Waste of Space
By Gina Damico
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 17.99
July, 2017
Ages:14-17
Genre : YA Fiction, humor, contemporary realistic
Cram ten hormonal teens into a spaceship and blast off: that’s the premise for the ill-conceived reality show Waste of Space.
The kids who are cast know everything about drama—and nothing about the fact that the production is fake. Hidden in a desert warehouse, their spaceship replica is equipped with state-of-the-art special effects dreamed up by the scientists partnering with the shady cable network airing the show.
The Universe
By Seymour Simon
Harper Collins Publishing, 1998, $6.99
Genre: Cosmology, Juvenile literature, Science
ISBN 13: 9780060877255
Summary: Describes the expansion of the universe as a result of the Big Bang.
Vincent's Starry Night and Other Stories
By Michael Bird,
Illustrated by Kate Evans
Laurence King Publish, 2016, $29.95
Genre: Stars, Juvenile Literature, Short Stories, Art, History of Art
ISBN 13: 9781780676159
Summary: A collection of stories involving the history of art, and great artists.
Star Finder, The Complete Beginner's Guide To Exploring The Night Sky
By Carole Stott and Giles Sparrow
Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, 2007, $8.94
Genre: Cosmology, Juvenile literature, Science, Guide, Handbook, For Beginners
ISBN 13: 9781405318198
Summary: A complete guide to space for beginners.
The Young Astronomer
By Harry Ford
DK Publishing, INC., 1998, $15.95
Genre: Astronomy, Juvenile Literature, Experiments, Observers manuals.
ISBN 13: 9780751356496
Summary: Introduces the basics of astronomy through a variety of projects, including a model of a lunar eclipse and stimulating a "comet's tail."
Page made with help from Brayden Probst & Robert Carter.
Scholastic Encyclopedia: Space
By Jacqueline Mitton and Simon Mitton
Scholastic Reference, 1999, $9.99
Genre: Cosmology, Juvenile literature, Science
ISBN 13: 9780590592277
Summary: An Encyclopedia of Space.
Total Solar Eclipse of 2017
In honor of this awesome events, a roundup of books about the stars
Night Sky, Watching the Universe outside your window
By Giles Sparrow
Scholastic Reference, 2012, $7.78
Genre: Cosmology, Juvenile literature, Science, Activities at home
ISBN 13: 9780545383745
oldies but goodies
Starry Messenger
By Peter Sis
Square Fish, 2000, $8.99
Genre: Galilei, Galileo, Biography, Juvenile Literature, Astronomers, Italy, Scientists
ISBN 13: 9780374470272
Summary: A book depicting the life of a famous scientist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, physicist, Galileo Galilei.