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Author
Series
Secret Smithsonian adventures volume 1
Publisher
Smithsonian Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Schoolmates Dominique, Eric, Josephine, and Ajay are excited about a field trip to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. When they get there, however, they find a museum where aviation development seems to have taken a different turn in 1909. It is filled with balloons, blimps, and dirigibles. They travel through time to try and restore the Wright brothers to their place in history and along the way, learn about aerodynamics and other aviation...
48) Washington, D.C
Publisher
Bennett-Watt HD Productions
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Take a tour of America's capitol with visits to some the most recognizable icons of freedom. Also visit some of the famous museums and attractions, including the Smithsonian, National Zoo, The Library of Congress and many more.
Author
Publisher
American Museum of Natural History, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
Multiple
Description
Featuring extraordinary images from telescopes on the ground and in space and stunning, never-before-seen visualizations of physics-based simulations, the dazzling new Journey to the Stars launches visitors through space and time to experience the life and death of the stars in our night sky, including our own nurturing Sun. Tour familiar stellar formations, explore new celestial mysteries, and discover the fascinating, unfolding story that connects...
Author
Publisher
Smithsonian Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"If you want to know where you are, you need a good clock. This surprising connection between time and place has been true for centuries and is now being explored in Time and Navigation: The Untold Story of Getting from Here to There, the companion book to the National Air and Space Museum exhibition of the same name. This beautifully illustrated book covers five major periods of navigation history. The first period, when explorers were navigating...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A celebration of the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo missions to the moon, this narrative uses 50 key artifacts from the Smithsonian archives to tell the story of the groundbreaking space exploration program. Bold photographs, fascinating graphics, and engaging stories commemorate the 20th century's most important space endeavor: NASA's Apollo program to reach the moon. From the lunar rover and an emergency oxygen mask to space food and moon rocks,...
54) Space voyages
Publisher
Inception/Smithsonian Channel
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Explores the first half-century of the space age and the challenges and opportunities of modern space exploration; explores the history of the space shuttle Discovery and tracks her final flight to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Follow Gadget through the fascinating Smithsonian museums, the White House, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the Supreme Court, the Library of Congress, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the Pentagon, the FBI as well as the National Air and Space Museum. Then, he's off to Virginia to visit Colonial Williamsburg. Inspector Gadget explores the daily lives of early American colonists and ventures to the original Capitol building.
56) America's hangar
Publisher
Smithsonian Networks
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
From the first airplane, commercial aircraft, and spacecraft to take an American into orbit, Smithsonian Channel takes you on a personal tour of the collections of the National Air and Space Museum, chronicling the first century of flight.
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Explore spectacular visual timelines that tell the story of science, from fossils to quantum physics, and discover exactly how science has changed the worldd--one discovery at a time. Timelines of Science takes you on an astonishing journey through history, showing how dedication, disasters, and eureka moments have brought us antibiotics, electricity, space exploration, and so much more! Packed with fascinating facts, amazing images, and some seriously...