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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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In 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yury Gagarin became the first person to orbit Earth. Now, more than a half-century later, huge advances have been achieved in spaceflight. Humans have walked on the moon, lived in orbit around Earth on space stations, and are now looking to Mars as the next frontier. This easy-to-understand narrative presents the Cold War s space race, the effects of spaceflight on humans, what is required to become an astronaut, and how...
Author
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
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This title introduces readers to some of the greatest space pioneers of all time, including Yuri Gagarin, Mae Jemison, and the Apollo 11 crew, Collin, Armstrong, and Aldrin. Amazing historical photographs from NASA's archives complete this book. This title is at a Level 3 and is written specifically for transitional readers. Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards. Dash! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
As the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing approaches, the award winning historian and perennial New York Times bestselling author takes a fresh look at the space program, President John F. Kennedy's inspiring challenge, and America's race to the moon. On May 25, 1961, JFK made an astonishing announcement: his goal of putting a man on the moon by the end of the decade. In this engrossing, fast-paced epic, Douglas Brinkley returns to the...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
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With no gravity and a schedule that includes sixteen sunrises and sunsets every twenty-four hours, living in space can be a challenge. Learn more about astronauts and how they live, work, and prepare for the future in space.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
NC 1090L
Language
English
Description
"Discover the thrilling side of the history of the space race in this fact-tastic, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the secrets of American History! Did you know that you can't bring a sandwich on a spaceship? Or that a group of people who had lost their hearing played an important role in the race to send astronauts to the moon? Find out about those true stories and more in this book about the space race of the 1950s and 1960s."--...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1030L
Language
English
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Description
"Join Yuri Gagarin on his journey into space! This book examines the extraordinary life of the first astronaut in space, from his early life to his first trip aboard a Russian spacecraft. Discover what the space race was and other developments happening at the time. Find out about the rigorous training that astronauts undergo and how they prepare for a journey into the unknown."--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
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Description
For more than 50 years, humans have been exploring space. How do we get there? Why do we go? And where will we go next? Discover the wonders of space flight from the past, present, and far into the future.
10) Project Gemini
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Series
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
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Description
Gemini was the second major project in the United States' manned spaceflight effort. This book examines each two-man mission to test equipment and techniques to be used by the later Apollo missions to the Moon.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
1110L
Language
English
Description
In the age of rockets and space travel, many animals have travelled into orbit, and most have returned safely to earth. This book tells the stories of 50 trips into space, with details about the animals and the scientists involved. The experiments, often designed by students, originate from many countries and encourages young readers to engage in real science like the young people they will read about in this book. Jennifer L. Read lives in Halifax,...
12) Project mercury
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Series
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
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This title will explore the beginnings of the Space Race, including the development and launch by the Soviet Union of Sputnik, the world's first satellite. America's response was Project Mercury, run by the newly formed NASA. With its goal of putting astronauts into Earth's orbit, Project Mercury spawned such household names as John Glen, Alan Shepard, and the other "Mercury 7" astronauts. Will also examine animals in space, and the parallel space...
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Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Readers will love exploring a career as an aerospace engineer, a job where the sky is never the limit. This book explores both sides of aerospace engineering--aeronautical and astronautical. Readers will learn the different jobs and tasks that make up this important career, as well as the different technologies aerospace engineers use and design. This book provides all the tools readers need to start working towards a career in this exciting field,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
Description
"Since the first space mission in 1957, there have been many pivotal missions that have made new discoveries and pushed the boundaries of our knowledge. This book revisits 50 milestone missions including Voyager's Grand Tour, Apollo 8 and the first crewed mission to orbit the moon, Valentina Tereshkova (the first woman in space), the first weather satellite, the first communication satellite that brought live television to the world, and even spy...
16) What is NASA?
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
970L
Language
English
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Description
"Find out all about NASA in this out-of-this-world addition to the What Was? series. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA, began in 1958. With its creation, the United States hoped to ensure it won the space race against the Soviet Union. Author Sarah Fabiny describes the origins of NASA, the launching of the Apollo program that landed the first human on the moon, and the many missions and discoveries that have taken...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"How much do you really know about astronauts? Which animals beat humans into space? Are there any people living in space? Can tourists visit space? Each page in this series presents a large full-color illustration and simple paragraph containing fun facts about gear, historical figures, and day-to-day life that encourage kids to explore this high-interest topic in more detail. Readers can dip in at random or read from cover to cover. New vocabulary...
18) Space pioneers
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Space Pioneers" charts the exploits of a handful of space explorers who have ridden powerful rockets into the stratosphere to brave the icy, airless vacuum of space and accomplish a series of intrepid firsts. Easy to read text in this book is packed with sidebar features and illustrated with gorgeous photography depicting technologies, planets, stars, and much more. Each title includes an index and a glossary of terms.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
1130L
Language
English
Description
A Brief Illustrated History of Space Exploration charts the history of space exploration and discovery all the way through from the early rocketeers, through the first people in space and the Space Race to be first to reach the Moon, the first Space Stations, and all the way through to the incredible findings of today.
20) Space flight
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Series
Pub. Date
1982, c1981
Language
English
Description
Briefly discusses many "firsts"--such as the first dog in orbit, first human in space, first space station, first planetary probes--and the subsequent activity in these and other areas relating to space flight.
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