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By Mary Kay Carson, Tom Uhlman. 2017
In July of 2015 a robotic spacecraft reached Pluto after a nine-and-half-year journey. New Horizons is the first spacecraft mission…
to Pluto and revealed its five moons as never before seen. Images from the mission show a reddish surface covered in ice-water mountains, moving glaciers, and hints of possible ice volcanoes and an underground ocean. Pluto is geologically alive and changing! This addition to the Scientists in the Field series goes where no person or spacecraft has ever gone before. Follow along with the team of scientists as they build New Horizons, fly it across the solar system, and make new discoveries about a world three billion miles away.By Elizabeth Rusch, Karin Anderson. 2017
Asteroids bombard our atmosphere all the time. Some are harmless, burning up in a flash of light. But others explode…
with a great sonic boom, smashing windows and throwing people to the ground. Worst of all, some asteroids strike our planet, blasting out massive craters and destroying everything nearby on impact. Follow the award-winning author Elizabeth Rusch into the field with scientists as they search for dangerous asteroids in space, study asteroids that have smashed into the ground, and make plans to prevent an asteroid strike if one ever threatens our planet.By Ann Pearson. 2022
With this constellation book, kids will learn some of the most famous myths and legends connected to the stars. It's…
full of amazing kids' stories that explore everything from the Big Dipper to the adventures of Hercules!People have always looked up at the stars and seen shapes—and created stories about them. In this book for kids 3-5, you can discover constellations and the stories of how they came to be.Blast off into this star book:See into the sky—Bring the constellations to life with illustrations and sky maps that will get kids excited about each new story.Astronomy for kids—Explore where and when to see each constellation in the sky, with tips to help kids (and adults) spot them Name the stars— Did you know that the constellation Cancer symbolizes a giant crab? Or that Aries represents a ram with wings?Show little ones the incredible mythology above their heads with this toddler-friendly introduction to the stories of the constellations!By Bruce Betts. 2019
Discover a universe of fun and amazing facts about space for kids 6 to 9 Take an exciting, fact-filled journey…
that goes where all great space books for kids should—to our solar system and beyond! Super Cool Space Facts is bursting with info about stormy planets, exploding stars, weird black holes, amazing landers, and more.Blast past other space books for kids with:Galaxies of wonder—Launch into learning with awesome and easy-to-digest facts about everything from asteroids hurtling through space to astronauts on the International Space Station.Entertaining information—Fill your outer space adventure with the jokes, big word alerts, and fascinating mysteries of the universe all space books for kids should have.Full-color photos—See how cool space is with incredible pictures of stars, galaxies, planets, constellations, and more.Super Cool Space Facts brings you out-of-this-world fun—and a must have title for anyone interested in space books for kids.