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JNON-FICTION:SPACE
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ADayintheLife ofanAstronaut, Mars,andthe DistantStars
MikeBarfield
Blast off for a day in the life of space and the people (and animals!) who have explored it. From hilarious comics to secret diaries and detailed diagrams, there are tons of things to discover and fantastic facts to learn.
J 520 SPAR, G
Astronomy forCurious Kids
GilesSparrow
Expert science writer Giles Sparrow takes readers on a journey through time and space, from the Big Bang to black holes, to study solar eclipses, shooting stars, supernovas and much more. Children can explore key ideas in astronomy and the scientists who made these discoveries, including Galileo, Henrietta Swan Leavitt and Albert Einstein.
J 520 HARV, L
Universal Guidetothe NightSky
LisaHarvey-Smith
Explore comets and meteors, stars, planets, and moons. Find galaxies and glowing gas clouds. Spot supernovae and enjoy eclipses. Learn everything you need to know about binoculars, telescopes, and photographing the stars. You will never look up at the night sky in the same way again.
J 520 WALK, S
OutofThis World: Star-Studded
Haiku
SallyM. Walker
This stunning meeting of poetic form and luminous artwork transports us out of the bounds of Earth, past a lunar eclipse, beyond the orbiting planets, and into glowing galaxies and twinkling constellations.
JamesWebb Space Telescope
DianeLindsey Reeves
The James Webb Space Telescope is giving us glimpses into the vast reaches of space. Orbiting the sun, the powerful telescope can view galaxies that are thirteen billion light years from Earth! Find out how it is bigger and better than the Hubble telescope and prepare to be amazed at its intergalactic discoveries.
Alec Carvlin breaks down the Big Bang into the steps of a recipe, from the formation of quarks and atoms (preheat your oven to Absolute Hot) to the compression of gases into stars and planets (just set your timer for 180 million years). How to Bake a Universe is an accessible and playful authority on the formation of the universe and a heartfelt commentary on how to live in it. J 523.01 CARV, A
With stunning photos of outer space, easy at-home experiments, and fun activities, this is the only guide kids need on their journey of learning about the stars, the planets, the moon, and so much more!
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CaroleStott Planets
HowtoBake aUniverse
AlecCarvlin
Guided by astronauts and expert space engineers, learn all about the planets, how they formed, and how scientists study them.
Mars!: Earthlings Welcome
StacyMcAnulty
From writer Stacy McAnulty and illustrator Stevie Lewis, Mars! Earthlings Welcome is a light-hearted nonfiction picture book about the red planet―told from the perspective of Mars himself... J 523.43 MCAN, S
Where Stars Go to Die covers the Webb Telescope's images surrounding black holes and what we're learning about them as a result.
This fun, fact-filled book is brimming with exciting outdoor experiments to help budding astronomers aged 9+ explore the secrets of space.
ElizabethJenner
From amazing cloud formations and rainbows to twinkling stars and planets, become an expert sky explorer with this brilliant guide to the wonders of the sky, both by day and night.
Join Professor Astro Cat and the gang as they travel across space to find out everything there is to know about our galaxy, the solar system and the Universe.
NASA has confirmed the existence of 5,000 exoplanets (planets that lie outside of our solar system), and that number is growing! Exoplanets is a visually packed guide to the exoplanets of our universe.
Reveals how a space station works, the astronauts who risk their lives to get there, and the people back on Earth who make it possible.