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Author
Series
Bunker volume 2
Publisher
s.n
Pub. Date
2020]
Language
English
Description
A killer comet speeds for Earth, big enough to wipe out all life and choke the atmosphere for a century. When the news breaks, soft-spoken freshman Charlotte Hartland gets caught in a flood of panicked students on her college campus - until a black SUV swoops in to extract her. Charlotte's powerful grandfather has saved her a cryosleep berth at the Bunker Reservation Project, a hastily formed effort to save humanity from extinction. When the idealist...
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
With a cumulative audience of over 50 million viewers and shot in stunning HD, season three of this hit franchise utilizes breathtaking footage from NASA and state-of-the-art CGI graphics to bring the beauty and mysteries of the cosmos home to viewers.
Author
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When a killer comet hurtles for the earth, 18-year-old Joanna Murphy is selected to wait out the apocalypse in an underground bunker. She enters cryosleep with her close-knit team, preparing to resettle the planet after the atmosphere clears in two hundred years. Joanna is the only one who wakes up. Faced with a bunker full of bones and a blocked exit, Joanna must claw her way to the surface, figure out what happened to her team, and try not to panic--or...
Author
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Presents a realistic, workable plan for defusing a potentially lethal threat from a rogue asteroid or comet. The explosion of a large meteor over Chelyabinsk, Siberia, in February 2013 is just the latest reminder that planet Earth is vulnerable to damaging and potentially catastrophic collisions with space debris of various kinds. In this informative and forward-looking book, veteran aerospace writer William E. Burrows explains what we can do in...
7) Wormwood
Author
Series
Shadowmancer quartet volume 2
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
1st American ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
In 1756, Dr. Blake and fourteen-year-old Agetta struggle against dark forces that seek an ancient, powerful book in Blake's possession that would enable them to carry out an evil plan.
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Blast off with Jimmy Neutron! Join Jimmy as he invents gadgets, with his robot dog Goddard by his side, to improve his daily life situations. The inventions almost always go awry leading to various mishaps for Jimmy and his best friends Carl and Sheen.
9) Comets
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
What has a nucleus, coma, and two tails? Why, a comet, of course! The wonder and mystery of comets has excited humans for centuries, and they continue to provide valuable information about the solar system and the creation of the galaxy. This title will introduce striving readers to comets with thought-provoking information, fascinating facts, and engaging images.
Author
Series
Publisher
QEB Pub
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"An introduction to asteroids, comets, and meteors, including what they are made of, where they are, and how they interact with other bodies of the solar system"--Provided by publisher.
11) Comets
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This title will cover how comets came to be, what they are made of, where most of them are found, and why we can sometimes see them as beautiful bright streaks in the sky! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eighteen-year-old American, Wren, is stranded in England when news of an impending world-ending comet causes global chaos, but when she meets a runaway prince with an agenda of his own, she realizes he might be her only chance of getting home in time to say goodbye.
13) Fevered star
Author
Series
Between earth and sky volume 2
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The great city of Tova is shattered. The sun is held within the smothering grip of the Crow God's eclipse, but a comet that marks the death of a ruler and heralds the rise of a new order is imminent. The Meridian: a land where magic has been codified and the worship of gods suppressed. How do you live when legends come to life, and the faith you had is rewarded? As sea captain Xiala is swept up in the chaos and currents of change, she finds an unexpected...
Author
Series
Secret explorers volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In The Secret Explorers and the Comet Collision, space expert Roshni leads a mission that's out of this world - literally! With rainforest expert Ollie, she is set the task of fixing the space probe orbiting Jupiter before a comet hits the planet. With the clock ticking, it's a race against time for the Secret Explorers as they dodge asteroids, complete daring spacewalks, and use all their skills to complete their mission."--Amazon.com.
15) Comets
Author
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This book looks at comets, exploring what they are, where they come from, what people thought of them in the past, and how we study comets today. A fun activity is provided along with tips for spotting comets. Beautiful photographs and simple text help to engage readers and aid their understanding"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Rhyming text and illustrations describes how a small comet heads for earth and arrives at the manger, providing a guiding light along the way for those traveling to meet the baby Jesus.
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Deep space holds materials left over from the formation of the solar system. Astronomers have been making exciting discoveries on the outermost fringes and the New Horizons spacecraft brings new insights into the origins of the sun and planets"--
The cold, dark world that lies at the farthest reaches of our solar system holds a vast collection of secrets. For the most of human history, we had no idea anything was out there. Utilizing photographs...
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