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Relax and treat yourself! (6th-12th Grade)
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Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"Future engineers will love using their hands to create the space-related projects in this fun book, including a rocket, a space shuttle, and even an alien and its spacecraft. They'll be amazed that a simple piece of paper can transform into such cool shapes, all through the Japanese art of paper folding. Numerous visual aids and thoughtfully explained directions guide readers through different challenges. The folds and methods they'll learn will...
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English
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Blast off into space! Make reading your superpower with DK s beautiful, leveled nonfiction. Use your reading superpowers to learn all about spaceships and rockets, and their missions in space - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. Spaceships and Rockets is a beautifully designed reader all about travel in space, from early missions to the future of space exploration. The engaging text has been carefully...
Pub. Date
[2012], c2008
Language
English
Description
The MESSENGER orbiter's January 2008 flyby of the planet Mercury was historic. The last time a spacecraft visited was 1975, and it only mapped half the planet. MESSENGER is now sending back a complete picture of Mercury, shedding light on its geological history. But the ongoing mission will return much more than images. Its data on the planet's core, magnetic field, composition, and other attributes will help scientists answer pressing questions about...
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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From hot air balloons to airplanes to spacecrafts and beyond, Big Stuff Planes, Rockets, Spacecraft! connects the dots between people and the technology they create and gives age-appropriate explanations of scientific concepts like rocket propulsion and power hydraulics!
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Nerdy dozen volume 2
Pub. Date
[2015].
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English
Description
"Out of this world! Neil Andertol never thought playing video games would make him a real-life hero. But then his favorite game, Chameleon, turned out to be the training simulator for an actual fighter jet, and Neil and the eleven other high scorers of the game were recruited to fly a top-secret rescue mission for the United States Air Force. Now it's been four months since Neil and his friends saved the planet, and the thirteen-year-old supernerd...
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Pub. Date
2018
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English
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On February 1, 2003, Columbia disintegrated on reentry before the nation's eyes, and all seven astronauts aboard were lost. Author Mike Leinbach, Launch Director of the space shuttle program at NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center was a key leader in the search and recovery effort as NASA, FEMA, the FBI, the US Forest Service, and dozens more federal, state, and local agencies combed rural east Texas for every piece of the shuttle they could find....
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Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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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.
19) Welcome to Mars
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Documents the most significant events of the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
After a break from adventuring, a series of mysterious events leads Finn and Jake farther from home than they have ever traveled before. When they find themselves face to face with a monstrous evil, Finn and Jake must unite for the adventure of their lifetimes!
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