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1	Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System more books like this by Joanna Cole When Miss Frizzle and her class arrive at the Planetarium they find it's closed - she won't be able to teach the children about space after all. But on the way home, the bus tilts back and zooms off into outer space. They visit the planets in turn and realize this is a much easier way to learn. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator more books like this by Roald Dahl Charlie and Willy Wonka are back, this time in a fantastic journey to outer space in their giant glass elevator. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Rama II more books like this by Arthur Charles Clarke In 2130, an alien spaceship, Rama, entered our solar system. The first product of an alien civilisation to be encountered by man, it revealed many wonders to mankind - but most of its mysteries remained unsolved ...Sixty-six years later, a second approaching spacecraft was detected; four years on, the Ramans are definitely returning. But this time ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Tunnel in the sky more books like this by Robert A Heinlein What was to have been a standard ten-day survival course had become an indefinite life-or-death nightmare. A group of young people were stranded somewhere in the universe, beyond contact with earth. They were being forced to forge a future where sometimes not even the fittest could survive. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.07! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Space more books like this by James A Michener The story of four men whose lives are bound up with America's efforts to reach the moon and beyond. The novel covers more than 40 years of human effort and includes the political manoeuvrings behind the scenes and various anxieties and confrontations with the media. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	George's Secret Key to the Universe more books like this by Stephen Hawking, Hugh Dancy (Read by) In his first book for children, the worlds preeminent theoretical physicist and author of "A Brief History of Time" teams with his daughter for a tale of a boy who befriends a computer that helps him to travel to other planets and a black hole. Includes four 8-page full-color inserts of scientific photos. Illustrations. see all copies from $8.27! new only from $8.27! \| SVS
7	Shield of lies more books like this by Michael P. Kube-McDowell As Leia deals with a new threat to the fragile new alliance that binds the New Republic, Lando becomes a prisoner aboard a runaway spacecraft, Luke continues his quest for his mother, and Han is taken hostage on a warship under the command of a ruthless leader. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Best Book of Spaceships more books like this by Ian Graham Young readers get right inside the spacecraft that wrench themselves free of Earth's gravity and power themselves far into Space. With action-packed sequences and atmospheric starscapes, they'll take part in the first moonwalk. They'll see the latest landing on Mars, and discover just how it feels to put on a spacesuit, orbit a distant planet, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space more books like this by Carl Sagan Pulitzer Prize-winning author Carl Sagan traces our exploration of space and suggests that our very survival may depend on the wise use of other worlds. This stirring book reveals how scientific discovery has altered our perception of who we are and where we stand, and challenges us to weigh what we will do with that knowledge. Photos, many in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.95! \| first editions
10	Space Exploration more books like this by Carole Stott, DK Publishing This reference book on space exploration has been structured so that the individual themes of each spread make up a complete visual story and a self-contained module of information. It is part of a series of books which provide reference information on a variety of topics. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings more books like this by Douglas Florian Blast off with Douglas Florian's new high-flying compendium, which features twenty whimsical poems about space. From the moon to the stars, from the Earth to Mars, here is an exuberant celebration of our celestial surroundings that's certain to become a universal favourite among aspiring astronomers everywhere. It includes die-cut pages and a ... see all copies from $9.50! new only from $9.50! \| SVS
12 view cover	Space more books like this by Stephen Baxter 'If they existed, they would be here' ENRICO FERMI. In the second volume in Stephen Baxter's epic Manifold Series Reid Malenfant inhabits the universe Malenfant kick-started in TIME ('science fiction at its best' FHM) -- and 'they' are here. 'If they existed, they would be here' -- this is the Fermi paradox concerning the existence of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Before Dishonor more books like this by Peter David, Gene Roddenberry (Creator) To the disbelief of Starfleet Command, and especially of Admiral Janeway, the Borg were not vanquished when the USS Voyager destroyed their transwarp conduits. A disabled Borg cube seems to hold the answers to why the Borg are now striking out and killing, without troubling to assimilate their prey. Admiral Janeway, Seven of Nine and a team of ... see all copies from $2.87! new only from $3.69! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Sky Road more books like this by Ken MacLeod Centuries after its catastrophic Deliverance, humanity is again reaching into space. And one young scholar working in the space ship yard, Clovis colha Gree, could make the difference between success and failure. For his mysterious lover, Merrial, has seduced him into the idea of extrapolating the ship's future from the dark archives of the past. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Voyages Through the Universe more books like this by Andrew Fraknoi Voyages Through the Universe, Second Edition, provides students and professors with the best of both worlds. It is written by two distinguished research scientists (Morrison and Wolff) and an award-winning astronomy educator (Fraknoi). This author team combines the latest science with classroom-tested teaching strategies. Voyages Through the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions
16 view cover	National Geographic Encyclopedia of Space more books like this by Linda K Glover, Buzz Aldrin (Foreword by), Patricia S Daniels (From an idea by) The National Geographic Encyclopedia of Space offers clear and concise explanations of the planets; telescopes; manned space flight; satellites; the origin of the universe; the contributions of Nicolaus Copernicus, Edwin Hubble, and Stephen Hawking; and much more. The Encyclopedia of Space answers such questions as How vast is the Milky Way? What ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.98! \| SVS
17	The Promise of Space more books like this by Arthur Charles Clarke see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Meteor! more books like this by Patricia Polacco When a meteor crashes into Grandma and Grandpa Gaw's yard, life changes for all the residents of Mudsock Meadow. Color illustrations accompany the story, which is based on an actual event. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.07! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Space Race: The Epic Battle Between America and the Soviet Union for Dominion of Space more books like this by Deborah Cadbury The basis for a four-part "National Geographic" series, this spellbinding account of the race into space includes, for the first time in history, the Russian side of the story. Two 8-page inserts, one in full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.93! \| first editions
20 view cover	Bugs in Space: A Pop Up Journey's Book more books like this by David A. Carter David A. Carter, the undisputed master of pop-up mayhem, soars to new heights in his latest book--his first-ever complete story starring everyone's favorite insects! Join Captain Bug Rogers and Robobug on their three-dimensional close encounters with Great Red Bug of Jupiter, bewildering UFBs (unidentified flying bugs), and awesome Alien Bugs. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.21! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	I Wonder Why Stars Twinkle and Other Questions about Space more books like this by Carole Stott Children are fascinated by the world around them, and "why" is a favourite word. This series takes as its starting point this natural desire to understand the world, and then feeds it with text and illustrations designed both to entertain and to inform. This book focuses on astronomy, and each spread contains one, two or three questions which ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.89! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Pale Blue Dot more books like this by Carl Sagan As we complete the preliminary reconnaissance of our neighborhood in space, we need a long-term over-arching vision of the human future. In this new title by "Cosmos" author Carl Sagan, he reveals how science has altered our perception of who we are and where we stand--and challenges us to weigh what we will do with that knowledge in the future. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.64! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Universe: Stunning Satellite Imagery from Outer Space more books like this by Heather Couper, Nigel Henbest (Foreword by) - Transports the reader out or this world with a pictorial journey through the universe that shows us such startling sights as butterfly nebulae, sun plasma loops, gas pillars, young stars, and whole galaxies.- Introductory text to each chapter and detailed extended captions explain both the content of the pictures and the means by which it was ... see all copies from $5.09! new only from $20.68! \| SVS
24	Apollo: The Race to the Moon more books like this by Charles Murray The story of America's Apollo space projects of the 1960s, told from the perspective of the scientists, engineers and people at Mission Control who made the moon landing possible. This history of science is related in human terms, and aims to capture the drama of a critical era in world history. It begins with the group of engineers commissioned ... see all copies from $5.41! signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Hubble: The Mirror on the Universe more books like this by Robin Kerrod Dramatic images never before published in a single volume. Stargazers will be astonished to see in color pictures what were once fuzzy photographs. These dramatic, unforgettable images will bring into sharp focus how the Universe is unfolding in new and astonishing ways. see all copies from $2.98! new only from $2.98! \| SVS

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