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2) Dangerous
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
When aspiring astronaut Maisie Danger Brown, who was born without a right hand, and the other space camp students get the opportunity to do something amazing in space, Maisie must prove how dangerous she can be and how far she is willing to go to protecteverything she has ever loved.
Author
Series
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
Michael and Norman's unusual plants, Stanley and Fluffy, are on display at a rare plant auction, and the plats are doing some looking around themselves. When they meet up with a real beauty of a plant called Curly Temple, it's love at first sight.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
During World War Il, when the brand-new minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate jet velocities and plot missile trajectories, they recruited an elite group of young women--known as "computers"--who, with only pencil, paper, and mathematical prowess, transformed rocket design and helped bring about America's first ballistic missiles. But they were never interested in developing weapons--their hearts lay in...
10) El espacio
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
1a. ed. estadounidense.
Language
Español
Description
Describes rockets, exploratory vehicles, and other technological aspects of space exploration, satellites, space stations, and the life and work of astronauts.
"Descubre los secretos del espacio cómo el hombre busca explorar nuestro universo"--Cover.
12) A rover's story
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Meet Resilience, a Mars rover determined to live up to his name.
Res was built to explore Mars. He was not built to have human emotions. But as he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him, he begins to develop human-like feelings. Maybe there's a problem with his programming...
Human emotions or not, launch day comes, and Res blasts off to Mars, accompanied by a friendly drone helicopter named Fly. But Res quickly discovers...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
The story of the two robot vehicles, Spirit and Opportunity, that were sent to explore Mars, lasting far past their projected lives of 3 months and sending back invaluable images of the environmentally hostile planet.
15) Riverworld
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
An astronaut dies and is reincarnated on a mysterious planet called Riverworld, ruled by the warlord Valdemar. Joined by a band of compatriots, he leads a revolt to gain their freedom and learn the secret of Riverworld.
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"As America's Mercury Seven astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, television cameras focused on the brave smiles of their young wives. Overnight, these women were transformed from military spouses into American royalty. They had tea with Jackie Kennedy, appeared on the cover of Life magazine, and quickly grew into fashion icons. Annie Glenn, with her picture-perfect marriage, was the envy of the other wives; platinum-blonde Rene Carpenter...
17) The right stuff
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
The true story of Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra, Gordon Cooper, and Deke Slayton -- the seven men chosen for the Mercury Project manned space flight program in the U.S.
20) UFOs
Author
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
c2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Readers will learn about unidentified flying objects with explanations of famous past sightings, recent reports, and researchers' theories.
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