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Describes what are meteorites, and where do they come from?

Seventh graders Annie, Rocky, Flynn, and Beans--best friends who've dubbed themselves "Scouts"--encounter an unusual object falling from the sky while observing a meteor shower on their annual end-of-school-year camping trip in the local forest. Convinced it is a UFO, the group, along with Flynn's cousin Scarlett, seeks fortune and fame as they set out to recover the object. Lingering family issues test their friendships, while bears, hillbillies,...

Explores the science behind meteor showers, discussing what they are, what causes them, why are they there, and more.

"Use the next generation science standards to learn how meteorites are identified."-- Provided by publisher.

Bunny and Dog live on opposite sides of the fence. No one says hello. Or hi. But on the night of the shooting star, two doors open...

Describes what it would be like to visit space and examine comets, asteroids, and meteors.

Tristan Thorne, who lives in the quiet Victorian countryside town of Wall, crosses into the world of Faerie to recover a fallen star for the woman he loves, but once there he encounters dangerous rivals for the star.

"The Fated Sky looks forward to 1961, when mankind is well-established on the moon and looking forward to its next step: journeying to, and eventually colonizing, Mars. Of course the noted Lady Astronaut Elma York would like to go, but there's a lot riding on whoever the International Aerospace Coalition decides to send on this historic--but potentially very dangerous--mission? Could Elma really leave behind her husband and the chance to start a family...

"From award-winning author Benjamin Percy comes the second novel in his grippingly original sci-fi series, The Comet Cycle, in which a passing comet has caused irreversible change to the growth of fungi, spawning a dangerous, invasive species in the Pacific Northwest that threatens to control the lives of humans and animals alike"-- Provided by publisher.