Hopkinson, Deborah
Summary: "This picture book showcases the unique beauty of our one-and-only universe--its galaxies, stars, and planets--as well as our one-and-only Earth, and the precious life it contains"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anne Schwartz Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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Summary: "A new edition of this best-selling guidebook to the night sky, showing amateur astronomers how to observe a host of celestial wonders." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 2018
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 523 CON1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 523 CON
Tyson, Neil deGrasse
Summary: This book brings together the best of StarTalk, Tyson's popular podcast and television show devoted to solving the most confounding mysteries of Earth, space, and what it means to be human.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 520 TYSBell, Jim
Summary: "The story of the men and women who drove the Voyager spacecraft mission- told by a scientist who was there from the beginning. The Voyager spacecraft are our farthest-flung emissaries-11.3 billion miles away from the crew who built and still operate them, decades since their launch. Voyager 1 left the solar system in 2012; its sister craft, Voyager 2, will do so in 2015. The fantastic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 520 BELClose, F. E.
Summary: On August 21st, over one hundred million people will gather across the USA to witness the most-watched total solar eclipse in history. Eclipse: Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon, by popular science author Frank Close, describes the spellbinding allure of this beautiful natural phenomenon. The book explains why eclipses happen, reveals their role in history, literature and myth, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sci Space CloseLarson, Kirsten W.
Summary: "Astronomer and astrophysicist Cecilia Payne was the first person to discover what burns at the heart of stars. But she didn't start out as the groundbreaking scientist she would eventually become. She started out as a girl full of curiosity, hoping one day to unlock the mysteries of the universe. With lyrical, evocative text by Kirsten W. Larson and extraordinary illustrations by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PAYTucker, Wallace H.
Summary: On July 23, 1999, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, the most powerful X-ray telescope ever built, was launched aboard the space shuttle Columbia. Since then, Chandra has given us a view of the universe that is largely hidden from telescopes sensitive only to visible light. In Chandra's Cosmos, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's Chandra science spokesperson Wallace H. Tucker uses a series...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.1 TUCSummary: "Check out the latest images the Hubble Space Telescope has captured of our Milky Way Galaxy--and beyond."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2020
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Sutter, Paul M.
Summary: An astrophysicist presents an in-depth yet accessible tour of the universe for lay readers, while conveying the excitement of astronomy--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.1 SUTSummary: "From the discovery of distant galaxies and black holes to the tiny interstices of the atom, here is the very best on physics and astronomy from the New York Times! The newspaper of record has always prided itself on its award-winning science coverage, and these 125 articles from its archives are the very best, covering more than a century of breakthroughs, setbacks, and mysteries. Selected by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530 NEWKelly, Scott
Summary: The veteran of four space flights and the American record holder for consecutive days spent in space, Scott Kelly has experienced things very few have. Now, he takes us inside a sphere utterly inimical to human life. He describes navigating the extreme challenge of long-term spaceflight, both existential and banal: the devastating effects on the body; the isolation from everyone he loves and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 KELLY, SCOTT KELKlein, Stefan
Summary: How to Love the Universe is a new kind of science writing by an author truly enamored of the world around him. In ten short chapters of lyrical prose—each one an ode to a breathtaking realm of discovery—Stefan Klein uses everyday objects and events as a springboard to meditate on the beauty of the underlying science.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment colophon 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.1 KLELoeb, Abraham
Summary: "Harvard's top astronomer lays out his controversial theory that our solar system was recently visited by advanced alien technology from a distant star"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576.8 LOEBarbree, Jay.
Summary: "To date, everything written about Armstong's life and flights has been written from the outside looking in; Barbree is the only person whom Neil Armstrong trusted to share close personal details about his inspiring life story. Working from his years ofnotes, and with the full cooperation of the Armstrong family, Barbree has written the definitive biography of America's most famous astronaut...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2014
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Summary: "Sky gazers experience a total solar eclipse in this descriptive picture book about the wonders of this phenomenon"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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Contents: Stars: The figure of the fastest. The figure of the farthest. Constant as the northern star. Signs of the times.--Solar system: The eclipse and I. Dance of the luminaries. Updating the asteroids.--Life: The inevitability of life. Look long upon a monkey. O keen-eyed peerer into the future.--Matter: The mispronounced metal. The uneternal atoms. A particular matter. At closest range.--Energy: The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1975
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508.2 ASIMorancy, Joalda
Summary: "Do aliens exist? Are UFOs real? The race is on to discover alien life in the universe! Join space expert Joalda Morancy on an out-of-this-world adventure in search of aliens. Get ready to crisscross the universe to meet robots on Mars, fly through the clouds of Venus, and dive into underground oceans on icy moons. You will also hitch a ride on a comet, learn ways to spot alien technology,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Neon Squid 2022
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Summary: "Here's what it is about: For tens of thousands of years, the stars were our constant companions. In the glow of today's artificial lighting, when even professional astronomers study the universe by staring at screens rather than through eyepieces, we have forgotten this intimacy with the cosmos. Roberto Trotta is here to remind us: one of our species' most enduring and (literally) universal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2023
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Summary: This title explores tools, methods, discoveries, and careers in the Astronomy field. Accompanying the main text are activities from a constellation projector to black hole art. Step-by-step crafts encourage readers to engage with what they learned, solidifying their new knowledge. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO 2024
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J507.8 OLSRash, Andy
Summary: "After hearing about the total solar eclipse happening in two months, a boy makes a plan with his father to go see it. They drive to the perfect campsite, not wanting to miss the couple of minutes when the sun will be completely hidden by the moon. When the moment happens, being together makes it even more special. Based on a trip that author-illustrator Andy Rash took with his son to see the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023
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Summary: "In this book, early fluent readers will learn about asteroids, their composition, how they have changed Earth's landscape, and how they could change the future of life on Earth and in space"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jump!, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.3 GARHodgson, Rob
Summary: "This delightfully fun exploration into the moon both informs and entertains, and helps young readers make sense of the world around them. The charming protagonist, Moon, sparsely narrates her story in eleven short chapters with text bubbles and vignettes sprinkled in to provide wit, style, and humor. Young audiences will immediately connect to the colorful, whimsical art and welcome a sense of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rise x Penguin Workshop 2023
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Summary: "Learn all about planet Earth in the third book in this nonfiction Level 1 Ready-to-Read series about the universe that's perfect for kids who love science and space!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2021
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Summary: "During the night, as a child sleeps in her bedroom, the reader is taken on an exploration of our solar system, galaxies beyond, and finally the universe as a whole"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021