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Section: Youth High Frontier Fact“The Comic Strip History of Space”Ken Murphy / 3:00 am February 23rd, 2011  Kindberg, Sally & Tracey Turner “Make: 24″Ken Murphy / 2:18 am November 3rd, 2010  Special Section - Make: Space “Spaţiul: Carte cu Abţibilduri”Ken Murphy / 3:11 pm August 28th, 2010  Mobberly, Martin. Trad. Alina Stan Librarian’s Note: Thanks to my colleague Dana for this first addition to the Lunar Library from Romania. “Kids to Space Club: Are we there yet?”Ken Murphy / 4:42 pm June 6th, 2010  Schorer, Lonnie Jones Librarian’s Note: Lonnie always lamented that no one ever seemed to pay attention to the story she wrote to connect the 100 chapters of the original “Kids to Space“, so for this third tome in the series (after the Educator Guide) the story is extracted and presented as a more coherent whole, although with one question from each topic extracted as well to help keep it educational. Usual disclosure - your Lunar Librarian co-wrote the Moon chapter of “Kids to Space”. “Space: Puzzles & Games”Ken Murphy / 4:17 pm March 6th, 2010 Rossetti, Matthew “Kididoc: L’espace”Ken Murphy / 8:43 pm February 16th, 2010 Kolaczek, Marie. Illus. par Olivier Latyk & Philippe Mignon “Inside Science: Moon and Tides”Ken Murphy / 2:13 am January 12th, 2010 Lang, Rob “Inside Science: Comets and Meteors”Ken Murphy / 2:11 am January 12th, 2010 Kelley, Jane “Inside Science: Space Station”Ken Murphy / 2:09 am January 12th, 2010 O’Brien, Bill “Astropuppies in Space: An Amazing Adventure for Young Astronauts” (DVD)Ken Murphy / 12:15 am November 23rd, 2009 Tully, Tim & Kathy Marty “Blast Off to the Moon”Ken Murphy / 3:56 pm August 16th, 2009 Nicholls, Paul (Illus.) “Paper Astronaut: The Paper Spacecraft Mission Manual”Ken Murphy / 11:39 pm June 30th, 2009 Cezzar, Juliette & Éditions Aéro-Dynamiques 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. “T-Minus: The Race to the Moon”Ken Murphy / 1:23 am May 27th, 2009 Ottaviani, Jim. Illus. by Zander & Kevin Cannon Launch Magazine Vol 4 # 6Ken Murphy / 11:31 pm February 22nd, 2009  Launch Magazine Vol 4 # 6 Librarian’s Note: This is a good sign. I’m looking forward to Launch coming off of hiatus. This issue features some of the folks of the Dallas Area Rocket Society and a Saturn 1B project they did for a local Apollo event (pdf) also featured in this issue. A lot of folks at ConDFW this weekend were asking about Spaceport America, and I was able to show them the illustrations in the article (pdf) by Jim Oberg. “Max Goes to Jupiter”Ken Murphy / 2:40 am January 1st, 2009 Bennett, Jeffrey, Nick Schneider & Erica Ellingson. Illus. by Michael Carroll “Microgravity: A Teacher’s Guide With Activities in Science, Mathematics, and Technology”Ken Murphy / 1:03 am November 11th, 2008  Rogers, Melissa, Gregory Vogt & Michael Wargo (eds.) Librarian’s Note: Thanks to the Marshall Educator Resource Center (ERC) for several additions to the Lunar Library. I stopped by the ERC during a visit to the Space & Rocket Center, which I hadn’t seen since my 1999 trip to Adult Space Camp (an absolute blast!), while in Huntsville for an NSS Board of Directors meeting (as I’ve been elected the Region 3 Rep). The ERC has friendly staff and nice facilities - the kids (and teachers) in the Huntsville area are pretty lucky to have such a resource, and the new Davidson Center is a nice Saturn V layout along the lines of the one at KSC. Launch Magazine Vol. 3 #5Ken Murphy / 11:58 pm September 30th, 2008  Launch Magazine Best of the Moon 2008 - Youth High Frontier Fact Librarian’s Note: Includes an article on the 2008 Lunar Regolith Excavation Challenge, which in my view is an incredible opportunity to do some ‘prep work’ for working on the Moon. There are a variety of techniques and designs applied to the challenge, and in this free market of ideas the better designs are going to rise to the top. The cover story is lushly illustrated look at the upcoming Hubble-servicing mission, including a cool picture of some of the custom tools. That is one sexy-looking drill. I also have a strong desire to add the Flown to the Moon Beta Cloth Patch Signed by Apollo 11 Crew found in the auction advert to the Lunar Library, though the Library’s budget is nowhere close to being anywhere close to affording something like that. I’ll just stick with books, magazines and videos… Launch Magazine Vol.3 #3Ken Murphy / 3:20 am June 28th, 2008  Launch Magazine Best of the Moon 2008 - Youth High Frontier Fact Librarian’s Note: There may have been a delivery hiccup this time around. If you haven’t gotten your Launch yet, and should have, then click through the link to get more details. Another well-done issue, even the advertising is cool. Lots of great articles, from a model rocket Ares I & Ares V (maybe VI), about 1/70th scale, an overview of Discovery Channel’s “When We Left Earth”, a long interview with Elon Musk, another with rocketeer Bill Stine, a cautionary article on weapons in space from Ben Bova, to the auction results from the Dallas Air & Space auction at the Frontiers of Flight Museum. “Kids to Space Mission Plans: An Educator’s Guide” (w/CD)Ken Murphy / 1:45 am June 24th, 2008  Schorer, Lonnie Jones & Barbara Sprungman David Best of the Moon 2008 - Youth Educator Materials Librarian’s Note: So what happens when you write an absolutely top-notch phenomenal book for the youngsters, and none of the teachers can use it because it doesn’t have instructions on how to use it to teach space? You write up a curriculum guide that touches on all of the different topics in Kids to Space (that would be 94 mission plans to choose from). For the Moon chapter activity they use the ‘Exploring the Moon’ Teacher’s Guide and a Lunar Disk exercise for certified instructors. Getting certified is not a difficult experience, even your friendly Lunar Librarian is certified. In conjunction with a copy of Kids to Space this is a powerful educational tool. The ‘Standards’ cover Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Technology (ITEA & ISTA), Careers, News and Geography. Aimed at 5th through 8th grade, it’s divided into three sections: Planning to Go to Space, Visiting and Living in Space, and Exploring Space. Includes a CD-ROM with even more curricular goodies. Perfect summer reading for your favorite teacher! “Getting Trained at Space Camp”Ken Murphy / 2:37 am June 17th, 2008  Terdiman, Daniel Librarian’s Note: The multi-axis trainer was my favorite part of Space Camp, and I’ve subsequently done less good ones at the Maryland Science Center and the Shanghai Science & Technology Museum. Space Camp was a blast! “Astronaut Handbook”Ken Murphy / 1:52 am June 1st, 2008 McCarthy, Meghan “Big Book of Space Exploration to Color”Ken Murphy / 10:49 pm May 25th, 2008 LaFontaine, Bruce Librarian’s Note: Comprises three earlier Dover coloring books: Exploring the Solar System, History of Space Exploration, and Constellations of the Night Sky. As much for adults as youngsters, these are probably the best and most informative space coloring pages around. Launch Magazine Vol. 2, No. 3Ken Murphy / 3:25 am March 28th, 2008  Launch Magazine Vol. 2, No. 3 “The Zula Patrol Explore Space!” (DVD)Ken Murphy / 1:51 am March 25th, 2008  Liberation Kids Librarian’s Note: Surprisingly educational for all of its little kid wackiness. Comes with a set of removable plastic clings of the Solar system. The packaging said it was a Borders Books exclusive, click the image. “Solar System Floor Puzzle 2′ x 3′” (foam puzzle)Ken Murphy / 2:26 am February 26th, 2008  “Solar System Floor Puzzle” |
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