Minter, Adam
Summary: "When you drop your Diet Coke can or yesterday's newspaper in the recycling bin, where does it go? Probably halfway around the world, to people and places that clean up what you don't want and turn it into something you can't wait to buy. In Junkyard Planet, Adam Minter-- veteran journalist and son of an American junkyard owner-- travels deeply into a vast, often hidden, multibillion-dollar...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.473 MINStott, Carole
Summary: "Journey through space into the farthest reaches of our Solar System. Guided by astronauts and expert space engineers, learn all about the planets, how they formed, and how scientists study them."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 523.4 STODickmann, Nancy
Summary: Some people might think of planets as all being pretty similar, but they actually come in vastly different sizes and are made up of many different elements. Some, like Earth, are rocky, while others, such as Jupiter, are made up of gas. Readers will learn about the different planets in our solar system.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Windmill Books 2019
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 523.4 DICKukla, Lauren
Summary: Climb Aboard! Explore planets and how they are formed! Meet early astronomers and read about early astronomy! Investigate telescopes, satellites, rovers, and probes! Learn about different planets: terrestrial, gas, ice giants, dwarf, and exoplanets! See an infographicshowing the solar system! Did You Know? facts and a Guidebook of planets in our solar system complete your journey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library 2017