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The year is 2072. Soon volcanic eruption will trigger catastrophic devastation, and the only way out is up. While the world's leaders, scientists, and engineers oversee the frantic production of a space fleet meant to save humankind, their children are brought in for a weekend of touring the Lazarus, a high-tech prototype spaceship. But when the apocalypse arrives months ahead of schedule, First Daughter Leigh Chen and a handful of teens from the...
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Publisher
Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
608 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 2108, Colony Ship Voyager departed Earth for the planet of Promissa with 18,000 of the world’s best and brightest on board. 250 years and 27 light years later, an arrival is imminent. But all is not well. The probes that they’ve sent ahead to gather the data needed to establish any kind of settlement aren’t responding, and the information they have received has presented more questions than answers. It’s a time when the entire crew should...
3) Space Junk
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Series
Publisher
Norwood House Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color photographs ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Space junk is any human-made object in orbit around Earth that no longer has a use—and it’s a huge problem. This debris includes anything from large satellites and rocket parts to tiny screws and paint chips. Space junk can damage a spacecraft—and also cause issues for humans on Earth. 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...
4) In our stars
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Series
The Doomed Earth volume 1
Publisher
Ace
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
386 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Earth, 2180 Genetically engineered with partly-alien DNA, Lieutenant Selene Genji is different than ordinary humans. And they hate her for it. Still, she's spent her life trying to overcome society's prejudice by serving in the Unified Fleet as Earth's international order collapses into war. Genji is stationed on a ship in orbit when humanity's hatreds and factions on the planet reach a boiling point, and she witnesses the utter annihilation of Earth....
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Series
Publisher
Norwood House Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color photographs ; 19 cm.
Language
English
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The International Space Station (ISS) is a huge science laboratory that orbits Earth. It’s about as long as a football field and is home to astronauts from different countries. With each mission to ISS, astronauts learn more about our incredible universe! 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,...
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Publisher
National Geographic Books
Language
English
Description
No one can make the mysteries of the universe more comprehensible—and fun—than Neil deGrasse Tyson. With wit, charm, and everyday analogies, he brings planetary science down to earth and principles of astrophysics within reach. In this entertaining book, illustrated with vivid photographs and art, readers travel with him through space and time, starting with the big bang and voyaging to the far reaches of the universe and beyond. Along the way,...
7) Space Robots
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Series
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Searchlight Books, Lerner Publications Company, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color photographs ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Since the beginning of the space race, robots have helped astronauts learn about space. Robots repair spacecraft, help with experiments, explore planets and moons, and more. Catch an inside glimpse of the history and future of space robots and learn about famous robots such as the Sojourner rover and the Astrobees.
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Publisher
Nightfire, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
377 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
An abandoned plant. A hidden past. A deadly danger.
Psychologist Dr. Ophelia Bray has dedicated her life to the study and prevention of ERS—the most famous case of which resulted in the brutal murders of twenty-nine people. It's personal to her, and when she's assigned to a small exploration crew who recently suffered the tragic death of a colleague, she wants to help. But as they begin to establish residency on an abandoned planet, it becomes...
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Series
Publisher
Norwood House Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color photographs ; 19 cm.
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
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
192 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Annie, Edward, and their young daughter, Rose, live in a cramped apartment. One night, without warning, they find a beautiful terrace hidden in their closet. It wasn't there before, and it seems to only appear when their friend Stephanie visits. A city dweller's dream come true! But every extra bit of space has a hidden cost, and the terrace sets off a seismic chain of events, forever changing the shape of their tiny home, and the shape of the world"--...
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73 pages : Color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Take a journey through the wonders of our solar system with this beautifully illustrated and engaging educational book. From the scorching Sun to the frozen reaches of Neptune, this book will captivate young readers with stunning visuals and fascinating facts about our cosmic neighborhood's planets, moons, and other celestial bodies.
12) Luna Muna
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Series
Publisher
DragonFruit, an imprint of Mango Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Meet Luna Muna. Luna Muna is a curious young girl who loves outer space. In fact, she’s going to be an astronaut one day! One night, after wishing on a shooting star, Luna Muna discovers a secret power: when she wears her special sparkly space helmet, she can float just like the astronauts in space! After bedtime, Luna Muna blasts off on a wild adventure and discovers that while space is very exciting, her home on Earth is pretty special too.
13) Satellites
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Series
Publisher
Norwood House Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color photographs ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
There are thousands of satellites in space! Some of these human-made machines observe Earth, predict the weather, and help people communicate. Others take pictures of planets, stars, and mysterious black holes in our vast universe! 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 to...
14) Out There
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Publisher
Little, Brown Ink, an imprint of Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First Edition ;
Physical Desc
223 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Julia didn't always believe in aliens.
It was her father who convinced her otherwise. You see, Julia's dad believes he was once abducted by aliens. And ever since then, he's been obsessed with the extraterrestrial beings living out there.
So when a festival commemorating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the UFO crash in New Mexico rolls around, Julia turns down a dream vacation in Hawaii with her best friend Sara to join her dad for a weekend trip...
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Series
Star Trek Prodigy volume 1
Publisher
Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
139 pages : 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
While traveling through the Delta Quadrant, the Protostar crew discovers a worn transporter coil on their ship. Fortunately, there's a marketplace nearby to pick up supplies for repair Unfortunately, the crew has no chimerium left to trade. Is there something else of value they might be able to barter? And in a marketplace teeming with seedy traders, will Dal and his crew manage to stay out of trouble?
16) Elon Musk
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
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When Elon Musk was a kid in South Africa, he was regularly beaten by bullies. One day a group pushed him down some concrete steps and kicked him until his face was a swollen ball of flesh. He was in the hospital for a week. But the physical scars were minor compared to the emotional ones inflicted by his father, an engineer, rogue, and charismatic fantasist.
His father’s impact on his psyche would linger. He developed into a tough yet vulnerable...
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Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
25 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Yasmin wants to be an astronaut someday, but after a class trip to the space museum, she's not sure she's out for space flight. Then a tour of the mission control exhibit gives Yasmin another idea about how her future might lift off!
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Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First printing.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Now, discover how Grand Admiral Thrawn became one of the most feared military tacticians in a galaxy far, far away. Jody Houser and Luke Ross adapt Timothy Zahn's NYT best-selling novel about Thrawn's rise through the Imperial ranks! Meet young Lieutenant Thrawn, who graduated the Imperial Academy with the highest marks possible. He's been assigned his own personal assistant, Ensign Eli Vanto, and his ascending quickly--but that doesn't mean everyone...
19) The Spaceman
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
It seems like an ordinary day for the spaceman, landing on yet another planet, and performing his dull tasks for his boring job. But when his spaceship is snatched by a passing bird, he must try to retrieve it on foot. And, oh, what amazing things he sees! Astonishing plants, animals, butterflies, and birds. It is wondrous indeed. There's even a big, hairy, waggy-tailed beast that seems to want to be his friend. The spaceman has never seen a planet...
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Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First Printing
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Porter Engle is perhaps the most skilled lightsaber wielder in the High Republic. With his sister and fellow Jedi Knight Barash Silvain, he travels the galaxy, serving as a guardian of peace and justice. As the two Jedi journey to a planet far out on the Republic frontier in response to a desperate request for aid, they are certain they will succeed. Because no one in the galaxy fights like Porter Engle. No warrior can stand against him. No one even...