exploration

For hundreds of years, people have dreamed of Jupiter, the king of the planets. But the trip across the solar system is so long and dangerous that it seems almost impossible. This is the incredible, true story of NASA's Galileo Mission. It's narrated by the medieval genius Galileo, who connects with readers in a humorous way. Strap in for this epic adventure of imagination, brilliance, and plain old grit! This colorful graphic novel is a Mom's Choice Awards?? Gold Recipient.

A biography of French explorer Samuel de Champlain, who was the founder of the city of Quebec.

Built to explore Mars, Resilience begins to develop human-like feelings as he learns from the NASA scientists who assembled him, and as he blasts off and explores Mars, Resilience must overcome different obstacles as he explores the red planet.

"[In graphic novel format,] follow the story of Ernest Shackleton and the crew of the Endurance"--.

"Anthology of essays exploring attempts to understand life beyond Earth"--Provided by publisher.

This title simply summarizes this history of NASA, from its beginnings to its accomplishments, to what it plans for the future. Amazing historical photographs from NASA's archives complete this book. This title is at a Level 3 and is written specifically for transitional readers. Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards. Dash! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.

"Read about the New Horizons spacecraft and its mission to gather more information about the distant dwarf planet, Pluto"--Provided by publisher.

"Read about the tools that make space exploration possible--from the first telescope used by Galileo, to SpaceX rockets, and the International Space Station"--Back cover.

"How do we know if there is water on Mars? We send probes to look around! Readers learn how scientists use space probes to study planets in our solar system . . . and beyond"--Provided by publisher.

"Rovers traverse parts of space that people can't easily get to. Readers will love learning about these space machines, from their history to their current missions and where they might go in the future"--Provided by publisher.