outer space

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The Nova space explorer's guide

where to go and what to see
1985
A companion to the PBS television series simulates the experience of an actual space voyage and gives young readers an intriguing look at all of the planets, including our own.

The encyclopedia of awesome space

2001
Informative text, color photos, "awesome facts," and diagrams present scientific data and concepts about space and space exploration.

The solar system

2001
Examines the characteristics of the planets and other heavenly bodies in our solar system.

Exploring space

using Seymour Simon's astronomy books in the classroom
1994
Contains nearly 50 space-related activities. Each project centers on a different scientific theme, such as the greenhouse effect on Venus and the birth and death of stars.

Space

1982
Defines in simple terms the characteristics of outer space, satellites, and the principles of flight through space.

Mars

1989
Examines the planet Mars and investigations both past and future to increase our knowledge of it.

Saturn

1989
Discusses the characteristics of Saturn and how information about it has been gathered from ancient times to the present day when the Voyager probes sent back a series of photographs of the ringed planet.

Daredevil American heroes of exploration and flight

2014
"Read about these heroes of exploration and flight: Orville and Wilbur Wright, Matthew Henson and Robert Peary, Richard Byrd, Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Jacqueline Cochran, Neil Armstrong, and Sally Ride"--Provided by publisher.

Space

a memoir
1998
The novelist discusses her childhood in Cocoa, Florida in the late 1960s and early 1970s when America was riding the Space Race's tide of optimism, but the author's family found life on Earth often overwhelming.

Exploring space

2000
Discusses aspects of space science including telescopes, space exploration, the solar system, and the universe as a whole, also providing directions for several activities that teach about space.

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