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Our Universe volume 6
Pub. Date:
2022
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 540L
Language:
English
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In this first-of-its-kind book told with hope for human resourcefulness in the face of climate change, the Earth shares her brief--cosmically speaking--life to date, eager to tell Earthlings all about her current life and her uncertain future.
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1390L
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English
Average Rating:
4 stars
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First serialized in the pulp magazine "All-Story Magazine" between February and July of 1912, "A Princess of Mars" is the first novel in Edgar Rice Burroughs's classic "Barsoom" series, set on the planet Mars. At the center of the series is the protagonist John Carter, a Confederate Captain of the American Civil War, who finds himself mysteriously transported to the planet Mars. Upon arrival John Carter discovers that the lower gravity of the planet...
3. Firefly
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BOOM! Studios
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English
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After taking care of the plunderer boss threat, the crew learns how much hard work goes into creating a community that endures-especially when self-governance is the goal. Meanwhile, the Washbot tries to find his place and role in this new world separate from his borrowed identity as a duplicate of Wash. In the midst of problems and imperfections, there's hope on the horizon. But when an unexpected event throws everything into chaos, will this be...
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"Thank you for joining us at Gertrude Hunt, the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, during the Treaty Stay. As you know, we are honor-bound to accept all guests during this oldest of innkeeper holidays and we are expecting a dangerous guest. Or several. But have no fear. Your safety and comfort is our first priority. The inn and your hosts, Dina Demille and Sean Evans, will defend you at all costs. [But we hope we don’t have to.] Every...
5. We
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Lexile measure:
800L
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English
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The groundbreaking dystopian novel that inspired 1984 and Brave New World. "The best single work of science fiction yet written." -Ursula K. Le Guin When society has programmed you to sleep . . . How do you wake yourself up? The One State is a world where people are merely numbers, and free will itself is a disease. Most are happy in their role as cogs in a huge machine, controlled by the ever-watchful Benefactor. However, on the eve of the launch...
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Astronuts volume 3
Lexile measure:
570L
Language:
English
Description:
So far the AstroNuts have failed to find a suitable planet, but NNASA has come up with a new plan: send the the four animal astronauts back through time on Earth where they are to contact early homo sapiens and somehow set them on a path to a sustainable future--trouble is, humans seem inferior to many of the other species (especially the wolves), so the AstroNuts come up with a Survival of the Fittest Olympics, hoping that with a little help the...
7. Ninjak
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Valiant Entertainment
Language:
English
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ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! "THE FIST AND THE STEEL" starts now! Many years from now, Earth's immortal master of war and the world's deadliest intelligence operative fight side by side. As was foretold in the BOOK OF DEATH, an aging Ninjak and Eternal Warrior are fated to spend their days as humanity's guardians, protecting it from the myriad threats that loom over the horizon of Earth's future. But when the ultimate menace rises to obliterate...
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English
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
"As a child, Natsuki doesn't fit into her family. Her parents favor her sister, and her best friend is a plush toy hedgehog named Piyyut who has explained to her that he has come from the planet Popinpobopia on a special quest to help her save the Earth. Each summer, Natsuki counts down the days until her family drives into the mountains of Nagano to visit her grandparents in their wooden house in the forest. One summer, her cousin Yuu confides to...
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Publisher:
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
Description:
Mars may be the next addition to the list of places you can go! But there are a few items that need to be taken care of before blastoff. Mars is full of extreme features that stand in the way. What kinds of technology do we have now that will guide your way? What have scientists learned from the orbiters and rovers sent there? What's the plan if something goes wrong? Full-color photos show the risks and rewards that await explorers on Mars. 21st Century...
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Lexile measure:
1020L
Language:
English
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Out of the Silent Planet is the first novel in C. S. Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which seamlessly blends science fiction with profound philosophical and theological themes. The story follows Dr. Elwin Ransom, a philologist who is abducted and taken to the planet Malacandra (Mars) by two sinister characters, Devine and Weston, who have their own ulterior motives. Upon arriving on Malacandra, Ransom discovers a breathtaking alien world inhabited...
11. Alien Oceans
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Princeton University Press
Pub. Date:
2020
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English
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"Longlisted for the Young Adult Science Book Award, AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books" "One of NPR's best books of 2020" Kevin Peter Hand is a scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he has served as deputy chief scientist for solar system exploration and is leading an effort to land a spacecraft on the surface of Europa. He has helped lead expeditions to the glaciers of Kilimanjaro, the Dry Valleys of Antarctica,...
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My husband has horns, hooves, fur, and a tail.His Krampus-like appearance didn't scare me away from marrying him. Forever an optimist, I eagerly agreed to be the first bride shipped under the new liaison program to Voran, a country on the newly discovered planet Neron. The Colonel also has two little boys-a huge plus for me since I adore children.My down-to-earth sister says I live with my head in the clouds. And maybe I naively hoped for an out-of-this-world...
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Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
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James Kasting is Distinguished Professor of Geosciences at Pennsylvania State University. He is a renowned expert in planetary atmospheric evolution and is actively involved in the search by NASA for habitable planets outside our solar system. He is the coauthor of the introductory textbook The Earth System. The amazing science behind the search for Earth-like planets Ever since Carl Sagan first predicted that extraterrestrial civilizations must number...
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Publisher:
Austin Macauley Publishers
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
Description:
Imagine the first day in your life. Probably the most crucial day in your life. You became a human. You competed with around 20 to 300 million other sperm cells. No contest in your human life will beat that. Now you are cruising. You are almost sailing alone on a quiet ocean. Do not let the few other sailboats disturb you too much. They are only here to help you. Just be yourself and kind to them, you are in this race (read: life) together. A city...
15. The Rebirth
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Publisher:
Trafford Publishing
Pub. Date:
2012
Language:
English
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It's the end of the world, and you are OK. Imagine waking up today and your life is exactly the way you dreamed it would be. Allow me to take you to a world where your life is just right. Envision waking up in your ideal house; everything is precisely the way you desire it to be. You are with your perfect soul mate, and you belong to a great family. You exist in a place where each person wish you well and treat you like royalty. I would like to welcome...
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Publisher:
Sky Pony
Pub. Date:
2014
Language:
English
Description:
Did you know that Jupiter is eleven times the size of Earth? The solar system is an incredible place that is still mostly unexplored. So, when Stella and her family move to a new town-where Stella has no friends except for her dog Steve-she goes exploring. In this educational book, travel across the solar system with Stella and Steve as Stella looks for a new home on another planet and imagines what life would be like on another world, from Mercury...
Publisher:
Lonely Planet
Pub. Date:
2019
Language:
English
Description:
Five. Four. Three. Two. One. Blast off! Having survived some of the scariest destinations on Earth in The Daredevil's Guide to Dangerous Places, Eddie and Junko are off on another epic adventure - this time to outer space. Join our intergalactic explorers as they travel across our Solar System and beyond. Find out what it's like to live on the Moon, visit the International Space Station and fly through Saturn's rings, before you head deeper into space...
18. Willie's Planet
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Publisher:
Findaway Voices
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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Willie's Planet by Mike Ellis - The most fitting place for a man to die is where he dies for man. Yet Willie chose a sterile, alien world that wouldn't even see a man for millions of Tom stood in front of the filtered porthole of the tiny cabin and soaked up the sunlight that came through. It felt good after ten months of deep space blackness. "By golly, Willie, this is luck," he said to the little man standing at the cabin's instruments, "our hundredth...
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Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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"Riveting and timely, a look at the research that is transforming our understanding of the cosmos in the quest to discover whether we are alone. For thousands of years, humans have wondered whether we're alone in the cosmos. Now, for the first time, we have the technology to investigate. But once you look for life elsewhere, you realize it is not so simple. How do you find it over cosmic distances? What actually is life? As founding director of Cornell...
20. Planetary Dreams
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Publisher:
Turner Publishing Company
Pub. Date:
2008
Language:
English
Description:
The Quest To Discover Life Beyond Earth. The surprisingly long history of debate over extraterrestrial life is full of marvelous visions of what life "out there" might be like, as well as remarkable stories of alleged sightings and heated disputes about the probability that life might actually have arisen more than once. In Planetary Dreams, acclaimed author Robert Shapiro explores this rich history of dreams and debates in search of the best current...