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All-star readers (Silver Dolphin Books) All-star readers, level 3, engaged readers CatStronauts 3 Let's-read-and-find-out science Let's-read-and-find-out science stage 2 Penguin young readers. Level 4, Fluent reader Space exploration Space facts and figures Xtreme jobs Xtreme spacecraftFilter By Series
All-star readers (Silver Dolphin Books) All-star readers, level 3, engaged readers CatStronauts 3 Let's-read-and-find-out science Let's-read-and-find-out science stage 2 Penguin young readers. Level 4, Fluent reader Space exploration Space facts and figures Xtreme jobs Xtreme spacecraftHamilton, John
Summary: Simple text and "out-of-this-world" photography introduce readers to the International Space Station, NASA's science lab in space. Important details include space station history, planning and international cooperation, construction of the ISS, modules, solar arrays, and daily life aboard the space station. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. A&D Xtreme is an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629 HAMBuckley, James
Summary: Home is a long way from home! There are no refrigerators in space - think about it! Life on the International Space Station is well, another, way of life: you wake up in a sleeping bag tied to the wall; open a food package which keeps your meals from floating away, and then maybe go to work...walking in space! (And the toilet? That's a story!) A lively reader about the daily life on the ISS. --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR RED BUCNixon, David
Summary: In 1984 President Ronald Reagan gave NASA the go-ahead to build a Space Station. A generation later, the International Space Station is an established and highly successful research centre in Earth orbit. The history of this extraordinary project is a complex weave of powerful threads - political, diplomatic, financial and technological among them - but none is more fascinating than the story...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Circa Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.442 NIXRector, Rebecca Kraft
Summary: From the first time a person looked up at the sky and wondered 'What's out there?" humans have dreamed about exploring the cosmos. In 1998, scientists from around the world worked together to build a science lab in outer space. Since then, the ISS has orbited the earth more than 120,000 times and been home to more than 200 astronauts! ISS scientists have conducted experiments on topics,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc. 2022
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Summary: "Hello, is this planet Earth? takes readers on a mesmerizing tour of Tim's historic and inspirational six-month Principia mission. Based on over 150 of Tim's stunning photographs that he took on board the international space station, many of which have not been seen before, this collection showcases the beauty of earth from above, and is the perfect visual time capsule of Tim's remarkable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017
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Summary: Explains the construction and purpose of the International Space Station and the life of the astronauts on board.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2000
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LETBranley, Franklyn Mansfield
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins [u.a.] 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.44 BRASummary: "Smithsonian Kids all-star readers : the science of space levels 2 & 3 provides accessible and engaging content designed to enhance children's reading skills. Developed in collaboration with the Smithsonian, this collection encourages readers' development with unfamiliar vocabulary terms, new phonic structures, and more variation in sentence patterns. With six books covering everything from the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: "When evil forces are going unchecked on earth, a principled astronaut makes a spilt-second decision to try and seek justice in the only place she knows how to--the international space station. Walli Beckwith is a model astronaut. She graduated at the top of her class from the naval academy, had a successful career flying fighter jets, and has spent over three hundred days in space. So, when...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KLUDickmann, Nancy
Summary: Readers will get a peek into what it's like to visit the moon, climb aboard the International Space Station, and explore many other parts of space.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Windmill Books, an imprint of Rosen Publishing 2019
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 523.2 DICSummary: Describes the origins of the International Space Station, explains how it was built, and details the lives and training of the astronauts aboard and some of the experiments they perform.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2003
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Summary: The author describes his childhood as an average student who often got into trouble with his twin brother, and how he became a NASA astronaut and commander of the International Space Station.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The six-member crew of the International Space Station is on the cutting edge of one of the most important discoveries in human history: the first evidence of extraterrestrial life on Mars. As the crew begins to conduct research, their methods end up having unintended consequences and the life form proves more intelligent than anyone ever expected.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LIFCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LiCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE LIFKelly, Scott
Summary: This fascinating picture book memoir about NASA astronaut Scott Kelly takes readers on a journey through his childhood as an average student to his record-breaking year among the stars. --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB KELLY KELJones, Chris.
Summary: Every time an astronaut makes the trip into space, he faces the risk of death from the slightest mechanical error or instance of bad luck. In February 2003, American astronauts Donald Pettit and Kenneth Bowersox and Russian flight engineer Nikolai Budarin were on what was to be a routine fourteen-week mission maintaining the International Space Station. But then the shuttle Columbia exploded...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.45 JONBrockington, Drew
Summary: "The CatStronauts--elite cat astronauts--are aboard the International Space Station to repair the faulty Hubba Bubba Telescope, but have to contend with communications interference and a near disaster that leaves them down a member"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2017
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1 available in Lobby Display, Call number: J 741.5 BROCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J 741.5 Series Brockington 2017Stott, Nicole
Summary: "When NASA Astronaut Nicole Stott first saw the Earth from space, she was filled with awe. Our shared home was a brilliant blue marble, with a razor thin atmosphere protecting billions of people, including everyone she loved. She realized that we are allbound together on this fragile planet. When she came back to earth, she knew she had to share this vision to help protect it. Stott knows the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 STOTT, NICOLE STOSummary: Experience zero gravity and the thrill of life aboard the most complex scientific project ever assembled: The International Space Station. The station hovers 220 miles above earth and this piece shows how the station was assembled and who did the assembling.
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Publisher / Publication Date: IMAX 2005
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SPACristoforetti, Samantha
Summary: "Experience the wonders of life in orbit with a female astronaut's incredible memoir, revealing what it really takes to reach the stars"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CRISTOFORETTI, SAMANTHA CRIBova, Ben
Summary: When an ultra-rich space tourist visits the orbiting International Space Station, NASA expects a $100 million win-win: his visit will bring in much needed funding and publicity. But the tourist venture turns into a scheme of terror. Together with an extremist cosmonaut, the tourist slaughters all the astronauts on board the million-pound ISS--and prepares to crash it into New York City at...
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Publisher / Publication Date: TOR, a Tom Doherty Associates Book 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BOVCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: SF BOVAnderson, Clayton C.
Summary: "Astronaut Clayton Anderson lived aboard the International Space Station--and while he didn't mail letters home, imagine if he did! These letters are full of weird science, wild facts, and outrageous true stories from life in space. Backmatter includes even more information on space, astronauts, and living among the stars"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ANDArd, Catherine
Summary: Learn how to become and astronaut in this exciting title! Packed with bitesize information and fun facts about the life of an astronaut, Astronaut in Training will tell you all about space, astronomy, and life on the International Space Station. And for added entertainment, a novelty wheel in the front cover turns to reveal the book's topics, with a surprise extra activity inside the cover....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Space AdrRead, Jennifer
Summary: "Since the early days of flight, animals have helped researchers learn how to survive in the sky, and their role continues as humanity voyages into outer space. In 1783 a rooster, a duck and a sheep were placed in a basket attached to the first hot-air balloon. In the age of rockets and space travel, many more animals have travelled into orbit, and most have returned safely to earth. This book...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Formac Publishing Company Limited 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.45 REABennett, Jeffrey O
Summary: Max the dog is chosen to visit the international space station, where he becomes a valuable member of the crew.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Independent Pub Group 2014