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Tilbury House Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Only a select few animals are able to glide long distances through air, but they include an amazing variety-- even a few species of frogs and snakes. Catching Air takes us around the planet to meet these animals and explore why this gravity-defying talent has evolved in animals, amphibians, and reptiles.
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Kids Can Press
Language
English
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"In captivating, lyrical verse, award-winning children's author Susan Vande Griek explores the fascinating movements of twelve birds. Hawks kettle, riding warm air currents like bubbles rising in a pot of boiling water. Puffins wheel, circling over the sea and island colonies. And eagles cartwheel, locking talons high in the air and then tumbling toward earth. Alongside each poem is an informational sidebar explaining why the bird moves in its own...
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Beascoa, una divisi�on de Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"�C�omo vuelan las cosas? �Es un misterio! �Una adivinanza� �Un rompecabezas! �Un desaf�io �Es hora de descubrir todo sobre el vuelo! �Incluye dos experimentos para hacer en casa!"--
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"A kid-friendly, accessible, and humorous text that describes the sometimes complicated task of eating while in space. This fact-filled look at the sometimes complicated task of eating while away from Earth will show young readers what it's really like to live on the space station, with engaging back matter that takes a deep dive into the topic and features photos of real NASA astronauts!"--
11) Travel to Mars
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Readers who've wondered how long it would take to get to Mars and how humans would survive such a trip will love delving into this book all about Mars travel!"--
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Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Traveling to space has never been more possible than now. With private companies popping up all over the world, you no longer have to be a NASA astronaut to view the great blue marble from the stars. Of course, scientists and engineers have worked long and hard to create the machines that make this travel possible! In this book, readers encounter some of the cool technology that moves in space, from spaceplanes and rockets, to landers and rovers....
13) Visiting space
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Series
Publisher
Norwood House Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Humans have been visiting space since 1961, the year the first person traveled to space. Since that time, countless others, in addition to thousands of spacecraft, have gone to space with hopes of exploring our solar system and beyond. This book takes readers on an exciting out-of-this-world voyage and uncovers cutting-edge technology while supporting STEM and NGSS standards. Each book contains fact boxes, sidebars, a glossary, an index, and places...
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Publisher
Norton Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"What is it like to float weightlessly in the air? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a spacewalk? How do astronauts go to the bathroom? Is it true that they don't shower? Can farts really be deadly in space? Best-selling Mary Roach has the answers. In this whip-smart, funny, and informative young readers adaptation of her best-selling Packing for Mars, Roach guides us through the irresistibly strange, frequently gross, and awe-inspiring...
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Publisher
Calkins Creek
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In 1971, Alan Shepard and his fellow astronauts made their way to the Moon in the cramped Apollo 14 capsule. Their mission: Study the moon in more detail than ever before. While the world watched on TV, Shepard and Edgar Mitchell gathered rock and soil samples wearing stiff, heavy spacesuits. But Alan Shepard had a secret hidden in his sock: two tiny golf balls. Golf was Shepard's favorite sport. And since the moon has virtually no atmosphere and...
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