moon

"While celebrating Chinese New Year, Baby discovers the science behind the lunar calendar and the phases of the moon"--.

"The moon is a small hello in the sky. Befriend the natural world with this lovely, lyrical ode to the moon. Like friends and family throughout a day, a month, or a year, the moon cycles between presence and distance Hello. Goodbye. Hello again. Even though the moon is sometimes out of sight, it always returns with its warm embrace"--Publisher description.

Our moon is part of our solar system. Astronauts have traveled to the moon and it is very different than the earth.

Meet Buzz Aldrin, part of the first moon landing! Follow Aldrin's story as he graduates from West Point, served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War, develops a rendezvous program for the Gemini and Apollo missions, and flies to the moon on the Apollo 11 mission. Infographics, historic photos, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of this topic. Additional features include a table of contents, an index, a timeline and fun facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

This book discusses eclipses, explaining what they are, how they came to be, and how they impact human life.

Two tales, set in a time "when animals and human beings still talked to each other," display Thomas King's cheeky humor and master storytelling skills.

One by one the animals awake and, missing the moon, try to shout it out into the nighttime sky.

Argues that nursery rhymes and fairy tales are based on ancient myths about the sun, the moon, solar and lunar eclipses, and the summer and winter solstices.

A child astronaut takes an imaginary trip to the Moon, visits the sites from the Apollo missions, and decides that Earth is a good home after all. Includes solar system diagram, Moon vs. Earth fact chart, and glossary.