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81) Space pioneers
Author
Publisher
Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book introduces young readers to some of the greatest space pioneers of all time, including Yuri Gagarin, Mae Jemison, and the Apollo 11 crew, Collins, Armstrong, and Aldrin. Historical photographs from NASA's archives, a glossary, and an index are also provided.
82) The fated sky
Author
Series
Lady astronaut novels volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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"--
83) Spaceplanes
Author
Series
Publisher
A&D Xtreme, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This title brings readers the history and excitement of the world's attempts at creating aircraft that are part plane and part spaceship. From NASA's space shuttles to Britain's Skylon to Virgin Galactic's Unity, readers learn the developments of the past that have led to the possibility of everyday travelers going where only highly trained astronauts have gone before. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards." --
88) The Soviet manned space program: an illustrated history of the men, the missions, and the spacecraft
Author
Publisher
Orion Books
Pub. Date
[1988]
Physical Desc
192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
Language
English
89) Dark light
Author
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
271 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Freddy the pig volume 20
Language
English
Formats
Description
Freddy the pig and some barnyard friends take off for Mars in Mr. Bean's space ship, but things go awry when Mrs. Peppercorn fiddles with the controls and they wind up in a stranger place than they ever imagined.
Publisher
Gaiam Americas
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 187 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
See some of the most extraordinary missions in space exploration, to destinations such as Saturn's moon, Titan. Also, view the all-familiar walk on the moon in a whole new light.
92) Dragon Pearl
Author
Series
Thousand worlds volume 1
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Min, a thirteen-year-old girl with fox-magic, stows away on a battle cruiser and impersonates a cadet in order to solve the mystery of what happened to her older brother in the Thousand World Space Forces.
93) A kite for Moon
Author
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A young boy, seeing that Moon is lonely, sends up a kite to cheer her then, after growing up and learning many things, he becomes the first human to visit her. Dedicated to Neil Armstrong and written in recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of the first U.S. moon landing.
94) Capricorn One
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
Special edition; widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When the head of NASA's manned Mars mission discovers that the capsule meant to carry the astronauts will suffer a catastrophic failure, he forces them to participate in a hoax by broadcasting their 'Mission' from a studio built at an abandoned air force base. Over many months, the astronauts are forced to film broadcasts on their progress. They find out that they are to die upon re-entry. An investigative reporter gets wind that something is amiss...
Author
Series
Sardine de l'espace volume 5
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
102 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents more adventures of the mischievous girl pirate named Sardine, as she and the crew of the spaceship "Huckleberry" foil the plans of evildoers Supermuscleman and Doc Krok.
Author
Publisher
Bearport Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
What skills do you need to become an astronaut? Why do astronaut trainees spend time underwater and in dark caves? And how does it feel to experience zero gravity? In this new Science Slam! title, kids will discover what it takes to become an astronaut.
98) First landing
Author
Publisher
Ace Books
Pub. Date
2001.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
262 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Treehouse series volume 10
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Andy and Terry live in a 130-story treehouse. It used to be a 117-story treehouse, but they added another 13 stories. It has a soap bubble blaster, a time-wasting level, a 13-story igloo, the GRABINATOR (it can grab anything from anywhere at any time). It is a toilet paper factory, and an extraterrestrial observation center for observing aliens. As it turns out, though, it's Andy, Terry, and Jill who are being observed and then abducted by a giant...
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