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81) Armstrong
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Dramatic, moving and insightful, this documentary tells the definitive life story of Neil Armstrong: from his childhood in rural Ohio, through aerial combat in Korea, to his first steps on the Moon, and the unwanted celebrity status that ensued."--Container.
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Bonaventure-Carmody novels volume 2
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
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Akilina Chirikov, a Russian cosmonaut, is launched into space and flung into another dimension where she meets a pterosaur-riding pirate and an outlaw prince of the jaguar men.
85) Life on Mars
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Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Twelve-year-old Arcturus Betelgeuse Chambers' quest to find life on other planets seems at an end when his parents decide to move to Las Vegas, but while they look for a house he stays with his neighbor, an astronaut who soon becomes a friend.
86) Europa report
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
An international crew of six astronauts, undertakes a privately funded mission to search for life on Jupiter's fourth largest moon, Europa. As the journey proceeds, unexpected catastrophic developments test the crew far beyond anything they expected.
87) Mars
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Set in the year 2033, this one-of-a-kind blend of scripted drama and fascinating documentary sequences centers on twin female astronauts who courageously embark on an epic adventure: humanity's awe-inspiring quest to colonize Mars. The world's most brilliant minds in space exploration, including visionary thinkers Elon Musk, Neil deGrasse Tyson, NASA astronauts and more, share what the not-so-distant future may hold for all of us.
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"From Neil Armstrong's first small step to Gene Cernan's last footprint, award-winning author Suzanne Slade captures the experiences of the twelve astronauts who walked on the moon. The book reveals how the Apollo moon missions (1969-1972) built upon one another and unveiled important new discoveries about our nearest neighbor in space."--
90) Ride, Sally Ride
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Language
English
Description
Expanding your child's reading horizons is easy with fiction books from Teacher Created Materials! In "Ride, Sally Ride" by Caroline Tung Richmond, 9-year-old Aimee dreams about becoming an astronaut, just like her hero Sally Ride. She can't wait to visit
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English
Description
In this book, a young girl imagines that the moon is her friend as it goes through its ever-changing phases. As a waxing crescent, the moon seems like it's playing peek-a-boo. As a waning gibbous, it looks like a bag of candies and cookies. Readers will learn the phases of the moon through this wonderfully imaginative story in rhyme. This book is sure to spark curiosity and wonder in young readers and encourage them to think critically about shapes...
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CatStronauts volume 5
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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When one of Pom Pom's botany experiments goes awry on the International Space Station, the CatStronauts must find a way to tame the weeds gone haywire and get back to Earth without help from Mission Control.
93) Rescue mode
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Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"The first human mission to Mars meets with near-disaster when a meteoroid strikes the spacecraft, almost destroying it. The ship is too far from Earth to simply turn around and return home. The eight-person crew must ride their crippled ship to Mars while they desperately struggle to survive. On Earth, powerful political forces that oppose human spaceflight try to use the accident as proof that sending humans into space is too dangerous to continue....
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Hadfield takes readers into his years of training and space exploration to show how to make the impossible possible. He developed an unconventional philosophy at NASA: Prepare for the worst-- and enjoy every moment of it. By thinking like an astronaut, you can change the way you view life on Earth--especially your own.
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Lady astronaut novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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"On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coast of the United States, including Washington D.C. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs. This looming threat calls for a radically accelerated effort to colonize space, and requires a much larger share of humanity to take part in the process"--
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Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Ever wondered what space is really like? In his 25 years of training for, flying in, consulting on, and writing and speaking about space, astronaut and spacewalker Tom Jones can answer that question and many others. What do you feel on liftoff? What is weightlessness? Where do you sleep in space? Can you see the Great Wall of China? Jones answers every question you have ever had about space in Ask the Astronaut."--
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Astroneer volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"For fans of the hugely successful Astroneer videogame, comes an all-new, all-ages adventure set in developer System Era's universe! When bored young Astroneer Seven plucks a mysterious crystal from the planet Boreas he is catapulted across time and space! When bored young Astroneer Seven plucks a mysterious crystal from the planet Boreas he is catapulted across time and space! But the intrepid young adventurer has got bigger problems--by taking the...
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Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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A long time ago a mouse learned to fly... and crossed the Atlantic. But what happened next? Torben Kuhlmann's book transports readers to the moon and beyond! On the heels of Lindbergh: The Tale of a Flying Mouse comes Armstrong: A Mouse on the Moon--where dreams are determined only by the size of your imagination and the biggest innovators are the smallest of all. The book ends with a brief non-fiction history of human space travel--from Galileo's...
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Girl of the year. Luciana volume 2
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Español
Description
"Luciana está en el campamento para jóvenes astronautas. Espera bucear en un hábitat submarino donde los astronautas aprenden a vivir en el espacio. Pero cuando acusa a un compañero, sus posibilidades de formar parte del equipo se ven mermadas. Todo empeora cuando tiene una crisis submarina. Luciana tendrá que vencer sus miedos, o tendrá que despedirse de su sueño de llegar a ser una astronauta"--
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