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Where are the stars during the day? Where are the stars during the day? Melvin Berger Basic information on our solar system, its components, their movements, and their likely history. OL103823W
Sun dogs and shooting stars Sun dogs and shooting stars Franklyn M. Branley A guide to astronomical and meteorological events typical of each month, from the beginning of winter through summer's meteor showers and hail to the harvest moon of autumn. OL121308W
Hyperspace! Hyperspace! David A. Adler Includes facts, puzzles, riddles, brain teasers, and games about the sun, stars, planets, and other aspects of outer space. OL15047691W
Do Stars Have Points? Do Stars Have Points? Melvin Berger The authors explain the characteristics of stars and their relationships to the universe. OL15083250W
The earth in space The earth in space Peter D. Riley Introduces the solar system, its planets, and the Earth's place in it. OL15118657W
What do we know about stars and galaxies? What do we know about stars and galaxies? John Farndon This volume describes the properties and facts about stars and galaxies. OL16121130W
Galaxies Galaxies Bill McAuliffe "An examination of the science behind the astronomical phenomena known as galaxies, including relevant theories and history-making discoveries as well as topics of current and future research"--Provi… OL16184336W
The moon The moon Carmel Reilly "Provides scientific information about the moon"--Provided by publisher. OL16484418W
Astronomy Astronomy Sue Becklake Awesome information about the night sky is portrayed through one hundred facts, fantastic images, and fun cartoons. Discover how the Sun, Moon, and stars can be used to tell the time, find out how te… OL17873988W
DK online space travel DK online space travel Ian Graham "Qui fut le premier homme dans l'espace? Comment vivent le astronautes à bord de leurs vaisseaux? À quoi servent les missions spatiales? Grâce à ce récit de la conquête de l'espace, depuis l'inventio… OL1818042W
Black holes Black holes Sara L. Latta Scientists first captured the sound of gravitational waves that result from the collision of black holes in 2016. Explore the cutting-edge science of black hole research and discover fascinating inte… OL19724274W
Earth Is Like a Giant Magnet Earth Is Like a Giant Magnet Barbara Seuling Freaky Facts-This wacky reference series provides readers with a variety of unusual and fascinating facts about fun topics. Each title holds more than 100 strange-but-true-facts about topics such as … OL2040586W
Galaxies and stars Galaxies and stars Ian Graham "An introduction to the history and science of galaxies and stars"-- OL23191688W
Space mysteries Space mysteries Steve Parker The Space Busters series takes a close look at space and its properties and possibilities. Included are fact boxes to draw readers into the action, plus activities and projects to enable children to … OL24622741W
Rovers Rovers Ruth Owen What are rovers, and how do they safely land on and explore other planets? The answers to these questions and more are waiting for readers to discover as they explore the fascinating world of rovers.… OL27018883W
What's out there? What's out there? Lynn Wilson Text and illustrations provide information about the sun, moon, and planets that make up our solar system. OL4296889W
Mapping the planets and space Mapping the planets and space Martyn Bramwell Explains what our study of outer space has revealed to us about the planets and other heavenly bodies. OL442373W
Comets and meteors Comets and meteors Isaac Asimov Discusses the characteristics of comets and meteors and relates famous events connected with them. OL46288W
The universe The universe Herbert S. Zim Traces the changing concepts and theories of the universe from early myths to scientists' current methods for measuring the distance to and size of other galaxies. OL4667759W
G is for galaxy G is for galaxy Catherine Collison,Janis Campbell,Cathy Collison,Alan Stacy "This A to Z children's pictorial covers topics such as the planets, craters, comets, orbits, and telecopes. Each word related to our galaxy or to space is introduced with a simple poem for younger r… OL5817391W
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