Exploring Our Universe

Exploring Our Universe takes students on exciting adventures through the wonders of deep space. Investigate fiery comets, faraway planets, and mysterious black holes. Meet astronomers and astronauts that changed the history of space exploration, and study the stellar technology that helped them do so. Vivid photographs and dynamic text take readers on an out-of-this-world journey through our vast universe. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Titles

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Space Exploration

by Kelly Doudna

Climb Aboard! Explore how NASA was formed! Meet early astronauts! Examine the Gemini and Apollo programs! Investigate Keck, Keck II, the Hubble Telescope, and the Chandra X-ray Observatory!… More →

Reinforced Hardcover (7407-7) : $4.99
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The Sun

by Heather C. Hudak

Climb Aboard! Explore how the sun was formed! Investigate spots, flares, and solar wind! Meet early astronomers working to understand the sun! Examine the sun, the moon, Earth, and gravity!… More →

Reinforced Hardcover (7409-1) : $4.99
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Planets

by Lauren Kukla

Climb Aboard! Explore planets and how they are formed! Meet early astronomers and read about early astronomy! Investigate telescopes, satellites, rovers, and probes! Learn about different… More →

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The Moon

by Kelly Doudna

Climb Aboard! Explore how the moon was formed! Learn about eclipses, the moon's atmosphere, and the effects of its gravitational pull on Earth! Meet key Russian and American astronauts and… More →

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Galaxies

by Heather C. Hudak

Climb Aboard! Explore different types of galaxies! Learn how galaxies are formed! Meet key astronomers examine the tools they use such as the Hubble Space Telescope, satellites, and probes!… More →

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The Amazing Universe

by Lauren Kukla

Climb Aboard! Explore the beginning of the universe, the big bang theory, galaxies, and black holes! Learn about key astronomers and their contributions to space exploration! Examine the… More →

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Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids

by Lauren Kukla

Climb Aboard! Explore the difference between meteor, meteorite, and meteoroid! Investigate comet composition and development and their observation through history! Learn about asteroids!… More →

Reinforced Hardcover (7403-9) : $4.99
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Stars

by Lauren Kukla

Climb Aboard! Explore planets and how they are formed! Meet key astronomers! Examine the history of mapping the stars! Investigate red giants, black and white dwarfs, neutron stars,… More →

Reinforced Hardcover (7408-4) : $4.99
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