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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...
3) Rocket Town
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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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"How do you create a controlled explosion and harness that power for the benefit of humankind? Meet the visionary physicists, chemists, engineers, and entertainers (as well as mice, bears, tortoises, and more) who took rockets from illuminations in the sky to the most powerful vehicles ever known. You'll also find out how using a gyroscope, swinging on a swing set, and spraying water from a garden hose are the keys to understanding space travel"--...
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Captain McSqueaky and his crew of pirate mice are trying to fly to the moon to steal moon cheese, but to get there they need some help from Oliver and his cookies. This charmingly illustrated story about Oliver and a band of pirate mice uses leveled text to help young children learn to read.
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Astrid the astronaut volume 2
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When Astrid and her fellow Shooting Stars build a rocket, Astrid is hoping to impress guest helper, Leah, to score a tour of Space-E headquarters, but when she and her classmates discover Leah does not know much about rockets, Astrid is unsure if she should speak up.
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Kate the chemist volume 4
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Fifth-grader Kate tries to do it all when she promises a cake for her brother's birthday party and stages a rocket launch for her chemistry club.
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"In Superfast Rockets, early fluent readers will learn about the mechanics, design, engines, and aerodynamics that make rockets superfast. Infographics and sidebars present interesting, supplementary information, and an activity offers readers an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about STEM and rockets using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Superfast Rockets also features reading tips...
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Martin Bridge volume 1
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Meet Martin Bridge--a most special and ordinary boy whose well-meant plans sometimes go awry. In three more stories, Martin encounters two bus drivers with very different ways of relating, makes a tough decision about a friend's pet and takes on an extremely competitive model rocket project that almost costs him a friendship. The daily rhythms, struggles and triumphs of childhood-at home, at school and with friends-are evoked with warmth, understanding,...
15) The rocket
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A boy who is believed to bring bad luck to everyone around him leads his family and two new friends through Laos to find a new home. After a calamity-filled journey through a land scarred by the legacy of war, to prove he's not bad luck he builds a giant rocket to enter the most exciting and dangerous competition of the year: the Rocket Festival.
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Pine and Boof books volume 1
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When an egg from outer space falls on Boof's head, he and his best friend Pine must travel to outer space to return the space egg to its space nest.
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Pig has promised to make pies for everyone, but he doesn't have enough letters to make them. Dog has a magical way to help Pig keep his promise - it's all about the letter S. Frog thinks that in order to build a big rocket he needs big, uppercase letters. But when he needs to rescue the Little Piggies in out space, he learns that r-o-c-k-e-t works as well. All the friends have a ball trying to guess what Dog wants to play. Tiny Ant is tired of being...
20) Rocket
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"Did you know that rockets are shaped like a cone at their top? This shape helps them move more easily. Find out more in Rockets, one ofthe titles in the Discovering Space series"--
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