astronauts

"... During a visit to a space museum, Fly Guy and Buzz learn all about planets, space crafts, space suits, and even dirty snowballs (i.e. comets!)! With straightforward fun facts, humorous illustrations of Fly Guy and Buzz, and vivid photographs throughout, this book is sure to be a hit with budding astronauts everywhere!"--Amazon.com.

"The Space Penguins are attacked by a fleet of starships and only manage to escape by the skin of their beaks. But they soon start to notice strange things going on, and it seems there may be a shape-shifter aboard!"--Provided by publisher.

"When the crew of the Tunafish pick up a distress signal from a spaceship, there's snow time to lose. But the Tunafish's daring rescue is canned when the vessel runs into its own trouble. What's been luring spaceships to their doom?"--Provided by publisher.

"Rocky's reputation for death-defying aerial acrobatics gains him an invitation to participate in the galaxy's notorious Superchase Space Race. But will this turn out to be a race to the death?"--Provided by publisher.

Astronaut Mark Watney is stranded and completely alone on Mars, with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive, but Mark isn't ready to give up. Drawing on his engineering skills and determination, he faces each obstacle with resourcefulness, but will it be enough for him to survive?.

Describes the various steps necessary for an astronaut to prepare for a flight into space and follows astronaut Linda Gardner as she trains for her space shuttle mission.

In order to win an interview with an astronaut and a trip to space camp, George competes in a physical fitness contest, but in his determination to win, he misses how much this prize means to his friend, Alex.

"Presents at more than 100 facts about space exploration in a unique layout that appeals to struggling and reluctant readers"--.

Tells the life story of astronaut Neil Armstrong, chronicling the first moon landing and describing the impact of that historic mission on his later years.

Space holds a myriad of mysteries, but as NASA and the ESA have discovered numerous facts about the universe. Besides information about our solar system, stars, and black holes, readers will be interested to know that a comet's tail is always pointing away from the sun and to learn about information which could lead alien life to Earth.