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Mission to Mars (Teen Astronauts #3)
By Eric Walters. 2023
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General fiction, Science fiction, Adventure storiesScience and technology
Human-narrated audio
In this novel for middle readers, after tragedy strikes, fourteen-year-old Houston and two other teen astronauts must complete a mission to Mars on their own.
Searching Beyond the Stars: Seven Women in Science Take On Space's Biggest Questions
By Nicole Mortillaro. 2022
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Science and medicine biography, Biography, Women biography, Science and technology, General non-fiction
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Are we alone in the cosmos? Could we one day live on a different planet? How is life formed? What…
other secrets does the universe hold? Through profiles of seven remarkable women scientists and their achievements in their respective fields, Searching Beyond the Stars takes us deep into space, looking at once to the distant past and the distant future to capture the awe and intrigue of some of the biggest questions we can possibly ask.Making connections across astronomy, chemistry, physics, history, and more, Nicole Mortillaro draws on her own experience as a woman in STEM to highlight the incredible odds each scientist faces while chasing new discoveries and the ways in which sexism and racism, among other barriers, still affect women scientists to this day. Sidebars filled with fascinating facts take readers behind the science and encourage them to delve deeper. Vibrant illustrations by Amanda Key showcase the wonder of space and the passion and eternal curiosity that drive each scientist in their work unfurling the mysteries of our universe.Scientists ProfiledKatherine Johnson, research mathematician and aerospace technologist at NASA. Helped get the first American astronauts into space and safely home again. Lived in Newport News, Virgina.Jill Tarter, radio astronomer and project scientist at NASA. Opened up possibilities for communicating with aliens. Lives in Berkeley, California.Sara Seager, astrophysicist and planetary scientist. Credited with laying the foundation for the field of exoplanet atmospheres and the search for life on exoplanets. Originally from Toronto, Ontario, Sara now lives in Massachusetts.Emily Lakdawalla, planetary scientist, journalist, speaker, and expert science communicator formerly of The Planetary Society. Lives in Los Angeles, California.Tanya Harrison, planetary scientist and geologist. Was on the science operations team for NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter analyzing imaging from a geologist’s standpoint to see whether we might one day live on Mars. Director of Science Strategy at Planet Labs. Lives in Washington, D.C.Renée Hložek, astrophysicist and cosmologist. Her work is to imagine, dream, and calculate the mathematical equations that govern and predict the end of the universe. Originally from South Africa, Renée now lives in Toronto, Ontario.Ashley Walker, astrochemist, science communicator, and activist. Co-organizer of #BlackinChem, #BlackInAstro, and #BlackInPhysics to highlight and amplify the voices of Black researchers and scholars in these fields. Lives in Chicago, Illinois.*A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
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Biography, Science and technology
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Biographical sketches of twelve men and women who enjoy exploring the world around them in such scientific careers as a…
rain forest ecologist, an anthropologist, or an underwater photographer. For grades 4-7Mountain of Fire: Into the Heart of Volcanoes (Roberge)
By Julie Roberge, Aless Mc, Charles Simard. 2023
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General non-fiction, Science and technology, Nature
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This nonfiction book introduces middle-grade readers to the science, history and legends of volcanoes around the world with bold illustrations and graphic design.
Becoming Bionic and Other Ways Science Is Making Us Super
By Heather Camlot, Victor Wong. 2023
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Science and technology
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Take a tour of the science of superpowers and see how science fiction is becoming science fact