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Books in True Books: Space series

  • Paying Taxes

    Sarah De Capua

    Paperback (Scholastic, Sept. 7, 2012)
    Discover why taxes are necessary to pay for the basic services they use everyday, how tax payments are calculated, and why people often disagree on how taxes should work.A True Book: Civics series helps children become productive citizens by presenting core civic knowledge in a fun and engaging way. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study. From libraries and schools to roads and public parks, governments provide their citizens with a large number of important utilities and services. Such things are often expensive to build and maintain.
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  • The Pennsylvania Colony

    Kevin Cunningham

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2011)
    A True Book-The Thirteen Colonies Are you thrilled by true adventure stories? do you wonder how our founding fathers conquered the wilds of North America to create the United States? You'll experience it all in these books that tell the story of the brave men and women who escaped tyranny from across the ocean to forge a new world in 13 colonies that led to the birth of the United States of America.
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  • The Hubble Space Telescope

    Diane M., Paul P. Sipiera

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, March 1, 1998)
    Describes how the Hubble Space Telescope was placed into orbit and how it has brought us more information about outer space
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  • Constellations

    F. S. Kim

    Paperback (Children's Press, Feb. 11, 2010)
    A thorough exploration of constellations.A True Book: Space series dives into the many components that make each planet distinctive and exceptional, as well as explore many of the other components that make up Space. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.This book introduces constellations, describing how they were viewed in ancient times, the effect of the Earth's rotation on the stars that can be seen, and the modern classification of these star groups into a total of eighty-eight constellations.
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  • The Solar System

    Paul P. Sipiera

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1997)
    Written to support National Curriculum Key Stage 2, a study of the solar system which looks at how it originated and what its main planets are. In the TRUE BOOKS series, illustrated with maps and colour photographs.
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  • Mars

    Larry Dane Brimner

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 1998)
    Simple facts about the Red Planet such as its orbit, atmosphere, and terrain, as well as the outcomes of explorations such as the Pathfinder Mission
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  • The Bill of Rights

    Christine Taylor-Butler

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Recounts the origins of individual rights in the colonies and the effort to add explicitly stated rights to the Constitution, accomplished in its first ten amendments, and discusses their meaning and the extension of citizen's rights to all Americans.
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  • Astronauts

    Allison Lassieur

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Describes how astronauts are trained and how they live and work in space and discusses some famous male and female astronauts.
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  • Stars

    Paul P. Sipiera

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, April 1, 1997)
    Explains the nature, formation, and death of stars
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  • Space Stations

    Diane M. Sipiera, Paul P. Sipiera, Diane M.

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, March 1, 1998)
    Examines space stations past and future and discusses their contributions to the exploration of worlds beyond our own
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  • Jupiter

    Larry Dane Brimner

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, April 1, 1999)
    Describes the appearance, climate, moons, and exploration of the largest planet in the solar system
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  • Sea Horses

    Elaine Landau

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 1999)
    An introduction to sea horses, describing their physical characteristics and habits, as well as their suitability as pets
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