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3) Rocket Town
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English
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Follows an astronaut and his dog as they travel through Rocket Town looking for the perfect rocket.
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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An astronaut-in-training has to leave NASA (to save the family farm) but just can't give up on his dream of shooting into space, even if he has to do it all by himself. And that will of course get everyone up in arms, from his wife to his banker to the town gossips to the media and the Department of Homeland Security.
5) Rockets
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This book tells the story of rockets, from their humble beginnings as toys one thousand years ago to their initiation as fearsome weapons of war. Most recently, rockets have enabled human beings to escape the bounds of Earth, travel into space, and explore other worlds.
8) Rockets
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"Engaging images accompany information about rockets. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--
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Stepping Stones to the Stars is the story of manned spaceflight from its inception to the era of the Space Shuttle. It begins with a short history of the evolution of the rocket, before describing the first manned rocket flights by both the Americans and the Russians. There is also the little-known story of what is thought to be the earliest manned rocket flight, said to have taken place in 1933 on the island of Rgen in the Baltic under the control...
12) Rockets
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"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce early fluent readers to the science and engineering behind rockets. Includes infographics, activity, glossary, and index."--
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"With the launch of the Falcon 1 rocket in 2008, Elon Musk's SpaceX became the first private company to build a low-cost rocket that could reach orbit. And that milestone carried major implications: Silicon Valley, not NASA, was suddenly cemented as the epicenter of the new Space Age. Start-ups and the wealthy investors behind them began to realize that the universe-ungoverned and infinite-was open for business. Welcome to the wild west of aerospace...
16) Failure to lunch
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2023
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English
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"When the CatStronauts shuttle launch is delayed, Waffles and Pancake take matters into their own hands and build a spaceship"--
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"With this title, young makers will learn how to get inspired, problem-solve, and collaborate with others as they take on four aerospace engineering challenges, including designing a spaceship for touring the solar system and building a plane that can carry cargo. Like a real aerospace engineer, they'll have to meet demands while staying within limits." -- Amazon.
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"The Berenstain Bears can't wait to visit the Bear Country Space Center, where rockets blast off into outer space! When the tour guide gives Mama, Papa, and the cubs a tour of the Big Bear Space Rocket, he makes it very clear not to touch anything. But when Papa sees a big red button, he just can't help himself. Get ready to blast off!"--
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"How does a space rocket work? Clever Cogz knows the answer! Join Cogz the robot dog to discover all about rockets and other amazing space vehicles. Introducing physics and engineering topics in a fun and simple way, young readers will learn all about their favorite space machines and how they work"--Back cover.
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This title explores the military origins of the Space Race, including the geopolitics of the Cold War, the race to build intercontinental ballistic missiles, and sophisticated reconnaissance satellites. Will include information about Germany's development of the V-1 "buzz bomb" and V-2 missiles of World War II, and the United States enlistment of Wernher von Braun, the German scientist known as the father of rocketry. Aligned to Common Core Standards...
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