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Once Upon a Starry Night: A Book of Constellations

Jacqueline Mitton - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

National Geographic’s stunning rendition of the constellations’ glittering lightshow is now available in paperback.Take an illuminating ride through the starry night sky, and learn how the heavens pay tribute to the gods of Greek and Roman mythology. Once Upon a Starry Night...
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Star Jumper: Journal of a Cardboard Genius

Frank Asch - Kids Can Press
Format: Hardcover

Self-proclaimed genius inventor Alex is convinced that his little brother Jonathan is evil. The kid never shuts up. He's a klutz, and he drools on his pillow when he sleeps. Jonathan's specialty, though, is sticking to Alex like glue -- and sticking his nose into his big brother's business....
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Sally Ride: A Photobiography of America's Pioneering Woman in Space

Tam E O'Shaughnessy - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Print book

Selected for the 2016 National Science Teachers Association's Outstanding Science Trade Books ListYears before millions of Americans tuned in to watch her historic space flight aboard the Challenger in 1983, Sally Ride stayed up late to watch Neil Armstrong become the first person...
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Child's Introduction to the Night Sky: The Story of the Stars, Planets, and Constellations--and How You Can Find Them in the Sky

Michael Driscoll - Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Format: Book

Children eight and up will enjoy this conversational but information-packed introduction to astronomy and stargazing, which includes the achievements of the great scientists, the history of space exploration, the story of our solar system, the myths behind the constellations, and how to navigate...
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Star Scouts

Mike Lawrence - First Second
Format: Paperback

Avani is the new kid in town, and she's not happy about it. Everyone in school thinks she's weird, especially the girls in her Flower Scouts troop. Is it so weird to think scouting should be about fun and adventure, not about makeovers and boys, boys, boys?But everything changes when Avani...
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CatStronauts: Mission Moon

Drew Brockington - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

CatStronauts, you are needed! When the world is thrust into darkness due to a global energy shortage, the Worlds Best Scientist comes up with a bold plan to set up a solar power plant on the moon. But someone has to go up there to set it up, and that adventure falls to the CatStronauts,...
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Neil Armstrong Is My Uncle and Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me

Nan Marino - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Print book

"Muscle Man McGinty is a squirrelly runt, a lying snake, and a pitiful excuse for a ten-year old......the problem is that no one knows it but me. In the entire town of Massapequa Park, only I can see him for what he really is. A phony.It's the summer of 1969, and things are not only...
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Earthling

Mark Fearing - Chronicle Books
Format: Paperback

When nine-year-old Bud accidentally catches the wrong bus and finds himself launched into a far-away galaxy, making friends is the least of his problems! At Cosmos Academy, Bud soon learns that Earthlings are the most feared creatures in the galaxy. But with the help of his new friend,...
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Superstar

MANDY DAVIS - HarperCollins
Format: Book

Perfect for fans of Fish in a Tree and Wonder, this uplifting debut novel from Mandy David follows space-obsessed Lester Musselbaum as he experiences the challenges of his first days of public school: making friends, facing bullies, finding his "thing," and accidentally learning...
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How Do You Burp in Space?: And Other Tips Every Space Tourist Needs to Know

Susan E Goodman - Bloomsbury
Format: Book

Want to blast into orbit? Walk on the moon? Snag a personal photo of a shooting star? Well your time is coming! And when it does, you're going to need How Do You Burp in Space? This guide is filled with the kind of information you'd need to plan any vacation including what to pack...
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Countdown: 2979 Days to the Moon

Suzanne Slade - Peachtree Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Powerful free verse and stunning illustrations tell the true story of the American effort to land the first man on the Moon.In 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced that the United States would try to land a man on the Moon by the end of the decade. During the two thousand nine hundred...
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