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Books in Our Universe series

  • Stars

    Lauren Kukla

    Library Binding (Abdo Publishing, Dec. 15, 2016)
    Climb Aboard! Explore planets and how they are formed! Meet key astronomers! Examine the history of mapping the stars! Investigate red giants, black and white dwarfs, neutron stars, supernovas, and black holes! See an infographic showing our solar system's statistics! Did You Know? facts and a Guidebook of the brightest stars complete your journey. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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  • Earth

    Anne Welsbacher

    Library Binding (Checkerboard Books, March 1, 1997)
    This series guides readers through a tour of the universe. Children will learn where comets come from, where asteroids lurk in the solar system, and what a shooting star really is. Exciting discoveries such as how the sun makes heat and how Earth's moon was formed, await the young reader.-- Supports science and astronomy curriculum-- Detailed diagrams, maps and close-up color photos make a challenging subject accessible to the young reader-- Table of contents, glossary, and index
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  • Moons

    Anne Welsbacher

    Library Binding (Checkerboard Books, March 1, 1997)
    This series guides readers through a tour of the universe. Children will learn where comets come from, where asteroids lurk in the solar system, and what a shooting star really is. Exciting discoveries such as how the sun makes heat and how Earth's moon was formed, await the young reader.-- Supports science and astronomy curriculum-- Detailed diagrams, maps and close-up color photos make a challenging subject accessible to the young reader-- Table of contents, glossary, and index
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  • The Moon

    Raman Prinja, Stuart Clark, Tim Goss

    Paperback (Heinemann Library, May 29, 2008)
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  • Galaxies

    Anne Weisbacher, Anne Welsbacher

    Library Binding (Checkerboard Library, Jan. 1, 1997)
    Presents a brief discussion of the properties of galaxies, including the Milky Way and others
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  • The Universe: the Outer Planets

    Raman Prinja

    Hardcover (Heinemann Educational Books - Library Division, Dec. 3, 2002)
    The Universe is a new series that attempts to unravel the complexities of space and the Universe - and ideal resource for the Earth and beyond at Key Stage 2. - full-colour photographs clearly illustrate each book. - looks at each body's place in the night sky - covers the body's external, surface and internal features - contains a factfile of statistics
  • Stars and Constellations

    Raman Prinja, Stuart Clark, Tim Goss

    Paperback (Heinemann Library, May 29, 2008)
    Answers questions about the universe, concentrating on specific planets or astral bodies in each book. Text updated by an expert consultant to take new discoveries and missions into account. Fact files sum up the main properties of each of the astral bodies discussed in the books, covering external, surface and internal features.
  • Jupiter

    Margaret Goldstein

    Paperback (Lerner Books, Feb. 11, 2008)
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  • Exploring Our Universe

    Heather C. Hudak, Lauren Kukla, Kelly Doudna

    Library Binding (Abdo Publishing, Dec. 15, 2016)
    Exploring Our Universe takes students on exciting adventures through the wonders of deep space. Investigate fiery comets, faraway planets, and mysterious black holes. Meet astronomers and astronauts that changed the history of space exploration, and study the stellar technology that helped them do so. Vivid photographs and dynamic text take readers on an out-of-this-world journey through our vast universe. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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  • Earth

    Margaret Goldstein

    Paperback (Lerner Books, Feb. 1, 2008)
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  • The Inner Planets

    Stuart Clark

    Paperback (Heinemann Library, Aug. 20, 2003)
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  • The Universe: Earth

    Stuart Clark

    Hardcover (Heinemann Educational Books - Library Division, Dec. 3, 2002)
    The Universe is a new series that attempts to unravel the complexities of space and the Universe - and ideal resource for the Earth and beyond at Key Stage 2. - full-colour photographs clearly illustrate each book. - looks at each body's place in the night sky - covers the body's external, surface and internal features - contains a factfile of statistics