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1) Comets
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes what has been learned about the composition, orbits, and the existence of several well-known comets.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Look up! Look out! A comet is coming, a comet is coming! Stink is camped out in the backyard with his sister, Judy, and he can't wait to lay eyes on P/2015 OZ4, also known as the Sherman-Holm Comet. But then news of an asteroid hitting Russia reaches Stink, and suddenly he's feeling squeamish (and squash-ish) about close encounters of the outer-space kind. Will donning an aluminum-foil cape and building a bunker in the basement help keep him safe?...
Author
Description
A comet rushes toward the earth, a deadly, glowing orb that soon fills the sky and promises doom. But mankind is too busy hating, stealing, scheming, and killing to care. As luminous green trails of cosmic dust and vapor stream across the heavens, blood flows beneath: nations wage all-out war, bitter strikes erupt, and jealous lovers plot revenge and murder. The earth slips past the comet by the narrowest of margins, but all succumb to the gases in...
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
"An introduction to Neptune, comets, and dwarf planets for primary and intermediate grade students with information about their features and exploration. Includes charts and diagrams, a list of highlights for each chapter, fun facts, glossary, resource list, and index"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
What has one head, sometimes has tails, and orbits the Sun? A comet! These giant balls of ice, mixed with rock and dust, orbit the Sun. When they are very far from it, they have no tails. When they get closer to the Sun, they heat up and give off a cloud of gases and dust--and form tails. Early readers will be taken on a journey through outer space in simple yet captivating text as they learn these and other fascinating facts about comets. Each 24-page...
13) Comets
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This title will cover how comets came to be, what they are made of, where most of them are found, and why we can sometimes see them as beautiful bright streaks in the sky! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.--
14) Comet
Author
Description
Explores the fascinating realm of comets answering questions raised by their appearance and delving into the superstitions surrounding them.
16) The ninth metal
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"From award-winning author Benjamin Percy comes an explosive, breakout speculative thriller in which a powerful new metal arrives on Earth in the wake of a meteor shower, triggering a massive new "Gold Rush" in the Midwest and turning life as we know it on its head. The first of a cycle of novels set in a shared universe"--
18) Comets
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about comets. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 14
Formats
Description
"In Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 2034, a comet is due to hit the Earth within the hour. Denise, who's sixteen years old and autistic, must try to find her missing sister and also help her neglectful, undependable mother safely aboard a spaceship"--
20) Deep impact
Description
'Deep Impact' is the story of the world's reaction to a death sentence. As a comet approaches the earth which might not be destroyed or divertedbefore it reaches earth, each individual struggles in the face of extinction to find what most matters to him or her.
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