Ancient civilizations imagined space as campfires or rivers of light. Today, we imagine spaceships and warp drives and aliens. But what about tomorrow? Would you ride an elevator up into space? In Reaching for the Stars: Imagining Space, you'll explore the amazing facts about past societies’ views on space, how science has taken us to where we are today, and where we could possibly go in the future!
If you like mysteries, there’s no better place to find them than in outer space! How are stars born? Where do we search for aliens? What is a black hole? With billions of galaxies to choose from, there will always be more questions than answers. In Reaching for the Stars: Investigating Space Mysteries, you'll explore some of science's greatest discoveries, and take a look at the mysteries of space that still need to be solved!
What do you have in common with an astronaut? We use space inventions and discoveries every day! From cell phones to firemen’s outfits, athletic shoes to robots, and more! In Reaching for the Stars: Bringing Space Home, you'll discover how our race to space has improved all of these—and more!
In Spacecraft, readers will be introduced to the evolution of spacecraft technology over time, and peek into the possibilities for the spacecraft of tomorrow. This fact- and photo-filled text explains how engineers deal with the challenges of reaching and working in space.
Daring and Dangerous: Space Explorers for grades 4–8 introduces young readers to the complex world of space exploration and the famous firsts, near misses, and disasters that have taken place. The fact- and photo-filled pages of this 32-page book offer readers an opportunity to learn what it takes to be a part of this daring and dangerous profession, from lift-off to landing.
With real-world examples of science at work, this book introduces the solar system and benefits of space exploration.
This book presents facts about spacecrafts and offers step-by-step instructions on drawing a variety of them.
This introduction to outer space explains the size of the planets in the solar system, measuring distance in astronomical units, gravity, and related math concepts.
El libro muestra cómo las matemáticas ayudan a los científicos a entender el espacio, el tamaño del sistema solar y las condiciones en otros planetas. Las matemáticas hacen posible, en gran parte, la exploración espacial.
This book describes the eight planets, dwarf planets, and other objects in the solar system.
Take an in-depth look at astronomy and space in this science encyclopedia.
This book presents a collection of questions, answers, and facts about the planet Earth, including its origin, continents, and relation to the Sun and Moon.
From shooting stars to footprints on the moon, there is plenty to discover in outer space. Our planet is part of a huge solar system. It is time to explore our solar system and find out whether there could be life on other planets! The Solar System is part of Decodables by Jump!, a comprehensive library of decodable leveled readers that follow a sequenced approach to phonics instruction.
If you could, would you travel to Uranus? Let this book make you an astronaut and take you on a space trek there!
If you could, would you travel to Venus? Let this book make you an astronaut and take you on a space trek there!
If you could, would you travel to Pluto and other dwarf planets? Let this book make you an astronaut and take you on a space trek there!
If you could, would you travel to Saturn? Let this book make you an astronaut and take you on a space trek there!
If you could, would you travel to the Sun? Let this book make you an astronaut and take you on a space trek there!
If you could, would you travel to the Moon? Let this book make you an astronaut and take you on a space trek there!
If you could, would you travel to Neptune? Let this book make you an astronaut and take you on a space trek there!
If you could, would you travel to Jupiter? Let this book make you an astronaut and take you on a space trek there!
If you could, would you travel to Mars? Let this book make you an astronaut and take you on a space trek there!
If you could, would you travel to Mercury? Let this book make you an astronaut and take you on a space trek there!
If you could, would you travel to the Asteroid Belt? Let this book make you an astronaut and take you on a space trek there!
If you could, would you travel away from Earth? Let this book make you an astronaut and take you on a space trek there!
