Discover: Space & Astronomy

"Ada knows that the best place for star-gazing is on the island in Maine where she vacations with her grandparents. By day, she tracks osprey in the trees, paddles a kayak, and hunts for shells. But she's most in her element when the sun goes down and thestars blink to life. Will the fog this year foil her plans, or will her grandfather find a way to shine a spotlight on the vast puzzle of the universe ... until the weather turns?"--

Reimagines the cycles of the moon as a mother bakes a Big Moon Cake and, despite Mama's request to wait, Little Star begins nibbling at it every night.

"Child of Galaxies is a thought-provoking and poignant picture book, celebrating the wonder, mystery, resilience and joy of what it means to be alive." --

A young Asian boy, who notices that his eyes look different from his friends', realizes that his eyes--like his father's, grandfather's, and younger brother's--rise to the skies, speak to the stars, and are visionary.

"When a boy visits an art museum and one of the paintings comes to life, he has an afternoon of adventure and discovery [that] changes how he sees the world ever after"--

As the Apollo 11 mission draws to a close there is a crisis at the tracking station on Guam: the antenna that will track the spacecraft during reentry, and allow mission control to communicate with the astronauts is stuck--and ten-year-old Marty is the only one small enough to reach in and grease the ball bearings that allow the antenna to move.

"One sunny day, Cat, Rabbit, and Squirrel see a farmer put a scarecrow in a nearby field. That night, Owl, Fox, and Hedgehog see the scarecrow, too. "I think it's a man," Fox says. "From the moon!" adds Owl. Fox, Owl, and Hedgehog decide he must be hungry after traveling such a long way, so they leave food for him. In the morning, Cat, Rabbit, and Squirrel find the food and think that the scarecrow has left it for them! With each passing day and night,...

A countdown from twelve to one as a space shuttle awaits liftoff.

"Zoom! Zoom! Follow the speeding rocket up to the moon and back in this first introduction to space travel. With layered die-cuts, fun facts, and a mouse to find on every spread"--

A father wakes his child from sleep to beckon, "Come-we're off to find an Aurora." Through the silent frost, across fields, and up hills they climb . . . And then they wait. Together they share an unforgettable moment and the majestic splendor of the northern and southern lights.