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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 16
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Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive -- and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. Chances are, though,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 25
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The veteran of four space flights and the American record holder for consecutive days spent in space, Scott Kelly has experienced things very few have. Now, he takes us inside a sphere utterly inimical to human life. He describes navigating the extreme challenge of long-term spaceflight, both existential and banal: the devastating effects on the body; the isolation from everyone he loves and the comforts of Earth; the pressures of constant close cohabitation;...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 22
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The sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission to save both humanity and Earth, Ryland Grace is hurtled into the depths of space when he must conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.
Ryland Grace has been asleep for a very, very long time. He's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company. He can't remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 3
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In Mae Carol Jemison, learn how the American astronaut and doctor chose to pursue a career in science and became the first African-American woman in space, followed by work advocating for space exploration and women and minorities in the sciences. Features include a timeline, a glossary, essential facts, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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"The first African American woman to travel in space, Mae Jemison has broken barriers in science and medicine to become one of the most admired women worldwide. This fascinating book describes how Jemison refused to let anyone stand in the way of her dreams. She became a doctor and worked in the Peace Corps until NASA invited her to join the astronaut program. Today, she is an important advocate for science in education--especially for girls and women....
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Mae Jemison is the first African American woman to travel to space. She's also a medical doctor who once joined the Peace Corps. And a trained dancer, too! This biography includes special sections with additional contextual details like secrets of NASA and things women couldn't do in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Unlike other American astronauts, Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom never had the chance to publish his memoirs. Killed along with his crew in a launch pad fire on January 27, 1967, Grissom also lost his chance to walk on the moon and return to describe his journey. Others went in his place. The stories of the moon walkers are familiar. Less appreciated are Grissom's contributions.
The international prestige of winning the Moon Race cannot be understated,...
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Presents information about the types things you will experience if you go to space camp at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala., including learning about spaceship design, trying out a zero gravity simulator, building rockets, performing robotics experiments, and wearing a flight suit.
13) The final six
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Final six volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 13
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Surrounded by strangers all competing for one of the six slots to travel to Jupiter's moon, Europa, Naomi, an Iranian-American science genius, finds a friend in Leo, an Italian championship swimmer, as the training tests their limits.
15) Women in space: 23 stories of first flights, scientific missions, and gravity-breaking adventures
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Stories of the female pilots, physicists, and doctors who broke the stratospheric ceiling.
17) Neil Armstrong
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
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Enjoy reading this biography about Neil Armstrong.
18) Chasing space
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 7
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A memoir by the former NASA astronaut and NFL wide receiver traces his personal journey from the gridiron to the stars, examining the intersecting roles of community, perseverance, and grace that create opportunities for success.
19) Cyborg superman
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
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When an unusual solar flare damages his space shuttle and causes astronaut Hank Henshaw and his crew--including his wife--to mutate, he blames Superman and as his surviving consciousness learns to fuse with technology he vows revenge.
20) Ride, Sally Ride
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Expanding your child's reading horizons is easy with fiction books from Teacher Created Materials! In "Ride, Sally Ride" by Caroline Tung Richmond, 9-year-old Aimee dreams about becoming an astronaut, just like her hero Sally Ride. She can't wait to visit
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