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Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Humans have always been fascinated by the universe, but only a few have been daring enough to travel beyond the Earth. From venturing into space for the first time to building the International Space Station in orbit, the history of space exploration is filled with peril, bravery and strokes of genius. In this beautifully illustrated anthology, spaceflight expert, Libby Jackson, reveals the very best true stories of humankind's thrilling journey to...
3) Falling
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
There are one hundred and forty-three other passengers on your flight. What you don't know is that your pilot's family was kidnapped. The only way the family will survive is if the pilot follows his orders and crashes the plane. Enjoy the flight.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin takes readers on a journey through the history of space exploration, offering the perfect introduction to everything space related, including the development of the first rockets, America's space race with Russia, details of all the Apollo missions, and the space station.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers ; published in Association with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"In 1924 the U.S. Army sent eight young men on a bold attempt to be the first to circumnavigate the globe by flight. Men from five other countries--Great Britain, France, Portugal, Italy, and Argentina--had the same goal, and so the quest became a race. Who would win?"--Jacket.
An account of the 1924 race between six nations to be the first to circumnavigate the globe by airplane describes the efforts of the U.S. team as they struggled to overcome...
7) The anomaly
Author
Publisher
Other Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Winner of the Prix Goncourt, this dizzying literary page-turner ingeniously blends crime, fantasy, sci-fi, and thriller as it plumbs the mysteries surrounding a Paris-New York flight. In June 2021, a senseless event upends the lives of hundreds of men and women, all passengers on a flight from Paris to New York. Among them: Blake, a respectable family man, though he works as a contract killer; Slimboy, a Nigerian pop star tired of living a lie; Joanna,...
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
©1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
Praised as a riveting adventure tale, loopy travelogue, and powerful family memoir in one ingeniously crafted package (Harry Stein, "One of the good Guys"), this beautiful memoir tells an enchanting story of youthful accomplishment.
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
"El astronauta de la NASA, que pasó un año récord a bordo de la Estación Espacial Internacional nos cuenta cómo es salir al espacio y cómo es ahora, desde aquí. Entre en el mundo fascinante de Scott Kelly y atrévase a ver su mundo de manera diferente. Veterano de cuatro vuelos espaciales y el estadounidense que ha pasado más días consecutivos en el espacio, Scott Kelly ha experimentado cosas que muy pocos de nosotros hemos tenido la oportunidad...
Author
Publisher
Zenith Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"This superbly designed and lavishly illustrated book marks a special moment in history: the final mission of the space shuttle. Noted space and science author Piers Bizony has put together a retrospective that covers all 134 space shuttle missions, including the final flight of the shuttle, which is scheduled for September 2010. In addition to covering every space shuttle mission, the book also covers the development and design of the space shuttle,...
Author
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"In this biography for middle-grade readers, Nancy Roe Pimm tells the story of Geraldine "Jerrie" Mock, the first woman to fly solo around the world. In her trusty Cessna, The Spirit of Columbus-also known as Charlie-she traveled from Columbus, Ohio, on an eastward route that totaled nearly twenty-three thousand miles and took almost a month. Overcoming wind, ice, mechanical problems, and maybe even sabotage, Mock persevered. Mock caught the aviation...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
On the rainy morning of May 20, 1927, a little-known American pilot named Charles A. Lindbergh climbed into his single-engine monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis, and prepared to take off from a small airfield on Long Island, New York. Despite his inexperience -- the twenty-five-year-old Lindbergh had never before flown over open water -- he was determined to win the $25,000 Orteig Prize promised since 1919 to the first pilot to fly nonstop between...
16) Planet 51
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
American astronaut Captain Charles T. Baker thinks he is the first person to set foot on Planet 51. Little does he know the planet is inhabited by little green people who live in a cheerful innocent world. The only fear they have is that their planet will be overtaken by alien invaders from planet Earth. Now, before he becomes part of the Planet 51 Alien Invaders Space Museum, Captain Baker, with the help of his new friend, Lem, must figure out a...
Author
Publisher
Smithsonian Books/Collins
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
A former astronaut details his odyssey from Air Force pilot and CIA scientist to an astronaut who flew four shuttle missions, describing his eleven years with NASA and the future of the space program in the wake of the Columbia tragedy.
19) Non-stop
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
During a transatlantic flight from New York City to London, U.S. Air Marshal Bill Marks receives a series of cryptic text messages demanding that he instruct the government to transfer $150 million into an off-shore account. Until he secures the money, a passenger on his flight will be killed every twenty minutes.
20) Regalo de boda
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsEspañol
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Español
Description
"Tyrell Brown wanted to get the hell out of Houston and back to his ranch. Instead, he's stuck on a flight to France for his best friend's wedding. To top it off, he discovers he's sharing a seat with Victoria Westin, the blue-eyed, stiletto-heeled lawyer who's been a thorn in his side for months"--Page 4 of cover of English-language edition.
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