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"Imagine being forced to move to a new planet where YOU are the alien! The first time I heard about Planet Choom, we'd been on Mars for almost a year. But life on the Mars station was grim, and since Earth was no longer an option (we may have blown it up), it was time to find a new home. That's how we ended up on Choom with the Zhuri. They're very smart. They also look like giant mosquitos. But that's not why it's so hard to live here. There's a lot...
2) The planets
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Holiday House
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English
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Discusses the movements, location, and characteristics of the eight planets and one dwarf planet in Earth's solar system.
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Chronicle of the dark star volume 2
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English
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Liam and Phoebe, having barely escaped the exploding sun with their lives, travel to the rogue planet Delphi, where they hope to find help for their injured parents and pass along the truth they discovered about the destruction of Earth.
4) Are you big?
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Union Square Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"Are YOU big? A simple question sends readers to the far reaches of the universe"--
5) Starclimber
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English
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As members of the first crew of astralnauts, Matt Cruse and Kate De Vries journey into outer space on the "Starclimber" and face a series of catastrophes that threaten the survival of all on board.
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Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Publisher Annotation: It's not just astronauts who get to travel into space anymore. Forward-thinking entrepreneurs have now made space flight a reality for adventure-seekers of all kinds. And just in time, here's a travel guide for kids to plan their own out-of-this-world journeys. Eight potential space vacations are described, one per chapter, complete with information about pre-trip preparations (like training to withstand extreme g-forces), accommodations...
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2019.
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English
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The Apollo missions marked the first time human beings left Earth's orbit and visited another world. Launius surveys a wide range of viewpoints and narratives, both positive and negative, surrounding the program. These include the argument that Apollo epitomizes American technological-- and political-- progress; technological and scientific advances garnered from the program; critiques from both sides of the political spectrum about the program's...
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Last seen flying through the sky in a giant elevator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie Bucket's back for another adventure. When the giant elevator picks up speed, Charlie, Willy Wonka, and the gang are sent hurtling through space and time. Visiting the world's first space hotel, battling the dreaded Vermicious Knids, and saving the world are only a few stops along this remarkable, intergalactic joyride.
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Peachtree Publishing Company Inc
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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"For centuries, people have been intrigued by Mars, and over time, scientists have made exciting discoveries, such as the planet's Earth-like weather and seasons. But curious earthlings want to know more about the Red Planet. Does Mars have deserts? Volcanos? Or signs of life? Could people live there someday? Scientists decided to take a closer look. They built a powerful camera called the HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) and loaded...
12) One day, Daddy
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Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
2001
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English
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Little Monster is worried because he wants to grow up to be an explorer in outer space, but that means leaving his parents behind.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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"Follow a spacecraft the size of a piano, named New Horizons, on the first ever spacecraft mission to Pluto, the space entity formerly known as a planet, in the latest addition to the epic and authoritative Scientists in the Field series."--
14) Our stars
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English
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A simple introduction to the stars, planets, and outer space.
15) Mars
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English
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Jamie Waterman is a young Navaho geologist who is picked for the ground team of the first manned expedition to Mars. He will be joining an international team of astronauts and scientists. But once the crew land on the red planet, they soon discover they must battle not only the alien land on which they have invaded but earthbound bureaucrats as well. When they come face to face with a chasm ten times as deep and large as the Grand Canyon, all twenty-five...
17) A long way away
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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"A picture book that can be read front-to-back or back-to-front. Start from one end and journey from outer space down to the sea; start from the other end and journey from deep in the sea out to a distant planet"--
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Go behind the scenes and experience the epic and dramatic story of the making of the original Star Wars trilogy, from the earliest versions of the script to the release of "Return of the Jedi" in 1983. In "Empire of Dreams", the most comprehensive documentary ever created on the making of the movies, explore the creation of the trilogy. Three new featurettes explore the unique contributions of the Star Wars films, from the characters to the lightsaber...
19) Chasing the moon: the people, the politics, and the promise that launched America into the space age
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English
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"A charismatic young president issued the historic Moon landing challenge. This book, which greatly expands the companion PBS series, tell the stories of the visionaries who helped America win the space race with the first lunar landing fifty years ago. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy proposed the nation spend twenty billion dollars to land a man on the Moon before the end of the decade. Based on eyewitness accounts and newly discovered archival...
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