Books

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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Mercury	Larry Dane Brimner	Describes the orbit, rotation, temperature, and surface formations of the planet Mercury and the probe Mariner X that took pictures of it in 1974 and 1975.	OL15037575W
Colonizing the planets	Erik Bergaust	Discusses space exploration by manned and unmanned flights and speculates about planetary colonization.	OL15848769W
The life of an astronaut	Niki Walker	This book describes the requirements, training, tasks, and duties of astronauts and covers such topics as operating a spacecraft and living in space.	OL16026283W
Stephen Biesty's incredible cross-sections pop-up book	Stephen Biesty	Cross-sectional pop-up illustrations preset an iside view of three different vehicles: a fire engine, a rescue helicopter, and a space shuttle.	OL1717267W
Astronaut	Mae Jemison	"In 1992, Dr. Mae Jemison made history by spending eight days in Earth's orbit, making her the first black woman ever to visit space. Twenty years later, Dr. Jemison is pushing space travel forward a…	OL17920512W
Simple space and flight experiments with everyday materials	Louis V. Loeschnig	Presents a selection of experiments and activities designed to teach the principles of aviation and space science, including making a glider, constructing flight instruments, and designing and buildi…	OL1809800W
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
Mission to Pluto	Mary Kay Carson	"Follow a spacecraft the size of a piano, named New Horizons, on the first ever spacecraft mission to Pluto, the space entity formerly known as a planet, in the latest addition to the epic and author…	OL20044326W
Welcome to Mars	Buzz Aldrin	Space is still the final frontier and Mars continues to make news and attract generations of young people. In this fascinating book, hero-astronaut Buzz Aldrin challenges curious kids to think about …	OL20050957W
Space travel	Jenny E. Tesar	Provides an introduction to space travel, describing what astronauts do, how they live and work in space, space shuttles and space stations, moon landings, and more.	OL2122585W
Space exploration	Sonya Newland	"As we reflect in 2016 on the 30th anniversary of the Shuttle Challenger tragedy, it is fitting that we remind ourselves why all of these brave and daring pioneers go into space. From the first unman…	OL22322939W
Space sailing	D. M. Souza	Discusses how sunlight can be used to propel spacecraft equipped with sails to reach destinations now beyond the reach of conventional craft.	OL2633904W
My first book of space	Rosanna Hansen	Introduces the solar system, examines each planet, and looks at the stars of space.	OL2762431W
Der Jahrtausendflug	Jürgen Lodemann	Henner, Sohn eines Physikers, erzählt die Geschichte von einem Raumfahrtunternehmen, an dem sein Vater teilnimmt. ‚Sein Felix‘ landet auf dem Mars – und was die Astronauten dort herausfinden, wird zu…	OL29258515W
Space travel and exploration	Rebecca Clay	Describes the history and development of space stations and the exploration of our solar system, as well as the possibility of some day traveling to distant stars.	OL3269277W
Beyond gravity	Sharon Holland	Presents the history of the development of rockets from work done by Robert Goddard in 1919 to the launching of the first Russian and American satellites in the late 1950's.	OL5908328W
Space riders	Sharon Holland	Traces the history of manned space flight through 1962, when John Glenn became the first American astronaut to orbit the earth.	OL5908330W
Space (Magic Tree House Rsrch Gdes(R))	Mary Pope Osborne,Will Osborne	Jack and Annie present information about the universe, including our solar system, and briefly describe the history of space travel and of the science of astronomy.	OL8038727W
Seeing Earth from Space	Patricia Lauber	Text and photographs taken from space depict the nature, evolution, and future of Earth.	OL86430W