Investigating Space Mysteries


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Beyond The Stars: In Reaching for the Stars: Investigating Space Mysteries, 4th--9th graders learn about some of the marvelous mysteries and fascinating discoveries of outer space. Learning About Space: What is a black hole? Do aliens exist? Young readers learn about some of the unsolved mysteries of space, and some of our greatest discoveries. Learn about planet types, what the universe is made of, and more! Build Reading Skills: This engaging 32-page children's book will help your child improve comprehension and build confidence with guided post-reading questions and fun activities. Leveled Books: Part of the Reaching for the Stars series, the high interest text and full-color pictures make this children's book an engaging read with fun and interesting facts about space as well as its unsolved mysteries. Why Rourke Educational Media: Since 1980, Rourke Publishing Company has specialized in publishing engaging and diverse non-fiction and fiction books for children in a wide range of subjects that support reading success on a level that has no limits.




Investigating Space Mysteries


Book Description

Book Features: * Ages 9-15, Grades 4-9 * 32 pages, 7 inches x 9 inches * Simple, easy-to-read pages with full-color pictures * Includes post-reading questions and activities * Reading/teaching tips and glossary included Beyond The Stars: In Reaching for the Stars: Investigating Space Mysteries, 4th--9th graders learn about some of the marvelous mysteries and fascinating discoveries of outer space. Learning About Space: What is a black hole? Do aliens exist? Young readers learn about some of the unsolved mysteries of space, and some of our greatest discoveries. Learn about planet types, what the universe is made of, and more! Build Reading Skills: This engaging 32-page children's book will help your child improve comprehension and build confidence with guided post-reading questions and fun activities. Leveled Books: Part of the Reaching for the Stars series, the high interest text and full-color pictures make this children's book an engaging read with fun and interesting facts about space as well as its unsolved mysteries. Why Rourke Educational Media: Since 1980, Rourke Publishing Company has specialized in publishing engaging and diverse non-fiction and fiction books for children in a wide range of subjects that support reading success on a level that has no limits.




Investigating Space Mysteries


Book Description

Book Features: • Ages 9-15, Grades 4-9 • 32 pages, 7 inches x 9 inches • Simple, easy-to-read pages with full-color pictures • Includes post-reading questions and activities • Reading/teaching tips and glossary included Beyond The Stars: In Reaching for the Stars: Investigating Space Mysteries, 4th—9th graders learn about some of the marvelous mysteries and fascinating discoveries of outer space. Learning About Space: What is a black hole? Do aliens exist? Young readers learn about some of the unsolved mysteries of space, and some of our greatest discoveries. Learn about planet types, what the universe is made of, and more! Build Reading Skills: This engaging 32-page children’s book will help your child improve comprehension and build confidence with guided post-reading questions and fun activities. Leveled Books: Part of the Reaching for the Stars series, the high interest text and full-color pictures make this children’s book an engaging read with fun and interesting facts about space as well as its unsolved mysteries. Why Rourke Educational Media: Since 1980, Rourke Publishing Company has specialized in publishing engaging and diverse non-fiction and fiction books for children in a wide range of subjects that support reading success on a level that has no limits.




Everyday Life Science Mysteries


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How do tiny bugs get into oatmeal? What makes children look like-- or different from-- their parents? Where do rotten apples go after they fall off the tree? By presenting everyday mysteries like these, this book will motivate your students to carry out hands-on science investigations and actually care about the results. These 20 open-ended mysteries focus exclusively on biological science, including botany, human physiology, zoology, and health. The stories come with lists of science concepts to explore, grade-appropriate strategies for using them, and explanations of how the lessons align with national standards. They also relieve you of the tiring work of designing inquiry lessons from scratch. " What makes this book so special is the unique way science is integrated into the story line, using characters and situations children can easily identify with." -- Page Keeley, author of the NSTA Press series Uncovering Student Ideas in Science




Sky Detective


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Text and suggested activities help the reader explore the many aspects of the night sky, including the stars, constellations, and planets.




Are There Other Earths?


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Readers will find out about the other planets that scientists have discovered through accessible text, fun fact boxes, and amazing photographs. They will be introduced to amazing scientific tools including the Kepler telescope, which has assisted in locating many planets outside of our solar system. The question of other planets sustaining life, as it is on earth, has been plaguing scientists and curious minds for some time. Along with fuel scientists, readers will speculate whether there are habitable planets and if people could move to them or not.




More Freaky Space Stories


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Space is infinite. There are never-ending mysteries in its starry reaches, and we're still learning about them. In this detailed, fascinating book, young readers will learn more about freaky stories of space, including weird planets, strange stars, unexplained phenomena, and tales of the brave people who've traveled into this final frontier. Intriguing facts and historic photographs will catch students' interest as they investigate these mysteries and learn more about the universe in which we live and beyond.







The Great Space Case


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At Camp Dakota, the first team to correctly answer three astronomy riddles will get to attend a "big event," but when astronomy-lover Angie's team is being beaten by another, she and her friends investigate why.




Space Mysteries


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