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"In the year 2063, interstellar space travel has become the norm. What sort of adventure awaits on the new frontier? It's the first day of Planet Camp, and Aries Spring couldn't be more excited! She, along with eight other strangers, leave for Planet McPa for a weeklong excursion. Soon after they arrive, however, a mysterious orb appears and transports them into the depths of space, where they find an empty floating spaceship. Will it be their salvation or get them further lost in space?"--Back cover.

"After their nightmare on Shummoor, the group arrives at the third planet on their journey, Arispade. The planet has plenty of food, water and sunshine, making it just like a tropical paradise and the perfect place to relax. Even the lone wolf of the group, Ulgar, starts to open up! That is, until he suddenly pulls out a gun and threatens to kill Luca! Could Ulgar be the traitor the group has been looking for?!"--Back cover.

Explores topics in space science.

"Sera is one of the few selected for a chance to be part of Zeta Squadron, an elite group of space pilots. All she needs to do is complete one flight, from the Old World to the New Colonies. Her mission doesn't start off well, and damage to one of her engines sends her off course. She crashes onto a violent dwarf planet with a molten core that is slowly devouring its surface. And that might be the least of her worries"--Back cover.

Is there life on Mars? Could humankind eventually colonize the red planet? NASA and other space agencies have been working to answer these questions for decades. From high-powered telescopes to the Mars rovers, the tools used to explore Mars are incredible pieces of technology and what they've discovered about Mars is even more amazing. In this book, readers travel through the history of study of the fourth planet from the sun, including the missions to Mars so far and what modern scientists are doing to learn more.

"On their second mission to find another habitable planet, the four mutant animals, LaserShark, AstroWolf, SmartHawk, and StinkBug, splash land on the Water Planet, run by some suspiciously friendly clams, who are very eager to swap planets--and if the AstroNuts can stop arguing among themselves they may find out why before it is too late"--Provided by publisher.

"Learn about the history of deep sea exploration and find out what it takes to make it in this exciting career field"--Provided by publisher.

Summary: Discusses Portuguese voyages of discovery and exploration around Africa and Asia in the fifteenth centuries.

A fictionalized account, in graphic novel format, of the adventures of explorers Lewis and Clark during their journey from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean.