Showing titles in Astronomy & Space

What do you know about the Moon? Give curious kids a first look into space.

What do you know about Mars? Give curious kids a first look into space.

What do you know about stars? Give curious kids a first look into space.

What do you know about the sun? Give curious kids a first look into space.

What do you know about astronauts? Give curious kids a first look into space.

Discover some of the many contributions women, people of color, immigrants, and people with disabilities made to space exploration. From an engineer in the control room to a mission specialist that went on four space flights, these heroes are transforming how we think of space.

What do you know about planet Earth? Give curious kids a first look into space.

Growing up in the 1920s on a dirt-poor farm in North Dakota, Mary Sherman's life was filled with chores—until she finally began school and discovered she loved to learn. Mary excelled at science, especially chemistry, and leaped at the chance to work in a laboratory during World War II designing rocket fuels. And when the US decided to enter the space race, Mary was chosen over her male colleagues to create the fuel to launch a rocket carrying America's first satellite.

On January 28, 1886 the space shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after lift-off. This unexpected disaster took the lives of seven people.

Did you know that the first space traveler was a dog named Laika? The Russians sent Laika into space in 1957. It wasn’t until April 12, 1961 that a human being traveled in space. Kids will learn interesting facts about famous astronauts.

Vad är månen gjord av egentligen? "Ett ägg värpt av en utomjording" säger Naina. "En stor ostboll", kontrar Madhav. Hur löser man en sån diskussion? Man drar ut i rymden och kollar helt enkelt! Men Naina och Madhav får skynda sig tillbaka. Middagen är snart klar. "Stjärnäventyret" är en häpnadsväckande resa bland skimrande enhörningar och gråtande drakar. En radiopjäs med musik och ljud för att fördjupa dig ännu mer i berättelsen.

Do you like to work with others? Are you good at math and science? If so, you might want to consider becoming an astronaut.

¿Por qué los planetas son redondos? ¿Por qué titilan las estrellas? ¿Por qué me sigue la Luna cuando camino? ¿Por qué Marte se ve rojo? ¿Por qué la Vía Láctea se llama así? Son algunas de las interrogantes sobre el espacio que serán abordadas con un toque de humor y cotidianeidad.

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Kalpana Chawla! Born and raised in India, Kalpana Chawla was discouraged from pursuing a career in...

Did you know that there are two kinds of shuttle astronauts? One is a pilot astronaut and the other is a mission specialist.

Sonne, Mond und Sterne sind für die Kleinen vertraute Begleiter - tagsüber oder beim Zubettgehen. Aber was leuchtet da oben eigentlich genau am Himmel und warum wird es nachts überhaupt dunkel? Das Hörspiel erklärt den Kleinen die faszinierende Welt der Astronomie und nimmt sie mit durch Raum und Zeit zu Raketen und Raumstationen, mit denen wir das Weltall erforschen. Zurück auf der Erde geht der Blick wieder gen Himmel, wo sich Tiere und vieles mehr als Sternbilder tummeln.

This program features narration from the author. Hot diggity dog! Meet Pluto! The runt of a litter of eight planets. Pluto may not be the biggest or fastest planet to revolve around the Sun, but it has a unique story to tell. From the tale of how it was found by humans to its naming as a dwarf...

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Will we ever learn the truth about what actually landed at Roswell? From the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series comes Where Is?, a series that tells the stories of world-famous landmarks and...

This audiobook of over 200 space facts is set up as a four-round quiz—have one epic quiz night, or dip in and out of the audiobook together to learn about things such as: What did Neil Armstrong leave on the moon as a symbol of peace? What is an exoplanet? How many moons does Jupiter have? Who is the youngest person who has been to space? This quiz was designed with my super bright five-year-old, but it is equally challenging for children of all ages as well as adults. This is truly a quiz where a seven-year-old can win against an 80-year-old!

Este libro es una adaptación para niños y niñas del afamado título Hijos de las estrellas, de María Teresa Ruiz. En él, los lectores conocerán cómo la autora llegó a convertirse en astrónoma, la importancia de la curiosidad para poder dar respuesta a los grandes misterios del universo, y cómo nosotros, los seres humanos, estamos íntimamente relacionados con la vida y la muerte de una estrella.