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Blast Off with Doodle Tom
A Space Doodle-Odyssey
Written by Elise Gravel
Format: Non-traditional book, 96 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2012
Price: $12.99
Cartoon-style boy-astronaut Doodle Tom and his sidekick Astrocat take kids on a doodle odyssey through space. Offers over 40 space-related topics, with each spread or double spread featuring info on that topic (i.e. planets, things in space, space travel, ETs, technology, etc.) and a related drawing activity. The space info is... Read more >
A Space Doodle-Odyssey
Written by Elise Gravel
Format: Non-traditional book, 96 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2012
Price: $12.99
Cartoon-style boy-astronaut Doodle Tom and his sidekick Astrocat take kids on a doodle odyssey through space. Offers over 40 space-related topics, with each spread or double spread featuring info on that topic (i.e. planets, things in space, space travel, ETs, technology, etc.) and a related drawing activity. The space info is... Read more >
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National Geographic Readers: Planets
Written by Elizabeth Carney
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2012
Price: $3.99
This brilliantly illustrated book taps into children's natural curiosity about the vast world of space. This level two reader, written in simple language that is easy for young readers to understand, introduces children to our solar system, including all of the planets and dwarf planets, and lots of fascinating fun facts... Read more >
Written by Elizabeth Carney
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2012
Price: $3.99
This brilliantly illustrated book taps into children's natural curiosity about the vast world of space. This level two reader, written in simple language that is easy for young readers to understand, introduces children to our solar system, including all of the planets and dwarf planets, and lots of fascinating fun facts... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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National Geographic Readers: Planets
Written by Elizabeth Carney
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2012
Price: $13.90
This brilliantly illustrated book taps into children's natural curiosity about the vast world of space. This level two reader, written in simple language that is easy for young readers to understand, introduces children to our solar system, including all of the planets and dwarf planets, and lots of fascinating fun facts... Read more >
Written by Elizabeth Carney
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2012
Price: $13.90
This brilliantly illustrated book taps into children's natural curiosity about the vast world of space. This level two reader, written in simple language that is easy for young readers to understand, introduces children to our solar system, including all of the planets and dwarf planets, and lots of fascinating fun facts... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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13 Planets
The Latest View of the Solar System
Written by David A. Aguilar
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: March 8, 2011
Price: $16.95
First, Pluto left. Then it came back, along with Ceres and Eris...and now Haumea and MakeMake, too! The recent actions of the International Astronomical Union have put every solar system book out of date. In response, National Geographic joins forces with David Aguilar of the Harvard Smithsonian Astronomical Observatory to revise... Read more >
The Latest View of the Solar System
Written by David A. Aguilar
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: March 8, 2011
Price: $16.95
First, Pluto left. Then it came back, along with Ceres and Eris...and now Haumea and MakeMake, too! The recent actions of the International Astronomical Union have put every solar system book out of date. In response, National Geographic joins forces with David Aguilar of the Harvard Smithsonian Astronomical Observatory to revise... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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13 Planets
The Latest View of the Solar System
Written by David A. Aguilar
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: March 8, 2011
Price: $25.90
First, Pluto left. Then it came back, along with Ceres and Eris...and now Haumea and MakeMake, too! The recent actions of the International Astronomical Union have put every solar system book out of date. In response, National Geographic joins forces with David Aguilar of the Harvard Smithsonian Astronomical Observatory to revise... Read more >
The Latest View of the Solar System
Written by David A. Aguilar
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: March 8, 2011
Price: $25.90
First, Pluto left. Then it came back, along with Ceres and Eris...and now Haumea and MakeMake, too! The recent actions of the International Astronomical Union have put every solar system book out of date. In response, National Geographic joins forces with David Aguilar of the Harvard Smithsonian Astronomical Observatory to revise... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Zigzag: Every Planet Has a Place
Written by Becky Baines
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2010
Price: $5.95
Look up! Discover that Every Planet Has a Place. The Earth is just one of many planets in our solar system. Why is this the perfect place for us to live? Which are the "gas planets?" And why have we changed what we think of Pluto? Then Zigzag into other questions... Read more >
Written by Becky Baines
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2010
Price: $5.95
Look up! Discover that Every Planet Has a Place. The Earth is just one of many planets in our solar system. Why is this the perfect place for us to live? Which are the "gas planets?" And why have we changed what we think of Pluto? Then Zigzag into other questions... Read more >
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This Is Rocket Science
True Stories of the Risk-taking Scientists who Figure Out Ways to Explore Beyond Earth
Written by Gloria Skurzynski
Format: Hardcover, 80 pages
On Sale: April 13, 2010
Price: $18.95
..three, two, one... we have liftoff! From the award-winning author of Are We Alone? comes a title to propel young imaginations far into space. This Is Rocket Science explores the past, present, and future of space travel.
The compelling text—vetted by NASA scientists—is a combination of history, science, human drama, and future... Read more >
True Stories of the Risk-taking Scientists who Figure Out Ways to Explore Beyond Earth
Written by Gloria Skurzynski
Format: Hardcover, 80 pages
On Sale: April 13, 2010
Price: $18.95
..three, two, one... we have liftoff! From the award-winning author of Are We Alone? comes a title to propel young imaginations far into space. This Is Rocket Science explores the past, present, and future of space travel.
The compelling text—vetted by NASA scientists—is a combination of history, science, human drama, and future... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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This Is Rocket Science
True Stories of the Risk-taking Scientists who Figure Out Ways to Explore Beyond Earth
Written by Gloria Skurzynski
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 80 pages
On Sale: April 13, 2010
Price: $28.90
..three, two, one... we have liftoff! From the award-winning author of Are We Alone? comes a title to propel young imaginations far into space. This Is Rocket Science explores the past, present, and future of space travel.
The compelling text—vetted by NASA scientists—is a combination of history, science, human drama, and future... Read more >
True Stories of the Risk-taking Scientists who Figure Out Ways to Explore Beyond Earth
Written by Gloria Skurzynski
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 80 pages
On Sale: April 13, 2010
Price: $28.90
..three, two, one... we have liftoff! From the award-winning author of Are We Alone? comes a title to propel young imaginations far into space. This Is Rocket Science explores the past, present, and future of space travel.
The compelling text—vetted by NASA scientists—is a combination of history, science, human drama, and future... Read more >
This Is Rocket Science
True Stories of the Risk-taking Scientists who Figure Out Ways to Explore Beyond
Written by Gloria Skurzynski
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: April 13, 2010
Price: $18.95
..three, two, one... we have liftoff! From the award-winning author of Are We Alone? comes a title to propel young imaginations far into space. This Is Rocket Science explores the past, present, and future of space travel.
The compelling text—vetted by NASA scientists—is a combination of history, science, human drama, and future... Read more >
True Stories of the Risk-taking Scientists who Figure Out Ways to Explore Beyond
Written by Gloria Skurzynski
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: April 13, 2010
Price: $18.95
..three, two, one... we have liftoff! From the award-winning author of Are We Alone? comes a title to propel young imaginations far into space. This Is Rocket Science explores the past, present, and future of space travel.
The compelling text—vetted by NASA scientists—is a combination of history, science, human drama, and future... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
hardcover library binding.
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Almost Astronauts
13 Women Who Dared to Dream
Written by Tanya Lee Stone
Foreword by Margaret A. Weitekamp
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $17.99
They had the right stuff. They defied the prejudices of the time. And they blazed a trail for generations of women to follow.
What does it take to be an astronaut? Excellence at flying, courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, top physical shape — any checklist would include these. But when America created... Read more >
13 Women Who Dared to Dream
Written by Tanya Lee Stone
Foreword by Margaret A. Weitekamp
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $17.99
They had the right stuff. They defied the prejudices of the time. And they blazed a trail for generations of women to follow.
What does it take to be an astronaut? Excellence at flying, courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, top physical shape — any checklist would include these. But when America created... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Almost Astronauts
13 Women Who Dared to Dream
Written by Tanya Lee Stone
Foreword by Margaret A. Weitekamp
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $24.99
They had the right stuff. They defied the prejudices of the time. And they blazed a trail for generations of women to follow.
What does it take to be an astronaut? Excellence at flying, courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, top physical shape — any checklist would include these. But when America created... Read more >
13 Women Who Dared to Dream
Written by Tanya Lee Stone
Foreword by Margaret A. Weitekamp
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $24.99
They had the right stuff. They defied the prejudices of the time. And they blazed a trail for generations of women to follow.
What does it take to be an astronaut? Excellence at flying, courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, top physical shape — any checklist would include these. But when America created... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Amazing Wonders Collection: The Story of an Aviator
Written by Marmaduke Randolph Calhoun
Edited by Clint Twist
Illustrated by Nick Hardcastle
Format: Hardcover, 16 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $19.99
Ideal for daring aviators-to-be! An insider's story follows the early days of flight — and features a splendid model of a biplane inside.
Step back to the 1930s, when an ambitious flying ace vows to claim the prize for the first solo around-the-world fl ight. While readying his aircraft, he offers a... Read more >
Written by Marmaduke Randolph Calhoun
Edited by Clint Twist
Illustrated by Nick Hardcastle
Format: Hardcover, 16 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $19.99
Ideal for daring aviators-to-be! An insider's story follows the early days of flight — and features a splendid model of a biplane inside.
Step back to the 1930s, when an ambitious flying ace vows to claim the prize for the first solo around-the-world fl ight. While readying his aircraft, he offers a... Read more >
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ZigZag: Every Planet Has a Place
Written by Becky Baines
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $14.95
Look up! Discover that Every Planet Has a Place. The Earth is just one of many planets in our solar system. Why is this the perfect place for us to live? Which are the "gas planets?" And why have we changed what we think of Pluto? Then Zigzag into other questions... Read more >
Written by Becky Baines
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $14.95
Look up! Discover that Every Planet Has a Place. The Earth is just one of many planets in our solar system. Why is this the perfect place for us to live? Which are the "gas planets?" And why have we changed what we think of Pluto? Then Zigzag into other questions... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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ZigZag: Every Planet Has a Place
Written by Becky Baines
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $19.90
Look up! Discover that Every Planet Has a Place. The Earth is just one of many planets in our solar system. Why is this the perfect place for us to live? Which are the "gas planets?" And why have we changed what we think of Pluto? Then Zigzag into other questions... Read more >
Written by Becky Baines
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $19.90
Look up! Discover that Every Planet Has a Place. The Earth is just one of many planets in our solar system. Why is this the perfect place for us to live? Which are the "gas planets?" And why have we changed what we think of Pluto? Then Zigzag into other questions... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Jump Into Science: Moon
Written by Steve Tomecek
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: May 13, 2008
Price: $6.95
Have you heard that the Moon is made of green cheese? Or that the appearance of the full moon can turn you into a wolf? And how about that Man on the Moon?
If you believe any of these old Moon myths, then you need to get your facts straight—straight from... Read more >
Written by Steve Tomecek
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: May 13, 2008
Price: $6.95
Have you heard that the Moon is made of green cheese? Or that the appearance of the full moon can turn you into a wolf? And how about that Man on the Moon?
If you believe any of these old Moon myths, then you need to get your facts straight—straight from... Read more >
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When Is a Planet Not a Planet?
The Story of Pluto
Written by Elaine Scott
Read by Pete Larkin
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $7.50
Q: When is a planet not a planet?
Scientists have argued for years over the answer to this question. And central to their debate has been Pluto, the tiny orb circling the Sun at the outermost reaches of our solar system. Then on August 24, 2006, a group of astronomers made... Read more >
The Story of Pluto
Written by Elaine Scott
Read by Pete Larkin
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $7.50
Q: When is a planet not a planet?
Scientists have argued for years over the answer to this question. And central to their debate has been Pluto, the tiny orb circling the Sun at the outermost reaches of our solar system. Then on August 24, 2006, a group of astronomers made... Read more >
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History Chapters: The Wright Brothers Fly
Written by Robyn O'Sullivan
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $17.90
On a windswept beach in North Carolina in 1903, American aviation finally took wing. The Wright Brothers Fly tells the soaring tale of how Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the first controlled human flight in history. What was their inspiration? What was the drive behind their childhood dream? What were the... Read more >
Written by Robyn O'Sullivan
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $17.90
On a windswept beach in North Carolina in 1903, American aviation finally took wing. The Wright Brothers Fly tells the soaring tale of how Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the first controlled human flight in history. What was their inspiration? What was the drive behind their childhood dream? What were the... Read more >
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Planets, Stars, and Galaxies
A Visual Encyclopedia of Our Universe
Written by David Aguilar
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 192 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $38.90
Finally, it's here! The farthest reaches of our universe captured in atlas form for young readers. Planets, Stars, and Galaxies is the space book that pushes the boundaries of man's ultimate frontier. The engaging, educational text, written in collaboration with National Geographic experts, includes the latest discoveries about our universe; while... Read more >
A Visual Encyclopedia of Our Universe
Written by David Aguilar
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 192 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $38.90
Finally, it's here! The farthest reaches of our universe captured in atlas form for young readers. Planets, Stars, and Galaxies is the space book that pushes the boundaries of man's ultimate frontier. The engaging, educational text, written in collaboration with National Geographic experts, includes the latest discoveries about our universe; while... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Planets, Stars, and Galaxies
A Visual Encyclopedia of Our Universe
Written by David Aguilar
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $24.95
Finally, it's here! The farthest reaches of our universe captured in atlas form for young readers. Planets, Stars, and Galaxies is the space book that pushes the boundaries of man's ultimate frontier. The engaging, educational text, written in collaboration with National Geographic experts, includes the latest discoveries about our universe; while... Read more >
A Visual Encyclopedia of Our Universe
Written by David Aguilar
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $24.95
Finally, it's here! The farthest reaches of our universe captured in atlas form for young readers. Planets, Stars, and Galaxies is the space book that pushes the boundaries of man's ultimate frontier. The engaging, educational text, written in collaboration with National Geographic experts, includes the latest discoveries about our universe; while... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Liftoff
A Photobiography of John Glenn
Written by Don Mitchell
Foreword by John Glenn
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $17.95
War hero, test pilot, American astronaut, and U.S. Senator—for John Glenn, serving his country has always been a joyous adventure. How does a boy from a small Ohio town grow up to become one of the most enduring heroes in American history?
Young readers find out as they follow his inspiring... Read more >
A Photobiography of John Glenn
Written by Don Mitchell
Foreword by John Glenn
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $17.95
War hero, test pilot, American astronaut, and U.S. Senator—for John Glenn, serving his country has always been a joyous adventure. How does a boy from a small Ohio town grow up to become one of the most enduring heroes in American history?
Young readers find out as they follow his inspiring... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Liftoff
A Photobiography of John Glenn
Written by Don Mitchell
Foreword by John Glenn
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $27.90
War hero, test pilot, American astronaut, and U.S. Senator—for John Glenn, serving his country has always been a joyous adventure. How does a boy from a small Ohio town grow up to become one of the most enduring heroes in American history?
Young readers find out as they follow his inspiring... Read more >
A Photobiography of John Glenn
Written by Don Mitchell
Foreword by John Glenn
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $27.90
War hero, test pilot, American astronaut, and U.S. Senator—for John Glenn, serving his country has always been a joyous adventure. How does a boy from a small Ohio town grow up to become one of the most enduring heroes in American history?
Young readers find out as they follow his inspiring... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Science Chapters: Ancient Orbiters
A Guide to the Planets
Written by Sue Whiting
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $17.90
Dramatic telescope photography and in-depth profiles of our planets and other features of our solar system light up the night skies for young readers. Read more >
A Guide to the Planets
Written by Sue Whiting
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $17.90
Dramatic telescope photography and in-depth profiles of our planets and other features of our solar system light up the night skies for young readers. Read more >
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Science Chapters: Mysteries of the Universe
How Astronomers Explore Space
Written by Andrew Einspruch
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $17.90
How space travel has developed from stargazing, through telescopes and satellites, to space stations…and where it will lead us next. Read more >
How Astronomers Explore Space
Written by Andrew Einspruch
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $17.90
How space travel has developed from stargazing, through telescopes and satellites, to space stations…and where it will lead us next. Read more >
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Are We Alone?
Scientist Search for Life in Space
Written by Gloria Skurzynski
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 96 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2004
Price: $28.90
Read more >
Scientist Search for Life in Space
Written by Gloria Skurzynski
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 96 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2004
Price: $28.90
Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Are We Alone?
Scientists Search for Life in Space
Written by Gloria Skurzynski
Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
On Sale: July 1, 2004
Price: $18.95
Read more >
Scientists Search for Life in Space
Written by Gloria Skurzynski
Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
On Sale: July 1, 2004
Price: $18.95
Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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