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Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"In the spirit of The Orphan Train and Before We Were Yours, a historical debut about a nurse who chooses to save a baby's life, and risks her own in the process, exploring the ties of motherhood and the little-known history of Coney Island and America's first incubators"--
4) Apollo 13
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English
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It had been less than a year since the first man walked on the Moon, but to the American public, Apollo 13 was just another "routine" space flight. That is until the words pierced the immense void of space: "Houston, we have a problem." Stranded in a crippled spacecraft 205,000 miles from Earth, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly, flight director...
5) Eva Luna
Author
Language
Español
Description
En Eva Luna, su tercera novela, Isabel Allende recupera su pa̕s a trav̌s de la memoria y la imaginaci̤n. La cautivadora protagonista de esta historia constituye un nos̀tlgico ̀lter ego de la autora, que se llama a s̕ misma "ladrona de historias" precisamente porque en las historias radica el secreto de la vida y el mundo. Novela de hondo perfil humano, Eva Luna funde el destino individual con el colectivo mediante una fulgurante prosa de car̀cter...
6) Luna moth
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
What's that huge green insect with a fuzzy body? It's a luna moth! Beginning readers will learn all about these strange yet wonderful creatures in this delightful title. They will also learn basic information about luna moths, including what they eat--and don't eat--and how they stay safe from their enemies. Each 24-page book features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. The lively text, colorful design,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
See for yourself one of the most amazing masters of change in the insect kingdom-the Luna moth! Hatching from a tiny egg, the Luna moth begins its life as a caterpillar just 0.11 inch (3 millimeters) long. An eating machine, the caterpillar grows and sheds its skin-or molts-four times. Then it stitches a silk cocoon among the fallen leaves and becomes a pupa. Inside the pupa, the insect's body dissolves and reforms. After about six months, the insect...
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
Español
Description
When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it. Translation of the 2005 Caldecott Medal winner.
Sumario en español: Cuando Gatito confunde la luna llena por un plato hondo de leche, ella termina cansada, mojada, y hambrienta porque intente alcanzarlo.
Author
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Beautiful full-color photographs and informative text, in both English and standard Latin-American Spanish, introduce readers to our Moon. They will learn about the Moon's phases, that people have been to the Moon, and many more exciting facts. This is a great addition to any aspiring astronomer's library.
14) The Wolf man
Language
English
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Upon the death of his brother, Talbot returns from America to his ancestral home in Wales. He visits a gypsy camp with Jenny, a village girl, he is attacked by Bela, a gypsy who has turned into a werewolf. Talbot kills the werewolf but is bitten during the fight. Bela's mother tells him that this will cause him to become a werewolf at each full moon. Talbot confesses his plight to his unbelieving father, Sir John, who then joins the villagers in a...
Author
Publisher
Lil' Libros
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
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¡Presénteles a sus pequeños a la primera niña astronauta, Luz Lucero, en inglés y español! Noticia de última hora: ¡el viaje espacial de los niños se dirige hacia ti! Luz Lucero ha ganado el concurso de su vida: romper barreras y convertirse en la primera niña en el espacio. Para prepararse para su legendaria misión, probará deliciosas comidas de astronautas, practicará su caminata espacial y aprenderá nuevos idiomas. Sin darte cuenta,...
16) Artemisa
Author
Publisher
Nova
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
Augmenting her limited income by smuggling contraband to survive on the Moon's wealthy city of Artemis, Jazz agrees to commit what seems to be a perfect, lucrative crime, only to find herself embroiled in a conspiracy for control of the city.
Aumentando sus ingresos limitados mediante el contrabando de contrabando para sobrevivir en la rica ciudad de la Luna de Artemisa, Jazz acepta cometer lo que parece ser un crimen perfecto y lucrativo, solo para...
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
The heartbreaking and true story of a lonely orca named Luna who befriended humans in Nootka Sound, off the coast of Vancouver Island by Michael Parfit and Suzanne Chisholm.
One summer in Nootka Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, a young killer whale called Luna got separated from his pod. Like humans, orcas are highly social and depend on their families, but Luna found himself desperately alone. So, he tried to make contact...
19) Moon
Publisher
Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Students will learn about how the Moon has been studied throught out history - including recent lunar missions - and about its phases, eclipses and how it causes tides on Earth. A fun, hands-on activity will demonstrate the effect of the Moon's gravity on weight.
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Transports you to the lunar surface, where you can walk alongside the 12 extraordinary astronauts who have been there, experiencing what they saw, heard, and felt. Features rarely seen NASA footage, newly released photographs, CGI and actual live-action renditions of the lunar landscape.
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