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1) Life
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The six-member crew of the International Space Station is on the cutting edge of one of the most important discoveries in human history: the first evidence of extraterrestrial life on Mars. As the crew begins to conduct research, their methods end up having unintended consequences and the life form proves more intelligent than anyone ever expected.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
"Scott wasn't sure what he wanted to be when he grew up. He struggled in school and often got in trouble with his twin brother, Mark. Then one day Scott discovered a book about test pilots and astronauts that set him on a new path. His new focus led him to fly higher and higher, becoming first a pilot and then an astronaut, along with his brother--the first twin astronauts in history. But his greatest accomplishment of all was commanding the International...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 25
Lexile measure
1140L
Language
English
Description
The veteran of four space flights and the American record holder for consecutive days spent in space, Scott Kelly has experienced things very few have. Now, he takes us inside a sphere utterly inimical to human life. He describes navigating the extreme challenge of long-term spaceflight, both existential and banal: the devastating effects on the body; the isolation from everyone he loves and the comforts of Earth; the pressures of constant close cohabitation;...
Author
Series
CatStronauts volume 03
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The CatStronauts--elite cat astronauts--are aboard the International Space Station to repair the faulty Hubba Bubba Telescope, but have to contend with communications interference and a near disaster that leaves them down a member."--
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When an ultra-rich space tourist visits the orbiting International Space Station, NASA expects a $100 million win-win: his visit will bring in much needed funding and publicity. But the tourist venture turns into a scheme of terror. Together with an extremist cosmonaut, the tourist slaughters all the astronauts on board the million-pound ISS--and prepares to crash it into New York City at 17,500 miles an hour, causing more devastation than a hundred...
6) I.S.S
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Tensions flare in the near future aboard the International Space Station as a worldwide conflict breaks out on Earth. Reeling from this, the astronauts receive orders from the ground: take control of the station by any means necessary.
Author
Lexile measure
AD 380L
Language
English
Description
Sharing fun and engaging science facts, a richly photographed alphabet primer pairs letters with the everyday activities of astronauts from different world countries working in the low-Earth orbit environment aboard the International Space Station.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Meet Scott Kelly, who lived for a year in space! Follow Kelly's story as he moves from a career as a volunteer Emergency Medical technician to his service in the United States Navy and on to NASA where, with his identical twin brother Mark, spent one year on the International Space Station and part of the Twins Study. Infographics, historic photos, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of this topic. Additional features include a table of...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Compelling narrative nonfiction text presents the story of the International Space Station, featuring the intrigue and excitement behind the mission. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, fact-filled captions and callouts, infographics, a glossary, a listing of source notes, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author."--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about the International Space Station. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--
Author
Language
English
Description
"A visually stunning tour of Earth from the astronaut whose photographs -- taken from the International Space Station -- made us fall in love with our planet all over again..." -- Book jacket.
Photographs from the International Space Station punctuated with fun, fascinating commentary on life in zero gravity.
12) Gravity
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
"Emma Watson, a brilliant research physician, has been training for the mission of a lifetime: to study living beings in space. Jack McCallum, Emma's estranged husband, has shared her dream of space travel, but a medical condition has grounded and embittered him. He must watch from the sidelines as his wife prepares for her first mission to the International Space Station. Once aboard the space station, however, things start to go terribly wrong....
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Combines upbeat, rhythmic text and illustrations in an introduction to the International Space Station that incorporates NASA-verified facts about the experiences of astronauts who work, sleep and walk in space.
15) 16 Sunrises
Language
English
Formats
Description
In November 2016, the French astronaut Thomas Pesquet set off on his first mission to space. Six weightless months in orbit about 450 kilometres from Earth, together with an international team.
16) Life in space
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Did you know that the first American astronaut who went to space didn't have a bathroom, so he had to pee in his spacesuit? And did you know that astronauts living in space strap down their sleeping bags and food trays so they don't float away? Life in space is pretty different from life on Earth, and scientists are working on ways for us to spend even more time in space! Discover extreme facts about life in space with this fun and kooky book."--...
Author
Series
Lexile measure
950L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Simple text and "out-of-this-world" photography introduce readers to the International Space Station, NASA's science lab in space. Important details include space station history, planning and international cooperation, construction of the ISS, modules, solar arrays, and daily life aboard the space station. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. A&D Xtreme is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Explores the International Space Station (ISS), including its construction and the missions required to build it, living and working aboard the ISS, and its importance as the future of the space program"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Every time an astronaut makes the trip into space, he faces the risk of death from the slightest mechanical error or instance of bad luck. In February 2003, American astronauts Donald Pettit and Kenneth Bowersox and Russian flight engineer Nikolai Budarin were on what was to be a routine fourteen-week mission maintaining the International Space Station. But then the shuttle Columbia exploded beneath them. With the launch program suspended indefinitely,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The International Space Station (ISS) is a huge science laboratory that orbits Earth. It's about as long as a football field and is home to astronauts from different countries. With each mission to ISS, astronauts learn more about our incredible universe!" --
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