astronauts

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Astronauts

2009
With color photographs and simple text provides an introduction to astronauts and what it is like to live and work in outer space.

Buzz Aldrin

2006
A biography of astronaut Buzz Aldrin who was a member of the first Project Apollo crew to land on the moon. Describes his childhood, his early career as an air force pilot, the moon mission, and his life after the mission.

Astronaut PiggyWiggy

2002
PiggyWiggy dreams of being an astronaut, and along with his faithful friend and companion, Teddy, he boards a rocket and blasts off to explore the wonders of the planets.

Trailblazing astronaut John Glenn

2004
A biography of former Senator John Glenn, who orbited the earth in 1962 and became the oldest man to go into space in 1998.

Magnificent desolation

the long journey home from the moon
2009
Recounts the astronaut's life and career, including his childhood, the landmark 1969 moon landing, and his battles with alcoholism and depression after his fame. NASA.

Reaching for the moon

2006
Presents an account of astronaut Buzz Aldrin's life and the determination and experiences that led him to be part of the first mission to land men on the moon.

Cosmonaut

2003
Based on the premises that the next world war will not begin in the Middle East, or even on Earth. The next world war will be waged in space, on an orbiting international space station.

The eternity artifact

2005
When signs of long-dormant intelligent life are discovered on a sunless planet beyond the edge of the galaxy, an impressive group of intellects are dispatched to reveal its secrets.

Godspeed, John Glenn

2006
An illustrated biography of John Glenn telling the story of how he became the first American astronaut to orbit the earth inside "Friendship 7.".

Mousetronaut goes to Mars

Meteor the Mousetronaut is devastated when his name is not called on to go on a mission to Mars. Undeterred, Meteor decides to stow away on the spaceship, where unforeseen consequences could actually conspire to make Meteor a hero.

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