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Series
Publisher
Cheriton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"Stories about mysterious disappearances have gripped human imagination throughout history. From lost explorers through missing armies and hidden princes, human history is full of unanswered questions. This high-interest title will enthrall readers with its investigation of past vanishings and the intriguing answers that could solve these disappearance mysteries of history." -- Amazon
Author
Publisher
Aladdin/Beyond Words
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Navigate the treasures of the night sky with Professor Raman Prinja's inspiring invitation to get to know the universe...because astronomy starts with just looking up. Wherever you are in the world, you can look up and see the marvels of the cosmos--red giant starts, spiral galaxies, dynamic nebulae, planets, and so much more. And now you can understand the science behind them too. With this book in hand and eye to the sky, the wonders belong to...
6) Explorers
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2019, 1985
Description
The visionary dreams of three curious and adventuresome young boys become an exciting reality when three boys in their makeshift laboratory, use their ingenuity to build their own spaceship and launch themselves on a fantastic interplanetary journey.
Author
Publisher
Astra Young Readers, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 5
Description
"Shipwrecked! is an adventure-filled nonfiction book for young readers about the most captivating shipwrecks from history. Combining new research, stunning archival material, and vivid storytelling, Shipwrecked! dives deep into the world of marine archaeology and shows young readers what each discovery reveals about the world before our time"--
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"An exciting introduction to the awesome adventures of the eager explorers, dynamic daredevils, imaginative inventors, and other pioneers who shaped the world. Take a dive into the great unknown and go on a daring journey across land, sea and sky - exploring everywhere from the highest mountains to the deepest ocean. In addition, visit the workshops, labs, and studios of history's most important minds and meet inventors, explorers, pirates, daredevils,...
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"In 1971, Alan Shepard and his fellow astronauts made their way to the Moon in the cramped Apollo 14 capsule. They gathered rock and soil samples and explored the Moon in their stiff, heavy space suits. But once the serious science was done, Shepard had a more lighthearted experiment up his sleeve: how far could he hit a golf ball on the Moon? It was tee time! As the world watches=d on TV, Shepard took a swing -- not to win a game, but to get the...
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Description
"Olive is an adventurous young girl who wants to row a boat at sea-all on her own. As she seeks new land, determined to be independent, Olive also learns a valuable lesson about friendship. An empowering book for 4- to 8-year-olds, Olive Takes to the Sea encourages young girls to believe in themselves and reinforces the importance of friendship. " --Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Ever since the first astronauts traveled to space in the 1960s, scientists and engineers have worked hard to learn more about space travel. What kinds of spaceships will people use in the future? How will their needs be met during the long journey between Earth and some distant world? In this nonfiction graphic novel, Max Axiom and the Society of Super Scientists look for the answers to these questions and more as they learn about modern space tourism...
Author
Description
"From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook's death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day On July 12th, 1776, Captain James Cook, already lionized as the greatest explorer in British history, set off on his third voyage in his ship the HMS Resolution. Two-and-a-half years later, on a beach...
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
© 2023.
Description
"Shannon Bramer’s follow-up to her much-loved poetry book Climbing Shadows is a collection of poems that explore a range of childhood experiences. Many poems reveal what it feels like to be a child—to pretend and dream and play with abandon, as well as to hurt and regret and feel sorrowful. The poems are varied in form, and while some are simple and direct, others invite children to see the potential for play and discovery in words and language....
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"William Day should be an acclaimed Arctic explorer. But after a failed expedition, in which his remaining men only survived by eating their dead comrades, he returned in disgrace. Thirteen years later, his second-in-command, Jesse Stevens, has gone missing in the same frozen waters. Perhaps this is Day's chance to restore his tarnished reputation by bringing Stevens -- the man who's haunted his whole life -- back home. But when the rescue mission...
Author
Series
Publisher
World Book
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"The discoveries and inventions of today are poised to change the way you live in the near future. Space technology is an exciting part of modern living, but it is still expensive and risky to get something-or someone-into space. We are on the brink of a new space race, with companies striving to make space travel cheaper and safer than ever before. Soon, many people may fly to space for business, pleasure, or even to live! Read all about it in Reusable...
Author
Series
EARTHDIVERS volume 1
Publisher
IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"The year is 2112, and it's the apocalypse exactly as expected: rivers receding, oceans rising, civilization crumbling. Humanity has given up hope, except for a group of Indigenous outcasts who have discovered a time travel portal in a cave in the desert and figured out where everything took a turn for the worst: America. Convinced that the only way to save the world is to rewrite its past, they send one of their own--a reluctant linguist named Tad--on...
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