Books with title Monkey in Space

Journey to the sun with a space-faring holy order, a drunken pilot and the young teen caught between them. Bartholomew hasn't had a lot of life experience. As a novice monk aboard the spaceship monastery Prominence, he spends his days in worship and creating exquisite sun-fired pottery. These trips to the sun are the only life Bart has known. Then, while training to be a pilot with Gary, the ship's hard-drinking captain, Bart hears tales of life beyond the bulkheads. Life is quiet until, one fateful trip, Bart is plunged into more trouble than he's ever known. Two rescued castaways turn out to be interstellar thieves. A cleaning of the ship's bilge leads to a shocking encounter with a giant eel. And then, disaster: when the Prominence reaches the closest point in its orbit around the sun, the engines fail. With only hours before the ship incinerates, Gary devises a plan, but it will save just a few of the ship's 70 occupants. As temperatures and emotions soar, Bart heads into space, risking everything to save them all. Monks in Space is filled with zero-gravity action, memorable characters and mounting anxiety as the end of hope draws near. Readers will thrill to this electrifying adventure. (20100928)

Have you ever wondered what became of the brave animals that went to space before any human had the guts to try?In the 1950’s a young chimpanzee named Banjo was blasted into space by scientists. When he returned his intelligence grew at an alarming rate and he was sent to a school in England. Kept secret for over 60 years the diary of this hero space monkey has finally been released to the world. Right here, you will find out what happened to this fascinating young chimp.

Perhaps no environment is more difficult to do research in than space! However, through amazing technology, scientists have found ways to not just study space, but also Earth from space. The main content in this book covers the solar system and other planets, Earths atmosphere, life on the International Space Station, and even more STEM curriculum content. Readers are introduced to the many careers in space science, including details on what astronauts actually do. Incredible full-color photographs illustrate the awesome discoveries scientists have made in space and the latest tools expected to make more discoveries in the future.