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1) Astronomy
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Presents basic information about the stars, constellations, galaxies, universe, solar system, and the earth. Also discusses famous astronomers and space travel.
3) Neptune
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
Presents facts about the large, gaseous planet, from its discovery to the latest findings from the Voyage II space probe which passed by Neptune in 1986.
5) Pluto
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the ninth planet, how it was named, and the information astronomers have gathered about it.
6) Uranus
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the seventh planet, how it was named, and the information astronomers have gathered about it.
7) Earth
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the Earth as a planet and describes its temperatures, movements in space, and other characteristics.
8) Mercury
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
Describes the planet Mercury and humanity's search for knowledge about its nature.
11) Continents
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1986.
Language
English
Description
Defines and enumerates the continents of the earth, describing their countries, geography, geology, origin, movement, and possible future.
12) Explorers
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1984.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the reasons people go exploring, and traces the history of exploration from ancient civilizatrion through the space program.
13) The Pawnee
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
Describes the history, beliefs, customs, homes, and day-to-day life of the Pawnee Indians. Also discusses their present-day status.
14) Moon flights
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1985]
Language
English
Description
Describes man's first landing on the moon, later moon walks in Project Apollo, and the importance of these missions to our exploration of space.
15) Space colonies
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
Discusses building colonies in space--why, where, and how--and the benfits to Earth.
16) Archaeology
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1983]
Language
English
Description
Briefly discusses the techniques and tools archaeologists use to locate and study artifacts from the past and highlights milestones in the history of archaeology.
17) The Shoshoni
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
Describes the history, beliefs, customs, homes, and day-to-day life of the Shoshoni Indians. Also discusses how they live today.
18) Pioneers
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1984.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the reasons people had for going to live in newly- discovered or newly-settled lands, as the American West of the nineteenth century, the hardships they faced, and their influence on history.
19) Nuclear energy
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
Surveys the methods, history, advantages, disadvantages, and future of nuclear energy.
20) Heredity
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
Presents basic information on heredity, discussing such topics as chromosomes, genes, and multiple births.
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