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Working in Space
Patricia Whitehouse
Library Binding (Heinemann, Aug. 16, 2004)Readers will get a glimpse of what it's like to work in outer space by learning about astronauts on the job. Topics covered include: jobs in space; working in microgravity; astronaut training; experimenting on astronauts; fixing satellites; working outside; suiting up; gloves and tethers; moving around; and working on other worlds.
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Rockets
Jenny Fretland VanVoorst
Library Binding (Jump!, Aug. 1, 2016)In Rockets, early fluent readers learn about the construction and function of a variety of rockets. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn about the fascinating vehicles taking important cargo into space.
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The Sun
Patricia Whitehouse
Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 16, 2004)This introduction to the sun contains these topics: What is the sun?; Center of our solar system; Why is the sun important to the Earth?; The sun's size; Hot gases; The sun's heat; Parts of the sun; Hot and hotter temperature; Sun spots; Solar flares; Prominences; Eclipses; Solar wind and northern lights; Amazing sun facts.
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Space Equipment
Patricia Whitehouse
Library Binding (Heinemann, Aug. 16, 2004)This introduction to equipment used in space contains these topics: Equipment for learning; Telescopes on earth; Radio waves from space; Mission control; The launch pad; Using equipment in space; Landing the space shuttle; Satellites for communication; How satellites work; Global Positioning System; Photographs of Earth; Telescopes in space; Space probes in the solar system; Sojourner lands on Mars; Amazing space equipment facts.
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Neil Armstrong
Thomas Streissguth
Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2003)A biography of Neil Armstrong, the first astronaut to walk on the Moon.
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Working in Space
Patricia Whitehouse
Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 16, 2004)Readers will get a glimpse of what it's like to work in outer space by learning about astronauts on the job. Topics covered include: jobs in space; working in microgravity; astronaut training; experimenting on astronauts; fixing satellites; working outside; suiting up; gloves and tethers; moving around; and working on other worlds.
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Sieur de la Salle
Don Nardo
Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2002)Chronicles the life and travels of the Sieur de La Salle, who explored the length of the Missisippi River for France, and later attempted to trace the river from its mouth northward.
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The Earth
Holly Duhig
Hardcover (Booklife, Sept. 1, 2018)Come on a journey through space and let your handy spacecraft provide you with all the information you will need to discover everything our universe has to offer. Explore the moons, planets, and stars in the night sky and find out what makes each of them unique.
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Mae Jemison
Thomas Streissguth
Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2003)A biography introducing Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to travel into space in 1992 on the space shuttle Endeavour.
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Living and Working in Space
Ray Spangenberg, Dave Moser
Hardcover (Facts on File, Nov. 1, 1989)Traces space exploration from the first flight of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin to the possibility of colonies in space and chronicles major international satellite launches and space programs
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Space Shuttles
Gregory L. Vogt
Paperback (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2001)Describes how space shuttles work including the power provided for lift-off, and how astronauts live and work in space shuttles.
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