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1) Astronomy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Be an eyewitness to the planets and stars of the Universe, and discover the mysteries of the world's oldest science. Discover the astronomical connection between the Earth's seas and the Moon. Find out why the planet Jupiter is named after a Roman god. See how 19th-century astronomers explained our Solar System. New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text! Here is a spectacular, thought-provoking, and highly informative guide to...
2) Astronomy
Author
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Introduces astronomy and the things it studies through profiles in which the Solar System, the planets, stars, and the Milky Way galaxy introduce themselves.
Author
Publisher
Quarry Books, an imprint of Quarto Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
It can be hard to explain and understand what lies beyond what you see in the beautiful night sky. Astronomy Lab for Kids teaches children the basics of outer space in 52 lessons that can be done with everyday items from around your house.
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Learn how scientists search the heavens with powerful telescopes to try to understand the secrets of space and decipher what the stars and galaxies have to tell us about the fate of the universe.
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
It's Space Week at Camp Dakota! The first team to answer three astronomy riddles will get to attend a top secret "big event." With space ace Angie leading them, team Astro Explorers is a shoo-in for first place. So why is team Star Troopers solving the riddles first? The Astro Explorers had better think fast if they want the big prize.
16) Black holes
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explains the nature and formation of the cosmic phenomenon known as a black hole.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Aspiring astronomers can learn what black holes are, what causes them, how scientists first discovered them and more, in an informative science book that includes space paintings, real telescopic images, funny doodles and speech bubbles.
Author
Publisher
National Science Teachers Association
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Help youngsters understand the excitement about the recent solar eclipse with this charming and straightforward story about how eclipses of the Sun and Moon occur. Includes easy activities using ordinary items to make models, and explores common questions kids have. This richly illustrated book tells how two curious children and their grandparents re-create eclipses in their living room using a lamp, a tennis ball, two Hula Hoops, and Ping-Pong balls....
