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  • Life in Outer Space: The Search for Extraterrestrials

    Kim McDonald

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Explores the circumstances that make life possible, and discusses space rocks, the types of creatures that live in Earth's most extreme environments, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence project.
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  • Dawn of the Space Age

    Woodford/Kerrod

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Inc, March 15, 2005)
    Dawn of the Space Age tells the fascinating story of the development of spacecraft from the earliest rocket designs and satellites launches in the 1950s to the first landing on the Moon in 1969.

  • Missions to Mars

    Gregory Vogt

    Library Binding (Weigl Pub Inc, Aug. 1, 2019)
    Explores scientists' quest to send spacecraft to Mars.
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  • Space Equipment

    Patricia Whitehouse

    Hardcover (Heinemann Library, Sept. 9, 2004)
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  • Living in Space

    Patricia Whitehouse

    Paperback (Heinemann Intl Inc, July 30, 2005)
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  • The Apollo Missions

    Patti Richards

    Paperback (Av2 by Weigl, Aug. 1, 2019)
    Humans have made astonishing progress understanding space. The Space Exploration series takes readers on a journey through some of scientists most exciting discoveries and achievements. Learn how people continue to explore our solar system and beyond. Space Exploration is a series of AV2 media enhanced books. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. These books come alive with video, audio, weblinks, slideshows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more.
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  • Working in Space

    Heinemann

    Paperback (Heinemann Intl Inc, July 30, 2005)
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  • Reaching the Moon

    Michael Rajczak

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Publishing, Aug. 15, 2020)
    Alan Shepard Jr. became the first American in space in 1961. His fifteen-minute mission showed that humans could survive a wild ride atop a rocket. In a speech to Congress just 20 days later, President John F. Kennedy declared I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth. This volume takes readers on the journey through the amazing successes and heartbreaking tragedies of astronauts trying to reach the moon, complete with NASA and historical photographs correlating with the stellar narrative.

  • Out of This World Missions Around the Solar System

    Eric Keppeler

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Publishing, Aug. 15, 2020)
    For thousands of years, mankind has looked up at the starry skies and dreamed about slipping the bonds of Earth. Today, humans have traveled into and lived in space, but we're still learning more about this solar system we call home, with its sun, planets, and many moons, asteroids, and comets. This book will intrigue young readers with fascinating details about the history of space travel in our solar system, from the earliest experiments and flights to plans for the future.

  • The Earth

    Patricia Whitehouse

    Hardcover (Heinemann Library, Sept. 9, 2004)
    This informative series introduces the reader to various aspects of space and the solar system. It explores the features of the solar system, describes the machines and vehicles used to explore space and looks at the difficulties of surviving in space and the solutions that have been designed to overcome these difficulties. Ages 3-5.

  • The Sun

    Patricia Whitehouse

    Hardcover (Heinemann Library, Sept. 9, 2004)
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  • To the Milky Way and Beyond: Exploration Outside the Solar System

    Charlie Light

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Publishing, Aug. 15, 2020)
    "The first artificial satellite launched on October 5, 1957, forever changing humanity's relationship with the mysterious galaxy we call home. Since then, we have ventured farther into the Milky Way, making incredible scientific discoveries. This fascinating, interdisciplinary volume takes readers through the history of space exploration and into the final frontier of human travel-space beyond the Milky Way. They'll learn key scientific concepts about the universe, such as the different types of galaxiesand how we measure space travel. Vivid photographs and graphic organizers provide captivating visuals. Fun fact boxes and informative sidebars provide smaller, easy-to-digest chunks of amazing data"--