Reaching for the Moon: An Inspiring Picture Book for Children (Ages 4-8) About Buzz Aldrin's Journey to Space

Perfect for the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing in summer 2019! It’s been fifty years since Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon. But the journey didn’t begin when he stepped on board Apollo 11 that fateful day in July 1969. It began the day he was born. This picture book is Buzz Aldrin's stor

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Astrophotography is Easy!: Basics for Beginners (The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series)

There are many books covering different facets of astrophotography, but few of them contain all the necessary steps for beginners in one accessible place. Astrophotography is Easy! fills that void, serving as a guide to anybody interested in the subject but starting totally from scratch. Assuming

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Lakes on Mars

On Earth, lakes provide favorable environments for the development of life and its preservation as fossils. They are extremely sensitive to climate fluctuations and to conditions within their watersheds. As such, lakes are unique markers of the impact of environmental changes. Past and current missi

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Tomcat: The Definitive Guide

It takes a book as versatile as its subject to cover Apache Tomcat, the popular open source Servlet and JSP container and high performance web server. Tomcat: The Definitive Guide is a valuable reference for administrators and webmasters, a useful guide for programmers who want to use Tomcat as th

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What's The Issaquah Delta Doing Up There?: Teaching About The Ice Age In The Puget Sound Lowland

What happens if you plug your bathtub drain? How big a mess can you make as the water spills out of the tub? Ice plugged the drain in Puget Sound. It made a mess here - but now it is lovely. Maybe it will happen again. How do we know? What is the evidence we can find on the hills around us? This is

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This Other Kind Of Child: Are we harming our society by neglecting them?

Children differ. Some are shy, others outgoing. Some have high verbal ability. Some few, have strong spatial ability. What can we know about spatial ability? Are there different categories of spatial ability? Do certain types of individuals show the ability to analyze one category of spatial thinkin

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Raising Interesting People: Collection #4 The Earth Machine

Light reading about interesting stuff. Earth is a machine. This is a collection of essays that weave slivers of knowledge into big images of what we know and how we know about the Earth. Students explore interesting topics. They connect ideas. A few well chosen stories help. Students love it. And th

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Planets & Dwarf Planets of Our Solar System (Special Interest Books for Kids)

Kids & Adults of all ages can traipse through the world of planetary science. Paperback 8.5x8.5" full color book. Click author name to find Kindle Version. Most of the information contained here is from solarsystem.nasa.gov -- it is an amazing resource with loads more information for astronomers o

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Never Trust A Science Teacher: Nurturing Children's Reasoning - The Essence of Thoughtful Citizenship

Using scientific discourse to purposefully cultivate thoughtful citizens. This book describes my belief in the importance of individuality, the habit of truth, personal responsibility and respectful dissent. What does this scientific method have to do with democratic citizenship? Are science and dem

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International Space Station Benefits for Humanity - 3rd Edition: Sharing the Successes of the International Space Station (ISS)

* Paperback Version - 236 Pages - Printed in COLOR * The third edition of the International Space Station Benefits for Humanity is a compilation of benefits being realized from International Space Station (ISS) activities in the areas of human health, Earth observations and disaster response, inno

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Cultivating Meaning in the Science Classroom: Nurturing Children's Reasoning THE SCHOOL EXPERIENCE WE ALL WANT

They are learning what is expected of them. They will ask questions and figure things out and be rewarded with my attention. It is amazing how rewarding it is to a child, and to a classroom, for the teacher to thoughtfully listen to the comments of a child. A teacher’s focused attention makes an e

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Rockets and People, Vol. 4: The Moon Race

NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THSI PRINT PRODUCT -- OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price In this last volume of his four-volume set of memoirs, the famous Russian spacecraft designer Boris Chertok, who worked under the legendary Sergey Korolev, continues his fascinating narrative on th

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Space-Based Solar Power: A Technical, Economic, and Operational Assessment: A Technical, Economic, and Operational Assessment

With growing international awareness of energy security challenges, the promise of space-based solar power for clean and unlimited energy for all humankind is certainly appealing. While significant progress continues in the enabling technologies of such systems, is there compelling evidence that spa

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The Mystery of the Missing Hummingbirds (Elementary GLOBE)

Anita really likes hummingbirds. She watches them. She draws pictures of them. But one day in the fall, the birds are mysteriously gone. Simon, Anita, Dennis, and their classmates discover why the hummingbirds left and where they went. This storybook is one of several Elementary GLOBE books. Eleme

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Do You Know that Clouds Have Names? (Elementary GLOBE)

Meet the clouds! Simon, Anita, and Dennis learn that clouds can look like horse tails, cauliflower, water ripples, sheep, and other things while they learn the names of different types of clouds. This storybook is one of several Elementary GLOBE books. Elementary GLOBE is designed to introduce K-4

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