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Hello,

I am a student a Mcdaniel College. This list of books about astronomy has
been compiled as an assignment in materials selection. I hope that you are
able to use this list. thanks.

Jeff Abrecht


Astronomy Book List

Title   Author  ISBN    Publisher       Dewey   Cost
Are we alone? : Scientists Search ForLlife in Space     Skurzynski, Gloria
0-7922-6567-X   National Geographic     576.839 $18.95
A study of space and the possibility of extraterrestrial civilizations.
C2004  Grades 5-7 92pp. (Wilson's Children 07/01/05, Horn Book 04/01/05,
School Library Journal starred 12/01/04)


Title   Author  ISBN    Publisher       Dewey   Cost
Big bang! : The Tongue-Tickling Tale of a Speck that Became Spectacular
DeCristofano, Carolyn Cinam     1-57091-619-5   Charlesbridge   523.18  $6.95
An illustrated explanation of the big bang theory.  C2003 Grades 4-6,
(School Library Journal 06/15/05, Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.) 09/01/05,
Library Media Connection 11/01/05)


Title   Author  ISBN    Publisher       Dewey   Cost
Destination:Space       Simon, Seymour  0688162894      HarperCollins   520     
$15.99
New discoveries scientists have made because of the Hubble Space. C2002
Grades k-5, (Children’s Catalog 03 Supplement, SLJ 5/2002)


Title   Author  ISBN    Publisher       Dewey   Cost
Don’t Know Much About Planet Earth      Davis, Kenneth C.       0-06-028599-0
HarperCollins   910     $19.95
Information about geography, weather, natural disasters, and maps.  C2001,
Grades 4-6, (Hornbook Guide Fall 2001, SLJ 8/01)


Title   Author  ISBN    Publisher       Dewey   Cost
Earth and the Moon      Miller, Ron     0761323589      21st Century Books      525 
    $25.90
Students with a high interest in the earth and the moon will enjoy this
book.  C2003, Grades 4 and up, 96pp. (Children’s Catalog 04 Supplement, SLJ
8/03)


Title   Author  ISBN    Publisher       Dewey   Cost
Earth Cycles    Ross, Michael Eloshn    0761318151      Millbrook Press 525     
$22.40
Discusses Earth’s daily light and dark cycles, its 13 lunar cycles, and
yearly trip around the sun. C2001, Grades 2-5 (Children’s Catalog 02
Supplement, SLJ 7/01)


Title   Author  ISBN    Publisher       Dewey   Cost
Faraway Worlds : Planets Beyond Our Solar system        Halpern, Paul   1570916179
Charlesbridge Pub       523.24  $6.95
Search for and discovery of planets outside our solar system. C2004, 32pp,
Grades 4-6, (School Library Journal 03/01/05, Science Books & Films
(A.A.A.S.) 11/01/04, Booklist 08/01/04)


Title   Author  ISBN    Publisher       Dewey   Cost
Home on the Moon: Living on a Space Frontier    Dyson, Marianne J.
0-7922-7193-9   National Geographic     910.910 $18.95
Research on the viability of a moon base. C2003, Grades 4-6, (Hornbook Guide
Fall 2003, SLJ 9/03


Title   Author  ISBN    Publisher       Dewey   Cost
Killer Rocks From Outer Space : Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites       Koppes,
Steven N.       0-8225-2861-4   Lerner Publications     523.5   $27.93
Describes the role that collisions with meteors, comets, and asteroids have
played in the history of Earth and other planets. C2004, Grades 4-6, 111pp.
(Wilson's Junior High School 11/01/05, Library Media Connection starred
04/01/04, The Science Teacher (N.S.T.A.) 02/01/04)


Title   Author  ISBN    Publisher       Dewey   Cost
Living in Space Whitehouse, Patricia    1-40345-151-6   Heinemann Library       
629.477
$24.21
Examines how the astronauts live in space. C2004,  Grades K-3 (Horn Book
04/01/05, School Library Journal 02/01/05)


Title   Author  ISBN    Publisher       Dewey   Cost
Out-of-this-World Astronomy : 50 Amazing Activities & Project   Rhatigan, Joe
1-57990-410-6   Lark Books      520     $19.95
Introduces "the study of stuff in space," providing statistics, quizzes,
activities, and experiments about the stars and planets. C2003, 32pp.
(Wilson's Children 07/01/05, Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.) 05/01/04,
Science and Children (N.S.T.A.) 11/01/04)


Title   Author  ISBN    Publisher       Dewey   Cost
Space Travel    Whitehouse, Patricia    1-40345-155-9   Heinemann Library       
910.919
$25.36
Examines the history of space travel including Robert Goddard; Yuri Gagarin,
the first person in space; Alan Shepard, the first American in space; the
first moon landing in 1969; Apollo 13; and the space shuttle. C2004, 32pp.
(Horn Book 04/01/05, Booklist 01/01/05)


Title   Author  ISBN    Publisher       Dewey   Cost
The First Moon Landing  Crewe, Sabrina  083683397X      Gareth Stevens  629.454
$24.67
This book captures not only the first moon landing, but the time period the
landing occurred.  C2003, Grades 4-7, (Hornbook Guide Fall 2003, SLJ 8/2004)


Title   Author  ISBN    Publisher       Dewey   Cost
The Moon: Earth's Companion in Space    Cole, Michael D.        0-7660-1510-6   
Enslow
525     $19.99
Contains a detailed description of the Earth’s Moon and its function in our
solar system.  C2001, Grades 4-6.  (Hornbook Guide Fall 2001)


Title   Author  ISBN    Publisher       Dewey   Cost
The Sun:  Our Nearest Star      Branley, Franklyn Mansfield     0060285346
HarperCollins   523.7   $15.89
Describes the sun and how it provides the light and energy which allow plant
and animal life to exist on the earth.  C2002 Grades K-5, 29pp. (Children’s
Catalog 03 Supplement, SLJ 7/02)


Title   Author  ISBN    Publisher       Dewey   Cost
The Sun: The Center of the Solar System Cole, Michael D.        0-7660-1508-4
Enslow  525     $19.99
Contains a detailed description of the Sun and its function in our solar
system.  C2001. Grades 4-6. (Hornbook Guide Fall 2001)

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