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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Readers will want to grab a telescope and explore the night skies after finishing this overview of our solar system. Our solar system consists of eight planets, as well as numerous moons, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids. For thousands of years, humans believed that Earth was at the center of the Universe, but all of that changed in the 17th century. Astronomers like Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, and Isaac Newton proposed...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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In this creative nonfiction work, just after learning that Earth's scientists no longer consider him a planet, an unhappy Pluto takes a visitor from Earth on a tour of the solar system, sharing facts along the way.
Pluto loves being a planet. That is, until the day he gets a call from some Earth scientists telling him he isn a planet anymore! You probably wanted to meet a real planet, huh? So, Pluto takes the reader on a hilarious and informative...
24) Everything space
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Packed with facts and tantalising anecdotes from experts and bursting with colour photographs, learn all about space in this fresh take on the subject that kids with love. It's time to learn everything about space! Each book in the National Geographic Kids Everything series has more than 100 pictures, an explorer's corner with from-the-field anecdotes and tips, fun facts throughout, maps and infographics, an illustrated diagram, a photo gallery, cool...
25) Dead silence
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"Claire Kovalik is days away from being unemployed--made obsolete--when her beacon repair crew picks up a strange distress signal. With nothing to lose and no desire to return to Earth, Claire and her team decide to investigate. What they find at the other end of the signal is a shock: the Aurora, a famous luxury space-liner that vanished on its maiden tour of the solar system more than twenty years ago. A salvage claim like this could set Claire...
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Arnold's know-it-all cousin Janet drives the whole class crazy when she joins Ms. Frizzle's class on a field trip and The Magic School Bus "Gets Lost in Space" ; After Dorothy Ann sees an asteroid on a crash course toward their school, the class blasts into space. Will they be able to divert the asteroid and save the day? Find out in this "Out of This World" adventure! ; In "Taking Flight," Wanda and the rest of the class discover how wings and moving...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Author David Aguilar uses brilliant photo-realistic illustration and fascinating up-to-date facts straight from the latest astronomy news to bring you a comprehensive look at our solar system as you've never seen it before.
32) Planet Name Game
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"The Cat in the Hat, Sally, and Nick visit each of the planets in this book based on an episode of the PBS Kids TV show The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!"--
33) Planets
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"What is a planet? How many rings does Saturn have? Could people live on other planets? ... From Mercury to Neptune and beyond, get an up-close view of the the rocky planets, gas giants, dwarf planets, moons, stars, asteroids, and more"--Amazon.com.
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A richly illustrated guide to the myths, histories, and science of the celestial bodies of our solar system, with stories and information about constellations, planets, comets, the northern lights, and more.
Combining art, mythology, and science, What We See in the Stars gives readers a tour of the night sky through more than 100 magical pieces of original art, all accompanied by text that weaves related legends and lore with scientific facts. This...
35) 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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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Creative nonfiction poetry combines humor, creative imagery, and illustrations to explain topics in astronomy and other space sciences.
Hang on tight for a raucous bounce through the solar system and back -- propelled by funny, fanciful, factually sound poems and exuberant illustrations. The universe poured into me. My brain was overloaded. It smoked and glowed red-hot. And then it actually exploded. Ever wonder what the sun has to say about being...
37) Oh no, Astro!
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Astro, an asteroid that wants nothing more than for his personal outer space to be respected, is hit by a passing satellite and sent on what turns out to be a great adventure from the asteroid belt to Earth. Includes "space facts."
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