Aeronautics Astronautics category: 1620 books

It’s the 1950s and 1960s, and the United States and Soviet Union are in a race to be the first to reach the moon. Will you:  Participate in the space race as a young scientist working on early rocket technology?  Experience the space race as a reporter following space “firsts” in both the...

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly was the first to spend an entire year in space! Discover his awe-inspiring journey in this fascinating picture book memoir (the perfect companion to his adult book Endurance) that takes readers from Scott’s childhood as an average student to his record-breaking year among...

THE STORY OF THE HUMAN JOURNEY TO SPACE Long before anyone had designed a rocket, the Montgolfier brothers were making hot air balloons. In October 1783, they became the first people to experience controlled flight. Balloon to the Moon starts there and leads to Neil Armstrong's 'small step'...

Most spiders spin a web and passively wait for prey to come to them. Jumping spiders, by contrast, actively hunt by jumping to catch their food. What if a jumping spider was sent to the International Space Station? When it jumped, it would simply float. No one knew if the spider could hunt in a weightless...

Even robots have birthdays! Celebrate Curiosity and wish happy birthday to one of NASA's most famous Mars rovers in this beautiful picture book! I know we can't be on the same planet for my birthday, but we can still celebrate together. And what's better than celebrating curiosity? Mars...

Each Flash Points: Liftoff! eShort is a single chapter from the full Flash Points: Liftoff! title, packaged as a mini eBook. Flash Points: Liftoff! eShorts include Sputnik, Apollo 11, Challenger, and Spirit & Opportunity.

Big, brainy science for the littlest listeners Accurate enough to satisfy an expert, yet simple enough for baby, this book explores the basics of flight – from birds, to planes and rockets – and ties it all to baby’s world. Beautiful, visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate...

¿Qué tan grande es la Tierra en comparación con nuestro sistema solar, la Vía Láctea, o incluso el universo? Aunque la Tierra es el hogar de varias especies diferentes y nos parece enorme, es muy pequeña en comparación con nuestro sistema solar y el universo. Descubre lo que los científicos...

3...2...1...Blast off with this book of fun facts about spaceships, planets, the Milky Way, and more! Did you know that Saturn is the least dense planet in the solar system? If there were a body of water large enough to hold it, Saturn would float! How about that Neil Armstrong was also an...

Where am I in the solar system? A beloved bestseller, now refreshed with new art from Christine Gore, that will help children discover their place in the Milky Way. Where is the earth? Where is the sun? Where are the stars? Now with new art by Christine Gore, here is an out-of-this world...

Grâce à des illustrations et des textes très précis, l'espace n'aura plus de secrets pour l'enfant. Il découvrira comment se sont formées les planètes, ce que sont les galaxies et les constellations, quel est le rôle de la Lune et du Soleil...Il se passionnera aussi pour le premier...

Things in Space is a photographic look at some of the natural and manmade objects floating through our galaxy.

Did you know that a spacecraft can reach the Moon in about three days? Astronauts left footprints on the Moon that will stay therefor 10 million years. Discover these and more intriguing facts in The Moon.

Did you know that the Sun is our closest star? On a clear night, we can see about 2,500 different stars in the sky. Discover these andmore intriguing facts in Stars.