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"The Solar System. Dinosaurs. Donkey Kong. What is the missing link? Surprisingly enough, it's meteorites. They explain our past, constructed our present, and could define our future. Impact argues that Earth would be a lifeless, inhospitable piece of rock without being fortuitously assaulted with meteorites throughout the history of the planet. These bombardments transformed Earth's early atmosphere and delivered the complex organic molecules that...
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English
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National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters delivers a moving, classic love story with a coming out theme and a modern twist.
The largest known meteorite has been discovered, entombed in the earth for millions of years on a frigid, desolate island off the southern tip of Chile. At four thousand tons, this treasure seems impossible to move. New York billionaire Palmer Lloyd is determined to have this incredible find for his new museum....
The largest known meteorite has been discovered, entombed in the earth for millions of years on a frigid, desolate island off the southern tip of Chile. At four thousand tons, this treasure seems impossible to move. New York billionaire Palmer Lloyd is determined to have this incredible find for his new museum....
3) Meteorites
Author
Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, color portraits ; 26 cm
Language
English
12) Shooting stars
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Language
English
Description
Explains what shooting stars are, what they are made of, and what happens to them when they land on Earth.
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Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1997]
Physical Desc
47 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides an introduction to comets, covering where they come from, how they travel, their importance to astronomers, as well as their relationship to meteor showers.
14) Impact
Author
Series
Wyman Ford novels volume 3
Language
English
Description
Wyman Ford and a team of scientists must figure out how to destroy an alien doomsday weapon aimed at Earth, and the only tools at their disposal are a handful of weaponless machines-- the Mars Orbiter, a lander and a few satellites--not much to work with, especially since they only have 60 hours to save the planet.
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Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the role that collisions with meteors, comets, and asteroids have played in the history of Earth and other planets in the solar system and examines what is being done to protect Earth from future collisions.
16) Down to earth
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Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
210 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old aspiring geologist Henry Bower investigates the meteorite that crash lands in the hayfield, discovering a rock that will change his family, his town, and even himself.
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Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Young children are naturally curious about the world around them. I See Falling Stars offers answers to their most compelling questions about meteors. Age-appropriate explanations and appealing photos encourage readers to continue their quest for knowledge. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words."--
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Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
1993.
Edition
Reference edition.
Physical Desc
63 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines the physical characteristics and conditions of comets, asteroids, and meteorites, describing their position and movements in relation to the sun and planets and surveying humanity's attempts to penetrate their mysteries.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
150 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When a meteorite crashes into a fifth-grade classroom at Lincoln School in Oak Park, Illinois, the genie inside agrees to grant the class a Christmas wish--if they can agree on one within an hour.
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