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  • Meteors, Meteorites, and Meteoroids

    Ray Spangenburg, Kit Moser

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 16, 2002)
    Explores the mysteries of rocks that travel vast distances through space, sometimes passing through Earth's atmosphere and sometimes landing on the surface.
    U

  • Uranus: Cold and Blue

    Chaya Glaser

    Library Binding (Bearport Pub Co Inc, Jan. 1, 2015)
    Introduces the planet Uranus and compares it with the Earth.
    S

  • A Look at Mars

    Ray Spangenburg, Kit Moser

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 16, 2000)
    Discusses the history of human ideas about Mars, its geology and moons, missions to the Red Planet, and the possibility of life on Mars.
    U

  • The Curse of Mars

    Raymond Bean, Matthew Vimislik

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2016)
    Starr and her family are on their way to Mars to be the first humans to ever visit the red planet. But they’re not alone―they’re taking a group of space tourists with them. Visiting Mars is hard enough when it’s freezing cold, has no oxygen, and is millions of miles from Earth, but then Starr finds out the other kids on board don’t speak English.
    R

  • Icy Comets: Sometimes Have Tails

    Chaya Glaser

    Library Binding (Bearport Pub Co Inc, Jan. 1, 2015)
    What has one head, sometimes has tails, and orbits the Sun? A comet! These giant balls of ice, mixed with rock and dust, orbit the Sun. When they are very far from it, they have no tails. When they get closer to the Sun, they heat up and give off a cloud of gases and dust?and form tails. Early readers will be taken on a journey through outer space in simple yet captivating text as they learn these and other fascinating facts about comets. Each 24-page book features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence structure. Stunning photos closely align with descriptive text that will grab kids? attention. Emergent readers won?t be able to stop turning the pages as they explore Earth?s solar system. Get ready to blast off!
    L

  • A Look at Jupiter

    Ray Spangenburg, Kit Moser

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 15, 2002)
    Describes the history, unique features, and exploration of Jupiter, the fifth planet from the sun.
    U

  • Universe

    Kelly Doudna

    Library Binding (Abdo Publishing, Aug. 1, 2015)
    Offers basic information about the universe, looking at what it is, how it was formed, and several of the astronomical objects that it contains.
    N

  • A Look at Moons

    Ray Spangenburg, Kit Moser

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 16, 2000)
    Describes the physical characteristics of the moons in our solar system and the processes and space craft used to gather information about them.
    U

  • Project Apollo

    Ray Spangenburg, Kit Moser

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, Aug. 16, 2000)
    Describes the planning, development, missions, and accomplishments of Project Apollo, which took the United States to the moon.
    U

  • Onboard the Space Shuttle

    Ray Spangenburg, Kit Moser

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 16, 2002)
    Examines what it is like for the crews living and working on American space shuttles and discusses the life of the Russian space station Mir and plans for an international space station.
    Z

  • A Look at Pluto

    Salvatore Tocci

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2003)
    Describes the discovery and observation of the ninth planet, Pluto, and what has been learned about its orbit, its makeup, and its moon.
    U

  • A Look at Moons

    Ray Spangenburg, Kit Moser, Diane Moser

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Describes the physical characteristics of the moons in our solar system and the processes and space craft used to gather information about them.
    U