outer space

Describes rockets, exploratory vehicles, and other technological aspects of space exploration, satellites, space stations and the life and work of astronauts.

Explores the moon, the planets, the stars and the first space travels and moon landings.

Photographs and simple text introduce young readers to outer space. Includes words to know in English and Spanish.

The Dinobots hold the line while Cybertron Falls in this Tranformers adventure.

Spacecraft have a very important job—transporting people between Earth and space. Readers explore the history of this mode of transportation, including the spacecraft that brought people to the moon and the Soyuz spacecraft that carry astronauts today. This information is presented to readers through engaging main text and fun fact boxes, which provide additional details about this topic. Readers also learn about the future of space exploration, including spacecraft that could one day take people to Mars. Colorful photographs of spacecraft in action make this an out-of-this-world reading experience!.

A space station is a very unique place to live. How do people who live on space stations get food, air, and water? What kinds of experiments are conducted on them? Readers find out as they explore what life has been like on space stations throughout their history. They tour the Soviet Union space stations of the past as well as today’s International Space Station through enlightening text and detailed photographs. Fun fact boxes provide readers with additional information about space stations and their role in space exploration.

Are people in danger of being hit by falling space garbage? Readers find the answer as they learn about what space garbage is and how it could affect other objects in space and people on Earth. Through comprehensive text, readers learn about the many kinds of space garbage, including pieces of rockets! They also find fact boxes designed to give them even more information about space garbage. This otherworldly problem is shown in vivid detail through amazing photographs. Readers will be excited to learn about space through a closer look at the garbage orbiting Earth.

Satellites are important parts of space exploration as well as everyday life on Earth. They’re used for telephone communications, military strategy, weather observation, and many other purposes. Readers learn about the many uses we have for satellites and how those have changed since the first satellites were launched. Through informative text and helpful fact boxes, readers also explore the history and importance of both the Hubble Space Telescope and the Kepler Space Observatory. Detailed photographs allow readers to see a variety of satellites up close to learn even more about these helpful space objects.

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. Readers are introduced to the stories of famous Mars rovers, including Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity. They learn who controls rovers, what discoveries rovers have made, and many other fun facts about these space vehicles. Fact boxes provide additional information, and eye-catching photographs allow readers to see rovers and the planets they explore up close.

Probes are unmanned spacecraft, and they collect important information for scientists on Earth. They’ve helped people learn more about asteroids, comets, and other planets such as Mars. Readers learn about the incredible discoveries made by probes in the past, as well as the discoveries present probes are making throughout our solar system. Fact boxes accompany enlightening main text to provide readers with as much information as possible about this fascinating topic. Each page of detailed text is accompanied by vibrant photographs of probes and the amazing places they’re sent to explore.