STEM: Space Science

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Exploring Black Holes

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What's Amazing about Space?

What space objects can have millions of times more mass than our Sun, but they remain invisible? Black holes! Their gravity is so strong that not even light can escape. In this book, you'll… Read More →

  • Lexile: 550
  • ATOS: 3.9
  • Dewey: 523.8'875
  • Copyright: 2012

Exploring Dangers in Space: Asteroids, Space Junk, and More

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What's Amazing about Space?

Have objects from space ever hit Earth? Yes! Every day small meteoroids crash into the atmosphere. Some burn up, but some hit the ground. Space junk also falls to Earth. Comets and asteroids… Read More →

  • Lexile: 610
  • ATOS: 3.9
  • Dewey: 551.3'9
  • Copyright: 2012

Exploring Exoplanets

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What's Amazing about Space?

Could there be other planets in the universe similar to those in our solar system? Yes! Scientists have discovered worlds circling distant stars. They call these objects exoplanets. In this… Read More →

  • Lexile: 650
  • ATOS: 4.2
  • Dewey: 523.2'4
  • Copyright: 2012

Exploring Space Robots

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What's Amazing about Space?

How can robots help us explore space? A probe called New Horizons is zooming through the outer solar system. It's headed to Pluto. It and other space robots can go where people cannot… Read More →

  • Lexile: 640
  • ATOS: 4.0
  • Dewey: 629.46
  • Copyright: 2012

Exploring Space Travel

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What's Amazing about Space?

How long does it take to get into outer space? About nine minutes! Powerful vehicles carry people beyond Earth's atmosphere in a short time. But astronauts train for years before they go on… Read More →

  • Lexile: 620
  • ATOS: 4.0
  • Dewey: 629.45
  • Copyright: 2012

Exploring the International Space Station

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What's Amazing about Space?

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… Read More →

  • Lexile: 640
  • ATOS: 4.0
  • Dewey: 629.44'2
  • Copyright: 2012

Garbage in Space: A Space Discovery Guide

From the Series Space Discovery Guides

Did you know that companies and governments send more than one hundred satellites into space every year? And that most of those satellites continue to orbit Earth—even after they have stopped Read More →

  • Lexile: 1090
  • ATOS: 6.9
  • Dewey: 363.72/80919
  • Copyright: 2017

Her Eyes on the Stars: Maria Mitchell, Astronomer

Maria Mitchell’s curiosity about the night sky led her to spend hours studying the stars. She discovered a comet as a young woman, winning an award from the King of Denmark for being the… Read More →

  • Dewey: 509
  • Copyright: 2023

How the Sun Will Save the World

From the Series STEM to the Rescue

The sun shines bright over our planet. It gives plants and animals life. And it might be the answer to life on Earth lasting even longer. STEM to the rescue! Scientists, inventors, and energy Read More →

  • Lexile: 820
  • Dewey: 523
  • Copyright: 2023
Fall 2023

Investigating Mars

From the Series Destination Mars (Alternator Books ®)

Are there signs of life on Mars? What is on the Martian surface? Scientists are investigating the planet to find out, and readers can learn about their plans to send human explorers one day! Read More →

  • Dewey: 523.43
  • Copyright: 2024
Spring 2024

James Webb Space Telescope: A Peek into the First Galaxies

From the Series Space Explorer Guidebooks (Alternator Books ®)

The James Webb Space Telescope is giving us glimpses into the vast reaches of space. Orbiting the sun, the powerful telescope can view galaxies that are thirteen billion light years from… Read More →

  • Dewey: 522/.2919
  • Copyright: 2024
9 titles

Jesse Steam Mysteries — Hardcover Set

From the Series Jesse Steam Mysteries

Ten-year-old Jesse Steam's curiosity about how the world works leads her to one mystery after another as she pedals around town with Mr. Stubbs, her tabby cat, keeping her company in the bike Read More →

  • Copyright: 2021
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $239.85
  • Your Price: $179.89
  • 9 titles
5 titles

Jesse Steam Mysteries — Paperback Set

From the Series Jesse Steam Mysteries

Ten-year-old Jesse Steam's curiosity about how the world works leads her to one mystery after another as she pedals around town with Mr. Stubbs, her tabby cat, keeping her company in the bike Read More →

  • Copyright: 2021
  • Paperback
  • List Price: $44.95
  • Your Price: $42.70
  • 5 titles
Fall 2023

Landing on Mars

From the Series Destination Mars (Alternator Books ®)

Conditions on Mars make landing there very challenging. Readers get a close-up look at these challenges, plus information on how scientists have successfully landed rovers on Mars and how… Read More →

  • Dewey: 629.45/53
  • Copyright: 2024
Spring 2024 8 titles

Lightning Bolt Books ® en español — Explorador planetario (Planet Explorer) — Hardcover Set

From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® en español — Explorador planetario (Planet Explorer)

Presenta a los lectores los ocho planetas de nuestro sistema solar. Desde las lunas de Júpiter hasta los vientos de Neptuno, los libros revelan información planetaria clave y la tecnología… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2024
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $234.56
  • Your Price: $175.92
  • 8 titles
6 titles

Lightning Bolt Books ® — Exploring Space — Hardcover Set

From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Exploring Space

Inspired by NASA's latest technology, these books will thrill readers interested in space exploration and amazing machines! With every title, readers are introduced to the cutting-edge tools… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2023
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $175.92
  • Your Price: $131.94
  • 6 titles
8 titles

Lightning Bolt Books ® — Planet Explorer — Hardcover Set

From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Planet Explorer

Introduce readers to our solar system's eight planets. From Jupiter's moons to Neptune's winds, the books reveal key planetary information and the technology scientists use to study them.… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2021
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $234.56
  • Your Price: $175.92
  • 8 titles
Fall 2023

Living in the Matrix

From the Series Strange Science

Words that once sounded strange have made their way into how we talk to each other today. Things like virtual living, non-player characters, and simulated realities didn't just appear from… Read More →

  • Dewey: 005
  • Copyright: 2023
Fall 2023

Living on Mars

From the Series Destination Mars (Alternator Books ®)

Explore the obstacles humans would face if they were to try living on Mars. Those who've wondered how we'd eat or breathe on the Red Planet will want to dig in! Read More →

  • Dewey: 629.45/53
  • Copyright: 2024

Mars Missions: A Space Discovery Guide

From the Series Space Discovery Guides

Have you ever dreamed of walking on Mars? Or maybe even living there? Ever since Mars was discovered, people have wondered if there could be life on this mysterious red planet. For years,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 950
  • ATOS: 6.2
  • Dewey: 523.43
  • Copyright: 2017
Fall 2023

Mars Rovers

From the Series Destination Mars (Alternator Books ®)

Space-loving readers who wonder what Mars rovers are, what they discover, and why they are important are in for a treat with this book all about the fascinating Mars exploration vehicles. Read More →

  • Dewey: 629.43/543
  • Copyright: 2024

Mysteries of Alien Life

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — Space Mysteries

Scientists have sent messages into space hoping that aliens will find them. But we may have already received messages of our own! Young readers will learn about the fascinating mysteries… Read More →

  • Lexile: 870
  • Dewey: 576.8/39
  • Copyright: 2021

Mysteries of Black Holes

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — Space Mysteries

Readers who are curious about space will be fascinated exploring what we know about black holes! See what astronomers have discovered already and learn about the mysteries we have yet to… Read More →

  • Lexile: 930
  • Dewey: 523.8/875
  • Copyright: 2021

Mysteries of Deep Space

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — Space Mysteries

Could astronauts use wormholes to travel from galaxy to galaxy? Learn what scientists understand about the shape of outer space and see what and other deep space mysteries they are trying to solve. Read More →

  • Lexile: 840
  • Dewey: 520
  • Copyright: 2021