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1) The Swarm
Author
Series
Formic War volume 4
Language
English
Description
Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston return to their Ender's Game prequel series with this first volume of an all-new trilogy about the Second Formic War in The Swarm. The first invasion of Earth was beaten back by a coalition of corporate and international military forces, and the Chinese army. China has been devastated by the Formic's initial efforts to eradicate Earth life forms and prepare the ground for their own settlement. The Scouring of China...
Author
Series
Imperial Radch volume 2
Language
English
Description
"What if you once had thousands of bodies and near god-like technology at your disposal? And what if all of it were ripped away? The Lord of the Radch has given Breq command of the ship Mercy of Kalr and sent her to the only place she would have agreed to go -- to Athoek Station, where Lieutenant Awn's sister works in Horticulture. Athoek was annexed some six hundred years ago, and by now everyone is fully civilized -- or should be. But everything...
4) Dragon Pearl
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Series
A Thousand Worlds volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Min, a thirteen-year-old girl with fox-magic, stows away on a battle cruiser and impersonates a cadet in order to solve the mystery of what happened to her older brother in the Thousand World Space Forces.
Language
English
Description
From the Wright brothers to the quest for space, this is the complete story of manned flight. Learn what really happened at Kill Devil Hill; join Lucky Lindy on his flight into history; hear Jimmy Doolittle's own story of the B-24 raid over Tokyo; walk on the moon with Armstrong, and honor those who paid the ultimate price for the quest of space.
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Series
Bounders volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Jasper and his friends are the first group of cadets, called Bounders, to be trained as astronauts who use new spaceships to teleport, but soon are forced to go up against an alien society seeking revenge for stealing this brain-sync technology. Paperback copy is titled Earth force rising.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
1170L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This beautifully illustrated, oversized guide to the people and technology of the moon landing by award-winning author/illustrator John Rocco is a must-have for space fans, classrooms, and tech geeks"--
11) Delta-v
Author
Series
Delta-V volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The bestselling author of Daemon returns with a near-future technological thriller, in which a charismatic billionaire recruits a team of adventurers to launch the first deep space mining operation--a mission that could alter the trajectory of human civilization. When itinerant cave diver James Tighe receives an invitation to billionaire Nathan Joyce's private island, he thinks it must be a mistake. But Tighe's unique skill set makes him a prime...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Stranded on the moon after his extraordinary airplane takes him into outer space, a boy meets a marooned young Martian with a broken spacecraft, and the two new friends work together to return to their respective homes.
Author
Series
Voyagers volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Voyagers have made it to the last planet but must acquire a seventh element, combat dragons and an alien clone, and face serious illness before returning to Earth.
15) Sheep Blast Off!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Upon finding a spaceship, sheep climb aboard and bumble around until they blast off into orbit.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Unable to interest her parents, her brothers, or her dog on a trip to the moon, Lana heads to her room where she uses creativity and imagination to blast off in her own amazing space adventure. . . an adventure so amazing that the man in the moon, a moon woman, two moon boys, and moon monster soon soar in"--
19) Moon Landings
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Language
English
Description
Describes the Apollo spacecraft missions to the Moon, detailing each mission's voyage, the astronauts of the Apollo program, and what it takes to be an astronaut.
20) The moon
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"There are many moons in our solar system, but for us earthlings, the moon refers to the large round object that circles our planet. Readers will learn many facts and statistics about the moon, including its size and mass. They'll also learn about its different phases and what's going on inside the moon. Colorful images that correlate closely to concise, manageable text will engage and appeal to curious and scientific-minded readers alike"--
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