Buddy books. Universe
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Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book defines asteroids, comets, and meteoroids; introduces the asteroid belt as the part of space between Mars and Jupiter; and explains that scientists have created a computer to help them discover asteroids.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book introduces the Kuiper belt, a cold, dark area of space at the far edge of our solar system; describes Kuiper belt objects which are called KBOs; and explains that scientists use powerful telescopes on Earth and in space to study KBOs.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book discusses the Milky Way, a spiral-shaped galaxy which has our solar system located in one of its spiral-shaped arms; describes stars orbiting the center of a galaxy; and explains that scientists study information about the Milky Way from space telescopes that are orbiting Earth.
5) The moon
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book discusses Earth's moon, the only space object humans have visited, describes the moon's phases according to how Earth, the moon, and the sun line up; and explains that many nations want to send spacecraft and people to the moon.
7) Black holes
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
An introduction to black holes that discusses how they form, are studied, and discovered, and examines what scientists know about them.
9) Eclipses
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
An introduction to eclipses that defines what they are, describes solar and lunar eclipses, and examines how they were discovered.
10) Galaxies
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Introduces eclipses, describing the causes of solar and lunar eclipses, the different types of each, and how eclipses have been studied in history.
11) NASA
Author
Series
Pub. Date
copyright 2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Introduces students to NASA, explaining what NASA does, how it was created, its efforts to explore space, its role in the future, and other related topics.