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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 2
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Get ready to S-T-R-E-T-C-H your mind! What is a black hole? Where do they come from? How were they discovered? Can we visit one? Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano takes readers on a ride through the galaxies (ours, and others), answering these questions and many more about the phenomenon known as a black hole. In lively and often humorous text, the book starts off with a thorough explanation of gravity and the role it plays in the formation of black
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"In this book, your child will learn about solar eclipse and why it is a natural phenomenon. Through this knowledge, your child should be able to destroy rumors of supernatural reasons for solar eclipse. This book has been created with a third grader in mind; therefore, the chosen language as well as images complement a third grader's expected reading level." --
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Learn how to stargaze and discover the most amazing sights in the night sky—no telescope required!
This easy-to-use stargazing guide for kids explores the popular night sky constellations, visits the brightest stars, and tours our solar system. As they learn step-by-step how to find the most fascinating sights in the night sky, readers will learn how the sky changes with each season, when to look for meteor showers, how to see the milky way, and...
6) Night Sky
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Information about the stars in the sky for very young children"--
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"A massive team of dedicated scientists designed, built, and deployed the Webb Space Telescope. Now the world's most powerful telescope is in space, expanding our understanding of the universe. Illustrated with NASA photos and reviewed for accuracy by members of the Webb team"--
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The moon is one of the smaller celestial objects in the universe, but it has some very important jobs. Without it, Earth would be a very different place! Narrated by the character of the Universe, this story offers up clearly stated scientific explanations designed to gets kids excited about astronomy, covering topics such as the moon's phases, eclipses, and humans' long history of watching the moon. A hands-on project, glossary, and a poem offer...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Think you know a lot about space and the universe? Prepare to know even more about amazing galaxies, stars, planets, and space exploration. You'll be surprised by how much you'll discover in this totally terrific book of space trivia"--
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A story narrated by the Universe, this explains how the stars are born, about the cosmic objects and discover what stars are made of, what makes them twinkle, how many there are, and even how they will come to an end and what humans use them for. Two aliens provide fun facts about space. Includes activity time and glossary.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"In science fiction, time machines let people travel backwards in history and forward to the future. How could one of these time-traveling devices be created? Scientists have some ideas, which include using spaceships and black holes. Discover the science and technology behind what it would take to make a real-life time machine!"--
13) Space
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Explores space including planets, galaxies, the universe, stars, meteors and comets, and space exploration.
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English
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Author has found clever devices to scale down everything from time lines (the history of Earth compressed into one year), to quantities (all the wealth in the world divided into one hundred coins), to size differences (the planets shown as different types of balls).
18) Space
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Introduces the planets and stars that make up our universe, discussing satellites, space stations, and our possible future in space.
19) Astronomy
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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"An exploration of the transformative impact of inventions and discoveries in the field of astronomy. Features include fact boxes, sidebars, biographies, timeline, glossary, list of recommended reading and Web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher.
20) Stargazers
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Discusses what stars are, why they twinkle, how constellations were named, how telescopes are used to study stars, and more.
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