, just in time for the exodus of the elites. On board the EXODUS starship, the crew starts to experience strange things. The voyage to Atlantis, the new home...
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Deke Slayton was one of the first seven Mercury astronauts-and he might have been the first American in space. Instead, he became the first chief of American Astronaut Corps. It was Deke Slayton who selected the crews who flew the Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab missions. It was Deke Slayton, who made Neil Armstrong the first man on the moon.
Deke Slayton's' story, told in his own words and in the voices of the men and women who worked with him and knew...
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