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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Yasmin is not sure she is cut out to be an astronaut, but a class trip to the space museum, and a tour of the mission control exhibit gives her another idea about how she could still be involved in the space program.
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Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Born and raised in India, Kalpana Chawla was discouraged from pursuing a career in aeronautical engineering because there were limited career options for women in that field. But she persisted, getting her degree and then moving to the US to obtain other, more advanced education before joining NASA and becoming the first Indian-born woman to go to space. Though she was killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, she continues to inspire girls in...
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Series
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Join the astronauts to find out about life in space. Make reading your superpower with DK's beautiful, leveled nonfiction. Use your reading superpowers to learn all about how people become astronauts and what it is like to live and work in space - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. Astronaut in Space is a beautifully designed reader all about life on the International Space Station and how astronauts...
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English
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"A singular new novel from Betty Trask Prize-winner Samantha Harvey, Orbital is an eloquent meditation on space and life on our planet through the eyes of six astronauts circling the earth in twenty-four hours. A slender novel of epic power, Orbital deftly snapshots a day in the lives of six women and men hurtling through space-not toward the moon or the vast unknown, but around our planet. Selected for one of the last space station missions of its...
8) Sally Ride
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Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Little Sally grew up in California, and soon realized that she had a passion for science. She loved it so much that she studied it at college and became a Doctor of Physics. One day, whilst reading the student newspaper, Sally saw that NASA was looking for astronauts. Women could apply, having never been able to before... so she went for it! Sally was chosen, and in 1983 became the first American woman to fly in space. Sally believed that science...
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English
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"Space travel is the best, but making space for friends is better. An imaginative only child named Avni enjoys the perks of being the only astronaut in her space station (a. k. a. home). She can take off whenever she wants, commands a whole rocket ship by herself, and never has to wait her turn. But when space exploration becomes too much work for a solo astronaut, she goes on a mission in her neighborhood to find a capable assistant ... with unexpected...
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Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Houston and his younger brother Robbie dream of becoming astronauts, but when Houston is accepted to the Junior Astronaut Recruitment Program he realizes that Robbie's dream may not be achievable due to his cerebral palsy, so he makes a new plan that shoots for the stars.
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English
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In this book, a young girl imagines that the moon is her friend as it goes through its ever-changing phases. As a waxing crescent, the moon seems like it's playing peek-a-boo. As a waning gibbous, it looks like a bag of candies and cookies. Readers will learn the phases of the moon through this wonderfully imaginative story in rhyme. This book is sure to spark curiosity and wonder in young readers and encourage them to think critically about shapes...
12) Ride, Sally Ride
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English
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Expanding your child's reading horizons is easy with fiction books from Teacher Created Materials! In "Ride, Sally Ride" by Caroline Tung Richmond, 9-year-old Aimee dreams about becoming an astronaut, just like her hero Sally Ride. She can't wait to visit
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Español
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Historias de niños que aman a las estrellas es un libro inspirado en esos niños que, desde ventanas, patios o camas se imaginan a los seres celestes y entablan conversaciones con ellos, desde cualquier lugar del mundo. Un Meteorito aspirante a cantante, un Cometa resfriado, el conejo de la Luna, la Ballena interestelar, el villano Cuásar y un ilusionista Agujero de gusano, entre otros personajes, son los protagonistas de estas historias que les...
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Lift off into space with George and his telescope, a fun space book for kids 5 to 7
George has a new telescope and he is surprised, when some aliens come to visit him. They take over his telescope and together they embark on an incredible adventure into outer space. George learns that the universe is a mysterious place and you will never know what you might find out there!
What does George find? And, how does he fix the space junk problem?
Get ready...
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English
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Jordie is awed by asteroids, perplexed by planets, and mesmerized by moons. She can't believe her luck when she finds a black hole taking up residence in her desk at school. Of course, she's keeping it. But when the black hole starts snarfing everything in sight-including Neptune the dog-she realizes that black holes need wide open spaces, galaxies to graze, and stars to slurp. So, she sets things right. Just not before she embarking on a wild, time-...
17) One Giant Leap
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English
Description
* Editor's Pick, BookLife by Publishers Weekly
* Gold Medal, Mom's Choice Awards
I'm pretty sure I'm about to die in space. And I just turned twelve and a half.
Blast off with the four winners of the StellarKid Project on a trip to the International Space Station and then to the Gateway outpost orbiting the Moon! It's a dream come true until space junk collides with the ISS, turning their epic trip into a nightmare of survival. Alone aboard the...
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Publisher
Hachette Go
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"When you think of a NASA astronaut, the image that probably comes to mind is one of the All-American hero: athletic, charismatic, ready to take on the stars. But former NASA astronaut turned business speaker and bestselling author Mike Massimino was pretty much the opposite. He was the underdog, one of the weakest swimmers during NASA training and a "gangly, scrawny, working-class kid from Long Island with bad eyesight and a fear of heights." Still,...
19) Digital Dreams
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English
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Is the resistance everything it seems, or is there an underlying agenda?
When Levi was selected to go to Acury once his time at Planet Camp was up, it is safe to say he was more than a little excited. Acury represented a chance to experience new things, learn from experts on the planet, and interact with like-minded individuals.
Only when he actually got there, it was nothing like that at all.
Locked doors, heightened security, and a strict schedule...
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English
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Chris and his family are traveling to Rocket World Amusement Park, and Chris is experiencing many new things: it's his first time in an airport, his first flight on an airplane, his first trip to Florida, and his first time at Rocket World. He could not be more excited than he is now, because his adventure began as soon as he arrives at the airport.
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