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NightWatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe
Terence Dickinson - Firefly Books; Enlarged 4th edition
Format: Book
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The key feature of this classic title is the section of star charts that are cherished by backyard astronomers everywhere. Each new edition has outsold the previous one because of thorough revisions and additional new material. NightWatch has been acclaimed as the best general... |
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They Dance in the Sky: Native American Star Myths
Jean Guard Monroe - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A collection of legends about the stars from various North American Indian cultures, including explanations of the Milky Way and constellations such as the Big Dipper. |
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Astrology: Using the Wisdom of the Stars in Your Everyday Life
DK - DK
Format: Hardcover
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How to use your astrological signs birth horoscope to transform every area of your life.. Learn how to interpret the positions of the zodiac signs, sun, moon and other planets to better understand yourself and your place in the world around you.. The book outlines the key principles of astrology... |
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Planetes, Book 1
Makoto Yukimura - TokyoPop
Format: Paperback
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Haunted by a space flight accident that claimed his beloved wife, Yuri finds a job cleaning space debris from Earth's orbit. His team consists of Hachimaki, a hot shot debris-man with a sailor's affinity for the orbital ocean; Fee, a tomboy beauty with an abrasive edge and a penchant for smoking;... |
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The Weight of the Stars
K. Ancrum - Imprint
Format: Hardcover
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A vivid, evocative YA lesbian romance about how the universe is full of second chances.Ryann Bird dreams of traveling across the stars. But a career in space isn't an option for a girl who lives in a trailer park on the "wrong" side of town. So Ryann becomes her circumstances... |
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Galaxy Girls: 50 Amazing Stories of Women in Space
LIBBY JACKSON - Harper Design
Format: Hardcover
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Filled with beautiful full-color illustrations, a groundbreaking compendium honoring the amazing true stories of fifty inspirational women who helped fuel some of the greatest achievements in space exploration from the nineteenth century to today - including Hidden Figure's Mary Jackson... |
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Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of Nasa
SUE BRADFORD EDWARDS - ESSENTIAL LIBRARY
Format: Print book
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Hidden Human Computersdiscusses how in the 1950s, black women made critical contributions to NASA by performing calculations that made it possible for the nation's astronauts to fly into space and return safely to Earth. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.... |
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Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow?
Brian Fies - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow?, the long-awaited follow-up to Mom's Cancer, is a unique graphic novel that tells the story of a young boy and his relationship with his father. |
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Mothership
Martin Leicht - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Teen pregnancy is never easyespecially not when extraterrestrials are involved. The first in a new trilogy. Elvie Nara was doing just fine in the year 2074. She had a great best friend, a dad she adored, and bright future working on the Ares Project on Mars. But then she had to get involved... |
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Losers in Space
John Barnes - Viking Books for Young Readers; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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In 2029, hoping to bypass the exams and training that might lead to a comfortable life, Susan, her almost-boyfriend Derlock, and seven fellow students stow away on a ship to Mars, unaware that Derlock is a sociopath with bigger plans. |
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