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1) Worlds in collision

Author

Velikovsky, Immanuel

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

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With this book Immanuel Velikovsky first presented the revolutionary results of his ten-year-long interdisciplinary research to the public, founded modern catastrophism-based on eyewitness reports by our ancestors-shook the doctrine of uniformity of geology as well as Darwin's theory of evolution, put our view of the history of our solar system, of the Earth and of humanity on a completely new basis-and caused an uproar that is still going on today. Worlds...

2) Dune

Author

Herbert, Frank

Series

Dune novels. Main series volume 1
Thorndike Press large print mini-collections
Dune chronicles volume 1

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, Large Print

Description

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Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family--and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.

3) Planets

Author

Carney, Elizabeth

Series

National Geographic kids readers. Level 2
Live Oak Media eReadalong
National Geographic readers. Level 2

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Talking Book

Description

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Colorful photographs and simple text introduce children to the planets.

4) The planets

Author

Gibbons, Gail

Pub. Date

c2008

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.

Description

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A first look at the planets of our solar system.

5) Goldilocks and the water bears: the search for life in the universe

Author

Preston, Louisa

Pub. Date

2016.

Physical Desc

288 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Description

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Ultimately, we need to figure out what is next for humanity. Our logical move is to break free of the confines of the Earth and colonise another body in the Solar System, such as the Moon or Mars. How and when will we do this? Or is it all just science fiction? These questions, in a nutshell, make up the core of astrobiology-- the study of the origins and evolution and biology of life elsewhere in the universe, and the search for it. This book is...

6) Alien planets

Author

Stille, Darlene R

Series

Explore the universe

Pub. Date

2017.

Physical Desc

64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 27 cm.

Description

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"An introduction to extrasolar planets, with information about their formation and characteristics. Includes diagrams, fun facts, a glossary, a resource list, and an index"--Provided by publisher.

7) The far planets

Author

Graham, Ian

Pub. Date

c2008

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

8) Stars & planets: the complete guide to the stars, constellations, and the solar system

Author

Ridpath, Ian

Series

Princeton field guides

Pub. Date

2017.

Physical Desc

400 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.

Description

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"In this newly updated and expanded edition of their classic work, Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion illuminate the night sky as never before, providing novice stargazers and professional astronomers alike with the most informative, user-friendly, comprehensive, and authoritative celestial field guide available. The product of a thirty-year collaboration between one of the world's leading astronomy writers and the world's foremost celestial mapmaker, Stars...

9) A traveler's guide to the planets

Pub. Date

2010

Physical Desc

2 videodiscs (270 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Description

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Take off beyond Earth's boundaries for the ultimate tour of our solar system. From Mars' monstrous mountains to Saturn's glittering rings, the sights are out of this world. Each hour offers breathtaking tours of the planets using modern-day high-tech telescopes and stunning CGI.

10) Solar system

Author

Yenne, Bill

Pub. Date

c1991

Physical Desc

79 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.

11) Orbiting the sun: planets and satellites of the solar system

Author

Whipple, Fred Lawrence

Pub. Date

1981

Physical Desc

x, 338 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

12) The Planets

Author

McNab, David

Pub. Date

1999

Physical Desc

238 p. : col. ill.

13) Exploring planetary worlds

Author

Morrison, David

Pub. Date

c1993

Physical Desc

viii, 238 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

14) The awesome book of planets and their moons

Author

Farndon, John

Series

World of wow wonder The awesome book of

Pub. Date

2014

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.

Description

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Discover the planets in our solar system and the moons that orbit around them, as well as other amazing features of our solar system, such as asteroids, comets, and meteoroids, in a way that explains and entertains, making non-fiction fun! In this book, students will be taken off to space, to explore Mercury and Venus, stopping off at Earth and our Moon, and then on to Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and the dwarf planet Pluto! Filled with...

15) Up, up and away

Author

McLaughlin, Tom

Pub. Date

2016.

Physical Desc

1 volume : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm

Description

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What does it take to build your very own planet? Orson is about to find out. He takes: A cup full of rocks. A dash of water. A sprinkling of metal. A lot of nothingness. A big bang. And before long, boom! He has it a tiny planet with rings around it, right there in his bedroom! But it seems that building a planet is the easy bit; taking care of it is a different thing altogether. Over time, Orson realises that his planet needs to be free and that...