Read, Jennifer
Summary: "Since the early days of flight, animals have helped researchers learn how to survive in the sky, and their role continues as humanity voyages into outer space. In 1783 a rooster, a duck and a sheep were placed in a basket attached to the first hot-air balloon. In the age of rockets and space travel, many more animals have travelled into orbit, and most have returned safely to earth. This book...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Formac Publishing Company Limited 2020
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Summary: "Young readers will learn all about space."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2019
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Summary: "In the aftermath of the Korean War, Peggy's small hometown is rife with anti-Communist hysteria. But Peggy has bigger problems: She's struggling to recover from polio. Taunted by her classmates, Peggy just wants to be a normal kid, until she stumbles across a mysterious object that gives her the power to fly. Unscrupulous operatives from the American and Soviet governments seek the object to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 WALCalkhoven, Laurie
Summary: "Discover the thrilling side of the history of the space race in this fact-tastic, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the secrets of American History! Did you know that you can't bring a sandwich on a spaceship? Or that a group of people who had lost their hearing played an important role in the race to send astronauts to the moon? Find out about those true stories and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2018
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Summary: Merging space travel with a road trip, a father drives all over the solar system at 37mph in order to allow his children to view the conflicts of Earth's history in the rearview mirror. Whether it's only been the 78 years it takes to drive to Venus or the 8,000 it takes to get to Neptune, humans have been fighting each other for small pieces of space on our planet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2022
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Summary: Readers will learn about some of the greatest space missions in history and find out what today's top engineers and scientists are doing to advance space exploration to new heights. They will also find out what it takes to begin a career in space exploration and how different workers can fill a variety of roles in the quest to reach distant planets and stars.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 629.4 MARBrown, Jeffrey
Summary: "Jide, Petra, and their intergalactic friends are back on the Potato (their orbiting classroom) for another out-of-this-world adventure. Their latest space mission brings them to the home planets of their schoolmates, where pranks must be avenged, new terrains must be explored, and the patience of Commander G must be tested!"--provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 BROTesler, Monica
Summary: Twelve-year-old Jasper and his friends are the first group of cadets, called Bounders, to be trained as astronauts who use new spaceships to teleport, but soon are forced to go up against an alien society seeking revenge for stealing this brain-sync technology.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2016
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC TESSpilsbury, Richard
Summary: Provides an introduction to how forces and motion work in space, including why astronauts feel heavy after take-off, why rockets are long and thin, and how spacecraft orbit Earth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Raintree 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.4 SPIBrown, Don
Summary: On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" when the Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it wasn't just one man who got us to the moon. The Moon Landing explores the people and technology that made the moon landing possible. Instead of examining one person's life, it focuses on the moon landing itself, showing the events leading up to it and how it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 629.45 BROGall, Chris
Summary: Released in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, this nonfiction picture book offers a step-by-step explanation of how the Apollo 11 spacecraft worked, as told by a young enthusiast. Includes glossary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GALLawrence, Ellen
Summary: "Young readers will learn all about space."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.45 LAWHawking, Lucy
Summary: When George and Annie are selected as junior astronauts, it is a dream come true until they learn that strange things are happening on Earth as well as in the skies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC HAWTurner, Tracey
Summary: "Wings takes readers on a fact-packed flight over a fascinating subject. Written by Tracey Turner, it offers a bird's-eye view of the first airplanes, the fastest jet planes, beetles, birds, winged horses, flying dragons--even winged unicorns. There's fun, easy-to-read information on wings of all kinds, including plenty of STEM material, presented in a mixture of text and speech bubbles that's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kingfisher 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.47 TURIngalls, Ann
Summary: Watercolor illustrations and simple, rhyming text follow a baby bird as it tries, fails, and tries again to fly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dawn Publications 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE INGOwen, Ruth
Summary: Imagine a giant flying creature as big as a plane. It's time to meet the enormous flying reptiles that swooped through the skies during the time of the dinosaurs. Each title in this new series digs deep into one fascinating area of the Dinosphere. The expertly crafted text with strong visual cues to support new vocabulary will engage early readers as they build their reading confidence. This...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2019
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 567.9 OWERocco, John
Summary: "This beautifully illustrated, oversized guide to the people and technology of the moon landing by award-winning author/illustrator John Rocco is a must-have for space fans, classrooms, and tech geeks"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Space RoccoVirts, Terry
Summary: "A kid's guide to leaving the planet from someone who's done it! Former astronaut Terry Virts guides readers through the practical elements of becoming an astronaut, along with the wonders (and challenges!) of space travel. With insider information on training, piloting a ship, and working in space, readers and aspiring astronauts will be inspired to start their own journey to the stars. This...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.45 VIRBrown, Jordan
Summary: "Learn all about the soaring science behind aerodynamic airplanes"--Publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE BROFletcher, Tom
Summary: "Move over, Rudolph! It's time for the Christmasaurus to lead Santa's sleigh. The Christmasaurus is a dinosaur who lives with Santa Claus and his elves at the North Pole. More than anything, he wants to fly with Santa's reindeer on Christmas Eve! But no matter how hard he tries, he can't seem to figure out how to fly. . . . Until one Christmas Eve, when he meets a young boy in a wheelchair who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2021
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: JE FLELawrence, Ellen
Summary: "Young readers will learn all about space."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2019
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Summary: Earth is in danger! The only thing that can save the planet are six essential elements that can fuse into a new source of clean energy. But the elements are scattered throughout the galaxy. And it's up to the Voyagers-, a team of four remarkable kids and an alien, to gather them all and return to Earth. The Voyagers have made it to the last planet. If they complete this mission, they can...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD MASHansen, Grace
Summary: A brief biography of American astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, the first person ever to step on the surface of the moon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ARMLawrence, Ellen
Summary: How does it feel to work in zero gravity in a laboratory more than 200 miles above Earth? What kinds of experiments do astronauts carry out? Learn the answers to these questions and more as you get ready to blast off into space!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2019