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Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
How does it feel to work in zero gravity in a laboratory more than 200 miles above Earth? What kinds of experiments do astronauts carry out? Learn the answers to these questions and more as you get ready to blast off into space!
Author
Series
Publisher
Windmill Books
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"For young science lovers, space exploration is perhaps one of the coolest fields of study. Readers of this illuminating title will get a peek into what it's like to visit the moon, climb aboard the International Space Station, and explore many other parts of space. Accessible text and attention-grabbing fact boxes hold the attention of even the most reluctant readers. The convenient page layout also includes colorful photographs paired with succinct,...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them despite their groundbreaking successes. Includes biographies on Dorothy Jackson Vaughan (1910-2008), Mary Winston Jackson (1921-2005), Katherine Colman Goble Johnson (1918-), Dr. Christine Mann Darden (1942-).
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Get up close and personal with Earth's nearest neighbors--Venus with its acid rainstorms, Saturn and its rings of ice, and the heart of it all, the Sun. Humans have always been fascinated by outer space and we're learning more about our solar system every day. Did you know that our Solar System was born from a cloud of cosmic dust? That Jupiter's red spot is really a raging storm? Join Sara, Jill, and their space-faring pets on a quest to learn more...
Author
Publisher
Random House Graphic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Grace's excitement to accompany her "fun" mom on delivery to Titan quickly turns to frustration when her mom is too preoccupied with her mission to spend time with Grace, yet when their ship stops working on their return home it is up to Grace to save the day.
7) Space robots
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Provides information about space robots.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
None
Description
"This book is made specifically for developing minds and created to stand on its own so your baby can enjoy it during tummy time, nap time, or and other time they stretch out on the floor, the bed, or a couch. It features twenty panels with objects from outer space that you child will learn to recognize--and that will fill them with wonder"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Meet Belka and Strelka, the two dogs who changed the face of space history and became international celebrities in the process! In 1960, two stray dogs were plucked from the streets of Moscow to become space pioneers. This quirky and delightful picture book tells the incredible true story of these heroic strays. Selected from a number of potential canine cosmonauts, Belka and Strelka are put through their paces on the ground, as they practice rocket...
Author
Series
Publisher
Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"What happens to the sun at night? Why don't we float into space? How many moons are there? For any child who wants to know about space, there are plenty of questions and plenty of answers in this fact-filled book!"--Back cover.
11) Space mice
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and rhyming text follow two mice on their quest to consume the giant wheel of Swiss cheese in the night sky.
Author
Language
English
Description
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company....
14) Space Mountain
Series
Publisher
Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A family and some friends take a flight through space--via Space Mountain.
16) I make space
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A straightforward but impactful board book about setting boundaries for yourself and respecting the boundaries of others"--
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021].
Language
English
Description
"For as long as people have stared up to the stars, we've wondered if there could be life on other planets. But the truth is that life can't survive anywhere else in our solar system. Venus is way too hot. Neptune is w-a-a-a-ay too cold. And don't even get us started on Uranus. But there's more to Earth than just having the perfect temperature that makes it the best place in the known universe to live. What makes Earth so special? Join Goldilocks...
Author
Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"From Galileo's telescope to the International Space Station - a stunningly photo-filled tour through the milestones of space exploration, examining iconic objects from Sputnik to Skylab and their effect on what we know and how we think about space."--
Publisher
NCircle Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The school day at Superhero Kindergarten is a lot like that at any other kindergarten- except these six extraordinary students have a secret. They are superheroes! Rather than powers derived from a radioactive spider bite or gamma rays, these special kids- powers are inspired by items commonly found in kindergarten classrooms across the globe including crayons, paste, putty, and building blocks. And thankfully, they have Arnold Armstrong (AKA Captain...
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