Fran Howard
2) Parrots
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Facts about parrots; their types, food, locations, and life.
4) Stars
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book discusses how stars are born; how scientists group stars based on size, mass, brightness, temperature, and color; and how stars form galaxies.
5) The moon
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book discusses Earth's moon, the only space object humans have visited, describes the moon's phases according to how Earth, the moon, and the sun line up; and explains that many nations want to send spacecraft and people to the moon.
6) The sun
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book discusses our sun, the closest star to Earth; describes how our sun provides light and heat to the planets; and explains that space probes send photographs of the sun to Earth.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book discusses the Milky Way, a spiral-shaped galaxy which has our solar system located in one of its spiral-shaped arms; describes stars orbiting the center of a galaxy; and explains that scientists study information about the Milky Way from space telescopes that are orbiting Earth.
9) Bumble bees
Author
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Simple text and photographs describe the physical characteristics of bumble bees.
10) Jupiter
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book is an introduction to Jupiter highlighting its special characteristics, its history, and past and future missions.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book defines asteroids, comets, and meteoroids; introduces the asteroid belt as the part of space between Mars and Jupiter; and explains that scientists have created a computer to help them discover asteroids.
12) The Kuiper Belt
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book introduces the Kuiper belt, a cold, dark area of space at the far edge of our solar system; describes Kuiper belt objects which are called KBOs; and explains that scientists use powerful telescopes on Earth and in space to study KBOs.
13) Uranus
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book is an introduction to Uranus highlighting its special characteristics, its history, and past missions to the planet.
14) Earth
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book is an introduction to the planet Earth highlighting its special characteristics and its history.
15) Venus
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book is an introduction to Venus highlighting its special characteristics, its history, and past and future missions to the planet.
16) Mars
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book is an introduction to Mars highlighting its special characteristics, its history, and past missions to the planet.
17) Mercury
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book is an introduction to Mercury highlighting its special characteristics, its history, and past and future missions to the planet.
18) Dwarf planets
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book discusses dwarf planets in our solar system; describes Ceres, Pluto, and Eris as known dwarf planets; and explains that they are studied through telescopes on Earth and in space.
19) Neptune
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book is an introduction to Neptune highlighting its special characteristics, its history, and past and future missions.
20) Saturn
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book is an introduction to Saturn, the second largest planet, highlighting its special characteristics, its history, and past missions to the planet.