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Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
This compelling story of exploration charts and celebrates humankind in space, from Sputnik's launch in 1957 through the Apollo Moon landings and the International Space Station to future missions to Mars and beyond. Spaceflight chronicles how, in the half-century that followed Sputnik, the world was revolutionized by space travel and exploration. The opening up of Earth's orbit to satellites led to a revolution in communications, monitoring of the...
Author
Language
English
Description
Six million years ago, at the dawn of the star-faring era, Abigail Gentian fractured herself into a thousand male and female clones, which she called shatterlings. She sent them out into the galaxy to observe and document the rise and fall of countless human empires. Since then, every two hundred thousand years, they gather to exchange news and memories of their travels. Only there is no gathering. Someone is eliminating the Gentian line. And now...
9) Wall-e
Author
Publisher
Tokyopop
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Wall-E is a trash compactor robot -- the last one of his kind! -- and every day for hundreds of years he's faithfully cleaned and organized the millions of tons of trash left behind on Earth by humans. But his routine is flipped upside down when he finds a tiny green plant, the first new sign of life for centuries!
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
StarTalk is both a podcast and a National Geographic television program, in which host Neil deGrasse Tyson and his celebrity guests tackle provocative subjects in science. This companion volume features interesting photos, smart scientific facts, and witty commentary.
11) Astronauts
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Introduces astronauts and the work they do in space.
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Journey from the deepest trenches in the oceans to the farthest humans have ventured into space and learn what it takes to explore the extremes. You might just be surprised by how similar the domains of ASTRONAUTS and AQUANAUTS really are. Space and the ocean. If you don't think they go together, think again! Both deep-sea and space explorers have to worry about pressure, temperature, climate, and most importantly, how to survive in a remote and...
13) Universe
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Language
English
Description
Provides an in-depth, comprehensive look at the universe with a unique integration of words and pictures. Topics covered include: black holes, galaxies, the solar system, asteroids, meteors, meterorites, stars, quasars and more.
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Series
We only find them when they're dead volume 3
Publisher
BOOM! Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
t began with questioning the Gods. It ends here... once again... at the edge of the universe. Thierry-9, an A.I. cultured from the corpse of God Malik, awakens face-to-face with Jason Hauer, now a shell of a man at the end of his life. Their conversations lead Thierry-9 on a journey through space, time, and Malik's memories, retracing the fateful flight of the Vihaan II on a quest to discover-once and for all-the origins of the Gods. The lines between...
Author
Series
Glork Patrol volume 1
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Exploding from the beloved Glorkian Warrior video game and graphic novels: a hilarious new outer-space adventure, from the award-winning creator of Johnny Boo! Who keeps the galaxy silly? The Glork Patrol! When the patrol crash-lands on the sinister Bad Planet, Baby Gonk finds a giant egg... so of course he sits on it. Soon it hatches a baby Quackaboodle, the most dangerous creature in the universe! Will there be a fight to the death, or will the...
Author
Series
Castle in the stars volume 4
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Draws on 19th-century romanticism and the themes of Jules Verne's classics in a fantastical graphic novel adventure that imagines what may have happened if humanity's space race had occurred a century earlier, in a tale told through the experiences of the husband and son of a missing balloonist.
Author
Series
Cosmic cadets volume 1
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Our parents can't stop a galactic war... but maybe we can? Strap in for a colorful and action-packed space adventure about friendship, family, and fear of the unknown! Humanity has gone to the stars, and the ESS Khonsu and its crew are leading the charge to explore the galaxy. As the son of the ship's captain, Jimmil might not always live up to his mom's expectations... but right now he and his friends might be the galaxy's only hope. After they're...
Author
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
"Viaja con SuperEspacio a los confines más lejanos del universo para descrubrir las maravillas fascinantes del cosmos. Despega a bordo del cohete más rápido, visita las estrellas máss luminosas, oberva la supernova más grande y viaja por los cometas, los planetas y las galaxias del espacio infinito" --
"Based on recent research and discoveries, [this book] showcases everything you need to know about the Universe--from the Big Bang to the formation...
Author
Series
Castle in the stars volume 3
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When Seraphin, Hans, and Sophie returned from their voyage to the moon, they didn't come home empty-handed-they brought with them aetherite, a miraculous substance that defies gravity! To keep their secret safe from the Prussians, the trio lives in hiding on a remote island in Brittany. Meanwhile, Seraphin's father has founded the International Society of Aether, a group of scientists dedicated to the peaceful pursuit of space exploration. But on...
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Do you dream of traveling to other worlds? This visually spectacular book brings you closer to an interplanetary voyage than ever before! Following in the footsteps of Jim Bell's successful The Space Book, Mars 3-D, and Moon 3-D, this large-format volume offers space enthusiasts an unparalleled visual experience of our solar system. Featuring eight removable NASA posters highlighting the wonders of space, gorgeous full-color photography, and stunning...
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