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Author
Publisher
Norton Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"What is it like to float weightlessly in the air? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a spacewalk? How do astronauts go to the bathroom? Is it true that they don't shower? Can farts really be deadly in space? Best-selling Mary Roach has the answers. In this whip-smart, funny, and informative young readers adaptation of her best-selling Packing for Mars, Roach guides us through the irresistibly strange, frequently gross, and awe-inspiring...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 620L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"There's a tiny little rocket that will take you to the stars. It only flies there once a year, but zips you out past Mars. Jump in for a journey that is out of this world"--Dust jacket flap.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
450L
Language
English
Formats
Description
What is daily life like in space? How do astronauts cook, sleep, and go to the bathroom? Readers will learn all about the interesting daily life of an astronaut. Low-leveled, chunked text alongside stunning photographs will engage the youngest space enthusiasts.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
460L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"What jobs does an astronaut have? What kind of work needs to be done on a spacecraft? Readers will learn all about the work an astronaut does. Low-leveled, chunked text alongside stunning photographs will engage the youngest space enthusiasts."--
Author
Lexile measure
1150L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Beginning with fighter pilots in World War II, Maurer traces the origins of the Apollo program to a few exceptional soldiers, a Nazi engineer, and a young eager man who would become president. Packed with adventure, new stories about familiar people, and undeniable danger, Richard Maurer takes an unflinching look at a tumultuous time in American history, and presents a narrative on how the United States won the space race against Russia by landing...
Author
Language
English
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Formats
Description
The author of Stiff and Bonk explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity. Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. Space exploration is in some ways an exploration of what it means to be human. How much can a person give up? How much weirdness can they take? What happens to you when you can't walk for a year? have sex? smell flowers?...
8) Star Trek
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
On the day of James Kirk's birth, his father dies on his ship in a last stand against a mysterious alien vessel. He was searching for Ambassador Spock, who is a child on Vulcan, disdained by his neighbors for his half-human nature. Twenty years later, Kirk has grown into a young troublemaker. He is inspired by Capt. Christopher Pike to fulfill his potential in Starfleet, even though he annoys his instructors. Suddenly, there is an emergency on Vulcan...
9) Gattaca
Language
English
Formats
Description
As one of the last "natural" beings born into a genetically engineered world, Vincent Freeman has none of the 'pre-ordered' DNA that will guarantee him success. Desperate to realize his dream of exploring space, Vincent assumes the identity of a genetically superior athlete. Avoiding detection using the athlete's genetic markers, Vincent becomes a rising star at Gattaca Aerospace, attracting the attention of a beautiful co-worker. When a flight director...
Author
Publisher
B. Blackwell
Pub. Date
c1987
Physical Desc
x, 467 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Covers twenty-five years of the manned spaceflight era in the U.S. and U.S.S.R., recounting the experiences of the 200 men and women who have participated as astronauts and cosmonauts.
Publisher
New Line Productions
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The lives of courageous NASA astronaut Spencer Armacost and his beautiful schoolteacher wife Jillian are momentarily shattered when Spencer's mission mysteriously loses contact with Earth for 2 minutes. But neither Spencer nor Jillian knows that those 120 seconds of terror will ultimately threaten their sanity, their future and their lives in this heart-stopping psychological thriller.
Publisher
Distributed by Madacy Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (ca. 502 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (48 p. : ill., (some col.) ; 19 cm.)
Language
English
Description
From the Wright brothers to the Right Stuff, this is the complete story of manned flight. Learn through rare images and lost interviews with the pioneers of aviation, 100 years of aviation history.
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...
14) Star trek
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The greatest adventure of all time begins with Star Trek, the incredible story of a young crew's maiden voyage onboard the most advanced starship ever created: the U.S.S. Enterprise. On a journey filled with action, comedy and cosmic peril, the new recruits must find a way to stop an evil being whose mission of vengeance threatens all of mankind. The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of James Kirk , and Spock, two bitter rivals.
15) Rocket
Author
Series
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
AD 600L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
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Description
"Zoom! Zoom! Follow the speeding rocket up to the moon and back in this first introduction to space travel. With layered die-cuts, fun facts, and a mouse to find on every spread"--
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xv, 364 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson presents his views on the future of space travel and America's role in that future, giving his readers an eye-opening manifesto on the importance of space exploration for America's economy, security, and morale.
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (ca. 720 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Throughout this nation's history, we have reached for the heavens and dreamed of touching the stars. Now Tom Hanks presents the dramatic story of the unforgettable Apollo missions.
19) The fated sky
Author
Series
Lady astronaut novels volume 2
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
384 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coast of the United States, including Washington D.C. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs. This looming threat calls for a radically accelerated effort to colonize space, and requires a much larger share of humanity t520 take part in the process"--
20) The space walk
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
510L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Astronaut Randolph Witherspoon takes a walk--a space walk, that is!--he doesn't hear Ground Control's order to not talk to strangers and winds up making a new friend"--
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