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Section: Youth

“Space: Puzzles & Games”

Rossetti, Matthew
“Space: Puzzles & Games”
Hammond World Atlas Corp.
2009
ISBN13: 978-0-841-61092-7
Publisher’s Web Site

“Tous Sur Orbite!” (DVD)

Gessner, Nicolas
“Tous Sur Orbite!”
Éditions Montparnasse
1997 (2004)
Publisher’s Web Site

Librarian’s Note: A Region 0 (all zones) DVD I picked up during my visit to the 14th ISU Symposium, this is an absolutely brilliant educational overview of the Earth’s place in space over the course of a year. Excellent computer graphics allow for an easier understanding of any number of astronomical concepts, from calendars to the Moon’s motion in the sky. There is an English soundtrack, so I highly, highly recommend this DVD for educators. Absolutely top notch!

“Bob Moon et Titania: Une Base sur la Lune” (BD)

Wasterlain, Marc
“Bob Moon et Titania: Une Base sur la Lune”
Éditions Pan Pan
1972 (2009)
N° 116 de 250
ISBN13: 978-2-960-05219-0
Publisher’s Web Site

“Kididoc: L’espace”

Kolaczek, Marie. Illus. par Olivier Latyk & Philippe Mignon
“Kididoc: L’espace”
Éditions Nathan
2009
ISBN13: 978-2-092-50326-3
Publisher’s Web Site

“Les Tea Sisters, Tome 8: Destination Étoiles”

Stilton, Téa
“Les Tea Sisters, Tome 8: Destination Étoiles”
Albin Michel Jeunese
2008
ISBN13: 978-2-226-19549-4
Publisher’s Web Site

“Cosmic”

Boyce, Frank Cottrell
“Cosmic”
Walden Pond Press
2008 (2010)
ISBN13: 978-0-061-83683-1
Publisher’s Web Site

Librarian’s Note: Fresh out this week here in the U.S., so far (p. 49) this one is a brisk and engaging read. Make that a delightful read, and one that the grownups should read after their kids are done, as it gets pretty much everything right.

“Inside Science: Moon and Tides”

Lang, Rob
“Inside Science: Moon and Tides”
Creative Teaching Press
2009
ISBN13: 978-1-591-98708-6
Publisher’s Web Site

“Inside Science: Comets and Meteors”

Kelley, Jane
“Inside Science: Comets and Meteors”
Creative Teaching Press
2009
ISBN13: 978-1-591-98707-9
Publisher’s Web Site

“Inside Science: Space Station”

O’Brien, Bill
“Inside Science: Space Station”
Creative Teaching Press
2009
ISBN: 978-1-591-98700-0
Publisher’s Web Site

“Faces of the Moon”

Crelin, Bob. Illus. by Leslie Evans
“Faces of the Moon”
Charlesbridge
2009
ISBN13: 978-1-570-91785-1
Author’s Web Site
Publisher’s Web Site
NSTA Recommends Web Site
Just One More Book! Podcast
365 Days of Astronomy Podcast

“Make: technology on your time Vol. 20″

“Make: technology on your time Vol. 20″
O’Reilly
11/2009
Publisher’s Web Site

“Astropuppies in Space: An Amazing Adventure for Young Astronauts” (DVD)

Tully, Tim & Kathy Marty
“Astropuppies in Space: An Amazing Adventure for Young Astronauts”
Universe Productions
2009
Publisher’s Web Site

“Mini-RF” (fact sheet)

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“Mini-RF”
NASA
2009
Publisher’s Web Site
On-Line Fact Sheet (pdf)

“Mini-RF” (litho)

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“Mini-RF”
NASA
2009
Publisher’s Web Site
On-Line Litho (pdf)

“Carole Marsh Mysteries #27: The Mission Possible Mystery at Space Center Houston”

Marsh, Carole
“Carole Marsh Mysteries #27: The Mission Possible Mystery at Space Center Houston”
Gallopade International/Carole Marsh Books
2009
ISBN13: 978-0-635-06827-9
Publisher’s Web Site

Librarian’s Note: Missing Moon rock, huh? Sounds like the summer I was at NASA Academy as Program Support and on our trip to JSC in Houston we were denied the opportunity to visit the Moon Rock Lab because some idiot interns thought they could steal a safe full of Moon rocks and sell them on the internet. Major Fail, and I think the idiot miscreants are still where they belong. That was just a bad year, as some idiot fundamentalists had gotten it into their heads to fly some planes into some buildings, and so on the Academy trip to KSC we were denied a chance to visit the Orbiter Processing Facilities (OPFs) and the VAB. Yes, I’m still resentful to this day, as that was probably the only chance I’ll get in life to see the Moon rocks up close and fondle them, and not just shards in lucite which is what most people get to see through the Moon Rock Certification Program (run through NASA’s Educator Resource Center Network).

“One Small Step” (art)

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Clemens, Sarah
“One Small Step”
2009
#22 of 250
Artist’s Web Site

Librarian’s Note: I visited the Art Show while I was down at Armadillocon 31 to speak on the Return to the Moon panel, but wasn’t early enough to get the quick sale on this one. It went to auction and I had to go through a bidding war to get it for the Lunar Library, but I think it’s a terrific addition to the Lunar art collection.

“Werewolves on the Moon versus Vampires #3″ (comic)

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Land, Dave & the Fillbach Brothers
“Werewolves on the Moon: versus Vampires” #3 of 3
Dark Horse Publishing
08/2009
Publisher’s Web Site

“Wandaba Style” (DVD)

Mutsuki, Juzo
“Wandaba Style”
IMAGICA Entertainment/ADV Films
2009
Publisher’s Web Site
T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews Review
AnimeNewsNetwork Review
Revolution Science Fiction Review
DVD Verdict Review

Librarian’s Note: Billed as ‘Wacky Science Fiction Series’, this anime tells the story of Mix Juice, a girl group of wannabe pop stars, whose manager decides to make them famous with a performance as the first band on the Moon. They get there, but they should have read their contract a bit more carefully.

“Apollo 11: The Moon Landing Logbook”

Wilsher, Jane (Ed.)
“Apollo 11: The Moon Landing Logbook”
Sterling Publishing
2009
ISBN: 978-1-402-76979-5
Publisher’s Web Site

“Blast Off to the Moon”

Nicholls, Paul (Illus.)
“Blast Off to the Moon”
Penguin/Price Stern Sloan
2009
ISBN: 978-0-843-13474-2
Publisher’s Web Site

“Werewolves on the Moon: versus Vampires #2″ (comic)

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Land, Dave & the Fillbach Brothers
“Werewolves on the Moon: versus Vampires” #2 of 3
Dark Horse Publishing
07/2009
Publisher’s Web Site

Features fan-favorite werewolves AND vampires now in an all-new lunar setting!

“Lunar Landing and Return: A Simplified Physics & Mathematics Investigation”

Lundy, Donald C.
“Lunar Landing and Return: A Simplified Physics & Mathematics Investigation”
1stBooks Library
2002
ISBN: 0-759-61858-5

“Danger Mouse: Project Moon” (DVD)

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Cosgrove/Hall Productions
“Danger Mouse: Project Moon”
Freemantle Home Entertainment
1983 (2002)

“This is the way to the Moon”

Sasek, Miroslav
“This is the way to the Moon”
Universe Publishing/Simon & Schuster
1963 (2009)
ISBN13: 978-0-789-31842-8
Publisher’s Web Site

“Paper Astronaut: The Paper Spacecraft Mission Manual”

Cezzar, Juliette & Éditions Aéro-Dynamiques
“Paper Astronaut: The Paper Spacecraft Mission Manual”
Universe Publishing
2009
ISBN13: 978-0-789-31881-7
Publisher’s Web Site
Official Website

Librarian’s Note: Go into any hobby shop, and you’ll find plenty of models of airplanes and cars and ships, but rockets? You can have any rocket you want as long as it’s a Space Shuttle (or Apollo). Space interested model builders have adapted to this by promulgating a large number of paper models. The best round-up of links to paper models is over at Hobbyspace, but this book is a terrific introduction to the hobby with an international line-up of spacecraft.

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