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Searching for alien life

Kortemeier, Todd, 1986-,


People have scanned the skies for centuries -- SETI starts the search for intelligent life -- Radio telescopes are always listening -- Spacecraft carry messages -- NASA leads the search for life -- Alien life may be basic -- Rovers look for Martians -- Exoplanets could be other Earths -- NASA hopes to return samples from Mars -- Manned mission to Mars: the next giant leap -- Bigger telescopes might spot life -- The chemical laptop is a space laboratory. "Searching for Alien Life offers a cutting-edge, comprehensive look at one of science's biggest challenges. Includes a look at the history of the topic, recent breakthroughs, key facts to consider, and questions that remain unanswered."--
Date Published:2017

People have scanned the skies for centuries -- SETI starts the search for intelligent life -- Radio telescopes are always listening -- Spacecraft carry messages -- NASA leads the search for life -- Alien life may be basic -- Rovers look for Martians -- Exoplanets could be other Earths -- NASA hopes to return samples from Mars -- Manned mission to Mars: the next giant leap -- Bigger telescopes might spot life -- The chemical laptop is a space laboratory. "Searching for Alien Life offers a cutting-edge, comprehensive look at one of science's biggest challenges. Includes a look at the history of the topic, recent breakthroughs, key facts to consider, and questions that remain unanswered."--

Date Published:2017

The U.S. Marine Corps and military careers

Stein, R. Conrad


First to fight -- The few, the proud: the Marines -- Hell in the Pacific -- Duty in war and peace -- Organization and current operations -- The making of a Marine -- At work at being a Marine -- The All American Corps -- Risks and rewards of being a Marine. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2008. School Library Journal, June 2007. Horn Book, October 2007. Presents a brief history of the U.S. Marine Corps from colonial times to the military missions of the twenty-first century, and provides information on a variety of careers associated with the Marines.
Date Published:2006

First to fight -- The few, the proud: the Marines -- Hell in the Pacific -- Duty in war and peace -- Organization and current operations -- The making of a Marine -- At work at being a Marine -- The All American Corps -- Risks and rewards of being a Marine. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2008. School Library Journal, June 2007. Horn Book, October 2007. Presents a brief history of the U.S. Marine Corps from colonial times to the military missions of the twenty-first century, and provides information on a variety of careers associated with the Marines.

Date Published:2006

NO! : i won't go to school.

NUN~EZ, ALONSO.


On the day before the first day of school, a child imagines all sorts of things that could go wrong and refuses to go, but as he continues to drag his feet throughout the day, he begins to see things a different way.
Date Published:2018

Kathryn the gym fairy : School day fairies series, book 4 /

Meadows, Daisy


It's time for Jack Frost to learn his lesson! Best friends Kirsty Tate and Rachel Walker usually only get to spend vacations and holidays with each other. But for a special week, they'll both be going to the same school! It's a good thing the two friends are together. Jack Frost is causing trouble at the Fairyland Schooland the School Day Fairies need help! Kathryn's magic gym badge is the only one still missing. Rachel and Kirsty have to find it so that school days are fun for everyone again!
Date Published:2016

It's time for Jack Frost to learn his lesson! Best friends Kirsty Tate and Rachel Walker usually only get to spend vacations and holidays with each other. But for a special week, they'll both be going to the same school! It's a good thing the two friends are together. Jack Frost is causing trouble at the Fairyland Schooland the School Day Fairies need help! Kathryn's magic gym badge is the only one still missing. Rachel and Kirsty have to find it so that school days are fun for everyone again!

Date Published:2016

I am Malala : how one girl stood up for education and changed the world /

Yousafzai, Malala, 1997-


Title proper from title frame. School Library Journal, January 2015. Horn Book, April 2015. Publishers Weekly Annex, August 2014. Malala Yousafzai's describes her fight for education for girls under Taliban rule, the support she received from her parents to pursue an education, and how the Taliban retaliated against her by trying to kill her.
Date Published:2014

Inside Grandad

Dickinson, Peter, 1927-


When his grandfather has a stroke, Gavin tries everything to get through to him. He even asks the selkies, the seal people, for help.
Date Published:2004

Homophones at home

Connors, Kathleen.


Daily activities at home illustrate basic homophones.
Date Published:2013

Whoosh boom splat : the garage warrior's guide to building projectile shooters from potato cannons to pulse jets and beyond /

Gurstelle, William.


Step-by-step instructions and photographs explain how to build twenty projectile shooters, with detailed diagrams and supply lists for each project and an overview of what makes each project unique.
Date Published:2007

Chimpanzees

Povey, Karen D., 1962-


Meet the chimp -- Habitat alteration and loss -- Hunting & the bushmeat crisis -- Chimp conservation -- The future of the chimp.
Date Published:2002

Uglies : Shay's story /

Westerfeld, Scott



Date Published:2012

Women in chemistry

Wissinger, Mary,


"Jump into the awesomeness of chemistry! Learn alongside inspirational women chemists whose innovations changed the world"--
Date Published:2019

Pigs and hogs

Otfinoski, Steven


A misunderstood animal -- A hearty appetite -- Sows and piglets -- Pig troubles -- Pigs and people. Offers children an overview of the anatomy, special skills, habitats, and diet of pigs.
Date Published:2010

Stand tall, Molly Lou Melon

Lovell, Patty, 1964-


School Library Journal, October 2001. Book Links (A.L.A.), February 2003. Publisher's Weekly, September 2001. New York Times, January 2002. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2001. Kirkus Review, June 2001. Even when the class bully at her new school makes fun of her, Molly remembers what her grandmother told her and she feels good about herself.
Date Published:2001

A matter of survival

Weil, Anne.


Lost -- Floating away -- Take shelter -- Under cover -- Salty water -- Cracking coconuts -- Survival box -- Changing matter -- Message in a bottle -- Storm warning -- Rescued! - - Castaway survivor -- Glossary -- Want to know more?. Horn Book, October 2006. Presents a short study of states of matter, and examines mass, density, and volume; physical and chemical changes; buoyancy; and more.
Date Published:2006

Blackout!

Claybourne, Anna.


Horn Book, April 2006. Presents an explanation of electrical circuits, and looks at what can happen when the circuit is broken. Includes discussion of batteries and generators.
Date Published:2006

Katie the catsitter

Venable, Colleen AF.


Katie is dreading the boring summer ahead while her best friends are all away at camp--something that's way out of Katie and her mom's budget, UNLESS Katie can figure out a way earn the money for camp herself. But when Katie gets a job catsitting for her mysterious upstairs neighbor, life get interesting. First, Madeline has 217 cats (!) and they're not exactly ... normal cats.
Date Published:2021

Rabies

Kienzle, Thomas E.


Horn Book, October 2007. Presents a brief study of Rabies, how it is transmitted, its effects on the body and the brain, treatments, and scientific research for the prevention of the disease.
Date Published:2007

30-minute get real meals : eat healthy without going to extremes /

Ray, Rachael.


Includes index. Presents a collection of over one hundred fifty healthy recipes including salads and snacks, main meals, desserts, and more.
Date Published:2005

SpongeBob superstar

Auerbach, Annie


"Nickelodeon, SpongeBob Squarepants." "Based on the TV series SpongeBob SquarePants created by Stephen Hillenburg as seen on Nickelodeon"--P. facing t.p. SpongeBob's ego--and head--swell when he is selected to star in a television special as the world's biggest daredevil, but hotshot producer Barry Cuda has another role in mind for him.
Date Published:2001

Fortune's magic farm

Selfors, Suzanne.


Rescued from a rainy, boggy town where she works in a dismal factory, ten-year-old orphan Isabelle learns that she is the last surviving member of a family that tends the world's only remaining magic-producing farm.
Date Published:2009