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Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Mad scientist Dr. Alowishus Cobalt has used a tractor beam to alter the course of a comet and aim it at Earth, and it is up to the Kid Squad--Pi, Athena, Gadget, Tank, and their trusty cat D-Day to save the world from destruction.
24) Greenland
Description
A family fights for survival as a planet-killing comet races to Earth. John Garrity, his estranged wife Allison, and young son Nathan make a perilous journey to their only hope for sanctuary.
26) Moonfall
Author
Pub. Date
[1998]
Description
"It's the 21st century, and all is right with the world. Or so it seems." "But all that is right is about to go disastrously wrong when an amateur astronomer discovers a new comet. Named for its discoverer, Tomiko is a "sun-grazer," an interstellar wanderer with a hundred times the mass and ten times the speed of other comets. And it is headed straight for our moon." "In less than five days, if scientists' predictions are right, Tomiko will crash...
27) Fevered star
Author
Series
Between earth and sky volume 2
Formats
Description
"The great city of Tova is shattered. The sun is held within the smothering grip of the Crow God's eclipse, but a comet that marks the death of a ruler and heralds the rise of a new order is imminent. The Meridian: a land where magic has been codified and the worship of gods suppressed. How do you live when legends come to life, and the faith you had is rewarded? As sea captain Xiala is swept up in the chaos and currents of change, she finds an unexpected...
31) A look at comets
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Description
This book presents a comprehensive look at comets, from man's earliest observations of "hairy stars," to recent sightings of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Halle-Bopp, to future space missions to study comets in the outer solar system.
39) Comets
Author
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the formation , exploration, and parts of a comet, including how people have perceived comets throughout history.