space vehicles

Simple text and photographs introduce young readers to big machines that can fly, such as a Chinook helicopter, the NASA Space Shuttle, and the super jumbo jet.

"When seventh grader Nicholas V. Landrew, his beloved pet gerbil Henrietta, and a package of ground beef are beamed aboard an alien space ship, they soon find themselves on the run in a madcap chase across the universe. Now all Nicholas wants to do is get back home before his parents find out and ground him forever, but with the Universal Police hot on his trail, that won't be easy. Before it's all over, Henrietta will find herself safely ensconced back in her cage, Nicholas will be crowned Emperor of the Universe, and something even more surprising will happen to the package of ground beef"--From the publisher's web site.

"In this story, set between 'Star Wars: A New Hope' and 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back,' Han and Chewie must fly the Millennium Falcon on a top-secret mission for the Rebellion, while evading ruthless bounty hunters and a relentless Imperial agent. Hidden within the story are clues about the...new film 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'"--Print version.

As the forest begins to change, the animals and birds, no longer happy there, fly away in Professor Noah's amazing spaceship.

Amy is unplugged and holds to the hope that life on "Godspeed" will be better with Elder in charge, but when she and Elder discover shocking news about the ship, they must race to decipher a puzzle while romance blossoms between them.

Ziggy and the other members of the Black Dinosaurs go to Space Camp where they learn about the space program and speculate about the existence of extraterrestrial beings.

"A displaced princess and her best-friend-with-benefits must take down an intergalactic mafia endangering the lives of the outer realm's settlers"--Provided by publisher.

"In her third story, Luciana and her family are headed to Chile for winter break. Luci can't wait to see her cousins--but the reunion doesn't go as planned, and Luci feels like an outsider in her own family. Just then she receives a surprise invite from Claire Jacobs, her frenemy from astronaut training camp, to join her at the Mars habitat in the desert and watch NASA scientists at work. It's an offer too good to refuse, so Luci decides to leave her cousins and give her friendship with Claire a second chance. But what if Luci has made the wrong decision? What if she still can't trust Claire? When disaster strikes in the desert, Luci finds out the truth"--Amazon.

". . . Matt Fitch, Chris Baker, and Mike Collins unpack the urban legends, the gossip, and the speculation to reveal a remarkable true story about life, death, dreams, and the reality of humanity's greatest exploratory achievement"--OCLC.

Describes the many types of vehicles used to explore space.