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"We all know the Sun, the powerhouse of our solar system, but what about Luyten's Flare, the Rosino-Zwicky Object, or Chanal's variable star? For those whose curiosity takes them far beyond Earth's atmosphere, The Secret Life of Stars offers a personal and readily understood introduction to some of the Galaxy's most remarkable stars. Written by award-winning astronomer Lisa Harvey-Smith, each chapter explains various different and unusual stars and...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"As a curious little chipmunk leaves his nest to greet the twilight, he gazes at the glittering sky above him. He can't help but also notice the sparkling dewdrops on a spider's web, the lights of the fireflies, and the shimmers of moonlight on the water. 'How I wonder what you are!' marvels the tiny creature, launching a dreamlike quest to reach for the stars."--Amazon.com.
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"Welcome to the Universe is a personal guided tour of the cosmos by three of today's leading astrophysicists. Inspired by the enormously popular introductory astronomy course that Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott taught together at Princeton, this book covers it all--from planets, stars, and galaxies to black holes, wormholes, and time travel. Describing the latest discoveries in astrophysics, the informative and entertaining...
5) Stars
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Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Introduces the stars, describing how they are born, their different types, and how they change during their life span.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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750L
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English
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Two siblings going to bed describe what stars really are--giant balls of hot, dense gas millions of miles from the Earth--in a book that examines constellations, atmospheric turbulence, and black holes.
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Guardians trilogy (Nora Roberts) volume 1
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"To celebrate the rise of their new queen, three goddesses of the moon created three stars, one of fire, one of ice, one of water. But then they fell from the sky, putting the fate of all worlds in danger. And now three women and three men join forces topick up the pieces... Sasha Riggs is a reclusive artist, haunted by dreams and nightmares that she turns into extraordinary paintings. Her visions lead her to the Greek island of Corfu, where five...
10) Bay of sighs
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Guardians trilogy (Nora Roberts) volume 2
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English
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With their enemy never far behind, traveler Sawyer King relies on mermaid Annika to lead the guardians in their search for the water star on the island of Capri.
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Star darlings (Chapter books) volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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While Scarlet seeks Vega's help in looking into her removal from the Star Darlings, Ophelia struggles with a Wishworld mission for which she is unprepared, leaving Scarlet to come to the rescue.
12) The night sky
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This field guide highlights 100 objects that can be seen in the night sky. Readers will gain a greater understanding about how to spot these things, including constellations and objects in our solar system. Features include a helpful introduction to the topic, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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"Phoebe helps her dad set up telescopes on the sidewalk outside his store. It's a special night --Saturn and Mars are going to appear together in the sky. But will Phoebe be able to see them with all the city lights? Raindrops begin to fall, followed by lightning and thunder. Phoebe is filled with disappointment as she and her father hurry inside to wait out the storm. But suddenly the power fails and then, amazingly, the rain and clouds disappear....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Retells the story of Ursa Major as the transformation of Callisto and Arcas, discusses the astronomical features of the constellation Ursa Major, and describes the history of the constellation and its myths in world culture including the role of the Big Dipper in the Underground Railroad.
16) Explore the sun
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670L
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The Sun is the closest star to Earth. It makes life on Earth possible. Explore the Sun reveals the amazing details of the Sun.
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Raja Sharma
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource.
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The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen was first published in 1988. It is a historical fiction novel. The story revolves round a Jewish girl, Hannah Stern. She lives in New Rochelle, New York. During a Passover Ceremonial Dinner (Passover Seder), Hannah Stern is sent back in time to 1942 Poland, during the Second World War. Hannah finds herself in a death camp that is thought to be Auschwitz. She begins to live the life of a girl named Chaya in the...
19) The unbalancing
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"Beneath the waters by the islands of Gelle-Geu, a star sleeps restlessly. The celebrated new starkeeper Ranra Kekeri, who is preoccupied by the increasing tremors, confronts the problems left behind by her predecessor. Meanwhile, the poet Erígra Lilún, who merely wants to be left alone, is repeatedly asked by their ancestor Semberí to take over the starkeeping helm. Semberí insists upon telling Lilún mysterious tales of the deliverance of the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Retells the story of Ursa Minor as the nurse of Zeus and recounts the tale of Zeus's birth and rise to power, discusses the astronomical features of the constellation Ursa Minor and the star Polaris, and describes the history of the constellation and its myths in world culture.
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