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MOONSHOT: THE FLIGHT OF APOLLO 11

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Floca
Author's First Name: 
Brian
Publisher: 
Atheneum
Publication Date: 
2009

Spare text and stunning watercolors in an oversized format convey the extraordinary effort it took to send men to the moon. The familiar moon in Earth's sky frames a story that contrasts the cramped interior of the rockets with the vastness of space.

THE MYSTERIOUS UNIVERSE: SUPERNOVAE, DARK ENERGY, AND BLACK HOLES

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Author's Last Name: 
Jackson
Author's First Name: 
Ellen
Illustrator's First Name: 
Nic
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Bishop
Publisher: 
Houghton Mifflin
Publication Date: 
2008

Join astronomer, teacher, and researcher Alex Filippenko and the High-Z Supernova Search team as they investigate celestial anomalies. Striking NASA photographs amplify the clear, logically organized text in this latest entry in the Scientists in the Field series.

ASTRONAUT HANDBOOK

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
McCarthy
Author's First Name: 
Meghan
Publisher: 
Knopf
Publication Date: 
2008

Welcome to astronaut school! An easy text and detailed illustrations provide fascinating and funny facts for young readers as they follow four aspiring astronauts preparing for an excursion into space.

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