Boasting beautiful illustrations by artist Dawn Cooper, combined with up-to-date images from space agencies such as NASA and ESA, information panels, and diagrams, this is a fantastic introduction to space for young readers.
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"Before Dawn, What Dangers Lurk in the Darkness? For nine months, ever since a devastating solar flare caused a complete failure of the electrical grid, Shelby Sparks and her diabetic son, Carter, have been living at the ranch of Shelby's ex-high school sweetheart, Max Berkman. ...
Take a journey through the solar system and on towards distant clusters of stars with this guide to the universe.
Who are we? Why are we here? Where do we come from? These are among the most enduring and profound questions we can ask, and it is an essential part of human nature to want to find the answers. We can trace our ancestry back hundreds of thousands of years to the dawn of humankind...
"Nine months after a solar flare caused a complete failure of the electrical grid the Texas governor seeks volunteers to find the new federal government. Shelby and Max answer the governor's call and set out on a treacherous 600-mile journey where they will experience the terrify...
"On September 11, 1999, humanity made a monumental discovery in the vastness of space. Scientists uncovered an asteroid of immense scientific importance--a colossal celestial entity. As massive as an aircraft carrier and towering as high as the iconic Empire State Building, this ...
Now, with the help of new spacecraft and Earth-based telescopes, scientists are seeing the Sun as they never have before and even re-creating what happens at the very center of the Sun. Their work will help us understand aspects of the sun that have puzzled scientists for decades...
Now, with the help of new spacecraft and Earth-based telescopes, scientists are seeing the Sun as they never have before and even re-creating what happens at the very center of the Sun. Their work will help us understand aspects of the sun that have puzzled scientists for decades...
Beginning with a sunset and ending at dawn, Through the Night Sky shines a light on the magical events taking place in the darkness above.
A trio of stories features contributions from Ann Aguirre, Karen Duvall, and Julie Kagawa, who presents "Dawn of Eden," in which a doctor witnesses endless suffering after a relentless virus called the Red Lung attacks humankind.
The classic science fiction novel that changed the way we looked at the stars and ourselves. From the savannas of Africa at the dawn of mankind to the rings of Saturn as man ventures to the outer rim of our solar system, 2001: a space odyssey is a journey unlike any other. This a...
Who are we? Why are we here? Where do we come from? These are among the most enduring and profound questions we can ask, and it is an essential part of human nature to want to find the answers. We can trace our ancestry back hundreds of thousands of years to the dawn of humankind...
"Daydreaming in the Solar System aims to bring the reader along in our exploration of the solar system through the eyes of past robotic spacecraft and to give that reader an idea of what it would look, feel and taste like to be immersed in these otherworldly environments"-- Provi...
"Our Earth is part of a fascinating planetary family: eight planets and an odd bunch of other solar system bodies that spin, roll, tilt, blow and whirl around the Sun. Here, to the tune of 'Over in the Meadow,' young ones can get a glimpse of our remarkable neighborhood"--Provide...
While navigating the dangers of a post-apocalyptic society in the sky, Cola, a teenaged girl fighter pilot and her family fight to protect The Dawn, their solar powered flying fortress and home. With the world in chaos, bullets dwindling, and fuel drying up, the few survivors in ...
New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed authors Julie Kagawa, Ann Aguirre and Karen Duvall imagine what it takes to survive in a world where everything you know-and love-is about to disappear...forever. Dawn of Eden by Julie Kagawa Before The Immortal Rules, there was...
"The year is 2065 and an accidental encounter in space leads to the discovery that we are not alone in the universe--and that our continued existence as a species may be in jeopardy. Chris Holt, working in his office at the Space Resources Corporation, discovers that one of the a...
In the sequel to the multi-award winning sci-fi novel Rama , a second Raman spaceship enters our solar system and "offers one surprise after another" ( The New York Times ). Years ago, the enormous, enigmatic alien spacecraft Rama sailed through our solar system as mind-bo...