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School stories
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In order to win an interview with an astronaut and a trip to space camp, George competes in a physical…
fitness contest, but in his determination to win, he misses how much this prize means to his friend, Alex. Sequel to "Lice check", followed by "'Snot funny". Grades K-3. 2017.
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Friendship stories
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What would it be like if the moon was your friend? Find out as you walk alongside a little boy…
who journeys through life to achieve his dream of becoming an astronaut. Then blast off with your little one as you zoom to the moon together! The story begins when a little boy, who is flying his kite, notices a sad Moon. He sends up kites to her, writing notes promising he will come to see her someday. This promise propels him through years of studying, learning, and training to become an astronaut. Until...he finally goes up, up, up in a big rocket ship with a fiery tail! Preschool to grade 2.
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General fiction, Family storiesPoetry
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In an astonishing unfurling of our universe, Newbery Honor winner Marion Dane Bauer and Caldecott Honor winner Ekua Holmes celebrate…
the birth of every child. Before the universe was formed, before time and space existed, there was . . . nothing. But then . . . BANG! Stars caught fire and burned so long that they exploded, flinging stardust everywhere. And the ash of those stars turned into planets. Into our Earth. And into us. In a poetic text, Marion Dane Bauer takes readers from the trillionth of a second when our universe was born to the singularities that became each one of us.
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Science and technology, Science and medicine biography
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Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or astronauts walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as…
"human computers" used their knowledge, pencils, adding machines, and writing paper to calculate the orbital mechanics needed to launch spacecraft. Katherine Johnson was one of these mathematicians who used trajectories and complex equations to chart the space program. Even as Virginia's Jim Crow laws were in place in the early 1950s, Katherine worked analyzing data at the NACA (later NASA) Langley laboratory. In 1962, as NASA prepared for the orbital mission of John Glenn, Katherine Johnson was called upon, and John Glenn said "get the girl" (Katherine Johnson) to run the numbers by hand to chart the complexity of the orbital flight. He knew that his flight couldn't work without her unique skills. President Barack Obama awarded Katherine Johnson the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015, and her incredible life inspired the Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures
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Historical fiction, General fiction
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There is a competition to make the spacesuit for the first moon landing! Ellie, an ordinary woman, is asked to…
lead a team of talented seamstresses. No one believes they can win, but they are determined to try... This inspiring look at the history of the spacesuit is based on the incredible true story of the team of women who sewed it together for the first moonwalk
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Science and technology
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It has taken billions of years for Earth to become the planet it is today. 'When planet Earth was new'…
looks back to the very beginning, using a poetic approach grounded in scientific fact to give an overview of how the planet has changed over time: from hot lava to the formation of oceans to the evolution of living things in water and on land. The book also includes the relatively recent evolution of humans - who are just a tiny speck in the sweep of Earth's history. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2017.Available copies:
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Biography, Science and medicine biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
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Chris loves rockets and planets and pretending he's a brave astronaut, exploring the universe. Only one problem--at night, Chris doesn't…
feel so brave. He's afraid of the dark. But when he watches the ground-breaking moon landing on TV, he realizes that space is the darkest dark there is--and the dark is beautiful and exciting, especially when you have big dreams to keep you company. Inspired by the childhood of real-life astronaut Chris Hadfield. Grades K-3. 2016.Available copies:
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Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), General fiction
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Leslie is new to the Arctic, and no one told her there would be so much snow, and so many…
interesting things to see. Along with her new friend Oolipika, Leslie soon discovers one of the Arctic's most unique and breathtaking natural wonders, the northern lights. Grades K-3. 2015.Available copies:
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Adventure stories, Friendship stories, Science fiction
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When a boy discovers a single-propeller airplane in his closet, he does what any young adventurer would do: He flies…
it into outer space! Millions of miles from Earth, the plane begins to sputter and quake, its fuel tank on empty. The boy executes a daring landing on the moon. Coincidentally, engine trouble has stranded a young Martian on the other side of the moon, and he's just as frightened and alone. Grades K-3. 2007.Available copies:
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Biography, Science and medicine biography
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Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim…
Crow laws segregated them despite their groundbreaking successes. Includes biographies on Dorothy Jackson Vaughan (1910-2008), Mary Winston Jackson (1921-2005), Katherine Colman Goble Johnson (1918-), Dr. Christine Mann Darden (1942-). Grades K-3. 2018.Available copies:
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General fiction, Historical fiction
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Inspired by the childhood of real-life astronaut Chris Hadfield and brought to life by Terry and Eric Fan's lush, evocative…
illustrations, The Darkest Dark will encourage readers to dream the impossible. Chris loves rockets and planets and pretending he's a brave astronaut, exploring the universe. Only one problem--at night, Chris doesn't feel so brave. He's afraid of the dark. But when he watches the groundbreaking moon landing on TV, he realizes that space is the darkest dark there is--and the dark is beautiful and exciting, especially when you have big dreams to keep you company.
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Friendship stories, General fiction, Historical fiction
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From high up in the sky, the Moon has spent her whole life watching Earth and hoping for someone to…
visit. Dinosaurs roam, pyramids are built, and boats are made, but still, no one comes. Will friends ever come to visit her?One day a spaceship soars from Earth...and so does her heart.This bestselling story celebrates the extraordinary fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing!
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Gentle fiction, Animal storiesPoetry
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
***BEST BOOKS FOR KIDS AND TEENS 2020, PICTURE BOOKS*** When the magical Moon King tips over the night, it spills…
across the land and sea, and he seeks the help of animals big and small to collect the stars and return them to the sky. In this beautifully illustrated bedtime story, Cara Kansala weaves an enchanting fable destined to become a children’s classic—the perfect way to welcome the night and celebrate the wonder of dreams.
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Science and technology
Human-narrated audio
A curious young girl explores questions about the wondrous search for a planet outside our solar system that can sustain life like Earth. For grades 2-4. 2019
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Humourous fiction, General fictionScience and technology
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Just after learning that Earth's scientists no longer consider him a planet, an unhappy Pluto takes a visitor from Earth…
on a tour of the solar system, sharing facts along the way. For grades K-3. 2019
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Science and technology, Adventure and exploration, United States travel and geography
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Overview of the Apollo 11 mission that sent the first astronauts to land on the Moon in the summer of 1969. For grades K-3. 2009
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General fictionAdventure and exploration, Science and technology, General non-fiction
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Describes a future trip that a child might take to Mars: taking a space elevator to a space station, traveling…
in a rocket, wearing a space suit, and learning about the scientific search for Martian life. Discusses the Mars environment and a habitat created for humans. For grades 2-4. 2009
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Humourous fiction, School stories, General fiction
Human-narrated audio
When Stink discovers that Pluto has been downgraded from its status as a planet, he launches a campaign in his…
classroom to restore its rank as a full-fledged member of the solar system. For grades 2-4. 2010
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Science and technology, Nature, General non-fiction
Human-narrated audio
Seth Fishman's exuberant picture book explores enormous numbers and provokes the imagination. For grades K-3
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Science and technology, Biography, Science and medicine biography, General non-fiction, Parenting
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NASA astronaut Scott Kelly was the first to spend an entire year in space! Discover his awe-inspiring journey in this…
fascinating picture book memoir (the perfect companion to his adult book Endurance) that takes readers from Scott's childhood as an average student to his record-breaking year among the stars. For grades K-3