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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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What's longer than a football field, weighs more than 450 cars, yet flies miles above Earth's surface? It's the International Space Station. In this book, you'll learn how the station was built and how crew members live and work there. As part of the Searchlight Books collection, this series explores outer space and sheds light on the question What's Amazing about Space? Fantastic photos, kid-friendly explanations of science concepts, and useful diagrams...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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This title is all about the out-of-this-world International Space Station that has been orbiting Earth since 1998. Readers will learn all about its construction, updates throughout the years, the people who work on it, and its uses. This title is written at a Level 3, specifically for transitional readers. Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards. Dash! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.
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English
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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.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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How does it feel to work in zero gravity in a laboratory more than 200 miles above Earth? What kinds of experiments do astronauts carry out? Learn the answers to these questions and more as you get ready to blast off into space!
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English
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The cost of the Space Race for both the United States and the Soviet Union was immense, but many technology advancements resulted, including satellite communications and GPS navigation. With so much invested, both countries continued their space exploration efforts, even cooperating on some projects, such as the International Space Station. This title examines the Skylab and Mir space stations, both nations' space shuttle efforts, and space exploration...
11) Life in space
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Did you know that the first American astronaut who went to space didn't have a bathroom, so he had to pee in his spacesuit? And did you know that astronauts living in space strap down their sleeping bags and food trays so they don't float away? Life in space is pretty different from life on Earth, and scientists are working on ways for us to spend even more time in space! Discover extreme facts about life in space"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Did you know that the International Space Station is the largest human-made space object? Something that big might seem like it can't move fast--but the ISS cruises through space at about 5 miles (8 km) per second! Spend some time on this . . . space station to learn about how ISS crew members work on . . . science experiments and stop their food from floating away in low gravity. Discover . . . facts about the International Space Station in this...
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English
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"Explores various perspectives on the International Space Station. The reader's choices reveal the historical details"--
"Humans have walked on the moon, but can people really live in space? A global team of engineers and scientists are joining forces to design and launch a permanent international space station. You've always been excited by the idea of space exploration, but do you have what it takes to join the crew? Will you: Be an engineer designing...
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Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Learn all about space exploration and find out what astronauts do aboard the International Space Station, how they travel back and forth from Earth, and more."--
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Revealing a new perspective into the world of space exploration and the daring astronauts who make it possible, Behind the Scenes at the Space Station takes you on a once-in-a-lifetime tour of the space station. Learn what the astronauts do once they make it to the space station, from experiments to repairs and so much more!"--