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Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Veronica Ann Zabala-Aliberto Title: One Small Step: 40th Anniversary of the Race to the Moon Author: Peter Murray NSS Amazon...
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Planet Earth: Guide to the Planet Author: Steve Murrie and Matthew Murrie Ages: 9-12 NSS Amazon link...
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Mars (Updated Edition) Author: Melanie Chrismer Ages: 4-8 NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover Pages:...
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Mission Control, This Is Apollo: The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon Author: Andrew Chaikin,...
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 Author: Brian Floca Ages: 4-8 Format: Hardcover Pages: 48 Publisher: Atheneum/Richard...
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Saturn for My Birthday Author: John McGranaghan Illustrator: Wendy Edelson Ages: 4-8 NSS Amazon link for this...
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Killer Rocks from Outer Space: Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites Author: Steven N. Koppes Ages: 9-12 NSS Amazon...
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Allen G. Taylor Title: 101 Outer Space Projects for the Evil Genius Author: Dave Prochnow Reading Level: Pre-teen to adult...
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Astrobiology Author: Fred Bortz Ages: 9-12 NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover (Library binding) Pages:...
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Spacer and Rat Author: Margaret Bechard Reading Level: Young Adult NSS Amazon link for this book Format:...
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Sky Horizon Author: David Brin Reading Level: Young Adult NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover...
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Allen G. Taylor Title: Janice Van Cleave’s Engineering for Every Kid Author: Janice Van Cleave Reading Level: Ages 9-12 NSS...
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