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Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
"Christophe Galfard's mission in life is to spread modern scientific ideas to the general public in entertaining ways. Using his considerable skills as a brilliant theoretical physicist and successful young adult author, The Universe in Your Hand employs the immediacy of simple, direct language to show us, not explain to us, the theories that underpin everything we know about our universe. To understand what happens to a dying star, we are asked to...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Joss, the seventh son of the Supreme Overlord of the Universe, must team up with a human girl to re-create Earth, when the planet is accidentally erased from existence.
4) Fire sea
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Formats
Description
Abarrach, the Realm of stone. Here, on a barren world of underground caverns built around a core of molten lava, the lesser races — humans, elves, and dwarves — seem to have all died off. Here, too, what may well be the last remnants of the once powerful Sartan still struggle to survive. For Haplo and Alfred — enemies by heritage, traveling companions by necessity —...
5) Elven star
Author
Series
Death Gate cycle volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
On steamy Pryan, never-ending sunlight and plentiful rain have created a jungle so vast that humans and elves dwell high in the trees and only dwarves live anywhere near the ground. From the treetops the aristocratic elves sell weapons to the other races, whose incessant warfare sends a steady steam of profits and essential resources skyward. Now, generations of dissent and race hatred will not heal — not even under the threat of annihilation at...
Author
Series
Death Gate cycle volume 7
Publisher
Random House Worlds
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Seventh Gate is the thrilling conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Death Gate Cycle by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. In this tale of treachery, power, and heroism, Alfred, Haplo, and Marit embark on a journey of death and discovery as they seek to enter the dreaded Seventh Gate. Encountering enemies both old and new, they unleash a magic no power can control, damning themselves to an apocalypse of unimagined...
Author
Series
Death Gate cycle volume 6
Publisher
Random House Worlds
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
Formats
Description
From his army of the undead, Xar, Lord of the Nexus, learns of the existence of the mysterious Seventh Gate. It is said that this gate grants whoever enters it the power to create worlds—or destroy them. Only Haplo knows its location—but he doesn't know he knows it. Now an ex-lover has been sent to betray Haplo and bring back his corpse. Meanwhile, the assassin Hugh the Hand is also after Haplo, wielding the Accursed Blade. With his old...
Author
Series
Library of Ever volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Lenora returns to the magical Library-which holds every book ever known on its shelves. But she discovers the Library is under new management, its incredible rooms and corridors turned dark and sinister. She quickly connects with a secret resistance that's trying to free knowledge from the shadows threatening it. Her new friends introduce her to an ancient lost city, hang-gliding, and mathematical beings larger than the universe itself. And they...
Author
Series
Library of Ever volume 1
Publisher
Imprint
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"With her parents off traveling the globe, Lenora is bored, bored, bored -- until she discovers a secret doorway into the ultimate library. Mazelike and reality-bending, the library contains all the universe's wisdom. Every book ever written, and every fact ever known, can be found within its walls. And Lenora becomes its newly appointed Fourth Assistant Apprentice Librarian. She rockets to the stars, travels to a future filled with robots, and faces...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Inc
Pub. Date
[2018].
Edition
[First edition?]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Teach children about the real science behind the stars using one of the most iconic and recognized childhood classics, "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star". Written by an expert in astrophysics, this book is the perfect primer for learning exactly what those twinkling little stars are doing way up high in the sky. Each stanza explains what stars are made of and their relationship to the earth in an easy-to-understand way."--
Author
Publisher
Rosen Young Adult
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
This revealing title offers readers insight into the many transformations our universe has experienced since its origin fourteen billion years ago. Through dynamic illustrations, diagrams, and accompanying text, readers will learn how the universe evolved to its present state and what theorists predict will happen in the future. The origins of the universe are covered, as are theories regarding existence before the big bang. Furthermore, in covering...
Publisher
Discovery Communications
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
Widescreen
Language
English
Description
"[This series] will explore the deepest mysteries of existence -- the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. This series brings together the brightest minds and best ideas from the very edges of science -- Astrophysics, Astrobiology, Quantum mechanics, String theory and more -- to reveal the extraordinary truth of our Universe." -- Container.
Author
Series
George Greenby books volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
George and his neighbor friend Eric travel through a computer portal into outer space encountering black holes while trying to escape an evil scientist.
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"How many stars are in the sky? How did the universe begin? Where did it come from? This is the story of Edwin Hubble, a boy fascinated by the stars who surmounted many hurdles to follow his dreams of becoming an astronomer. Using the insights of great mathematicians and endlessly observing the sky, he succeeded in confirming two things that altered human life forever: that there are more galaxies than our own, and that the universe is always expanding....
Publisher
Gaiam Americas
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
A "Planet Earth" of the heavens, this film takes the world's most famous scientific mind and sets if free, powered by the limitless possibilities of computer animation. In three spellbinding hours, the renowned Stephen Hawking gives us the ultimate guide to the universe, a fantastic adventure based on real science-spanning the whole of space and time.
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