NCW Libraries

"With her parents off traveling the globe, Lenora is bored, bored, bored -- until she discovers a secret doorway into the ultimate library. Mazelike and reality-bending, the library contains all the universe's wisdom. Every book ever written, and every fact ever known, can be found within its walls. And Lenora becomes its newly appointed Fourth Assistant Apprentice Librarian. She rockets to the stars, travels to a future filled with robots, and faces...

"Provides step-by-step instructions on how to make eleven simple space-themed crafts, such as a galaxy, rocket, Martian, and more, and it includes a story for kids to tell with their crafts"--Provided by publisher.

"Introduce your little ones to the first kid astronaut, Luz Lucero, in both English and Spanish! Breaking news: Kids' space travel is heading your way! Luz Lucero has won the contest of a lifetime: to break barriers and become the first kid in space. To prepare for her legendary mission, she will taste test delicious astronaut meals, practice her spacewalk, and learn new languages. Before you know it, we will witness this stargazing girl's first blastoff...

The behavioral psychologist onboard a survey ship headed to a planet ripe for colonization, Dr. Grace Park must determine the origin of a strange phenomenon that is causing the crew to suffer mental breaks without losing her own mind in the process.

Min, a thirteen-year-old girl with fox-magic, stows away on a battle cruiser and impersonates a cadet in order to solve the mystery of what happened to her older brother in the Thousand World Space Forces.

"A collection of stories about space missions gone wrong."--

The Red Planet has been a subject of fascination for humanity for thousands of years, becoming part of our folklore and popular culture. The mysteries of this fourth planet from our Sun make it of central importance to NASA and it science goals for the twenty-first century. Now for the first time, Scott Hubbard tells the complete story of how he led NASA's Mars Program. Blending the exciting stories of the missions with the thrills of scientific discovery,...

"A kid's guide to leaving the planet from someone who's done it! Former astronaut Terry Virts guides readers through the practical elements of becoming an astronaut, along with the wonders (and challenges!) of space travel. With insider information on training, piloting a ship, and working in space, readers and aspiring astronauts will be inspired to start their own journey to the stars. This practical guide is full of valuable wisdom and insight...

A retelling of the animated feature film, Lightyear.

One hundred years before Ender's Game, the aliens arrived on Earth with fire and death. Earth Afire by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston is the story of the First Formic War.
Victor Delgado beat the alien ship to Earth, but just barely. Not soon enough to convince skeptical governments that there was a threat. They didn't believe that until space stations and ships and colonies went up in sudden flame.
And when that happened,

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