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Have objects from space ever hit Earth? Yes! Every day small meteoroids crash into the atmosphere. Some burn up, but some hit the ground. Space junk also falls to Earth. Comets and asteroids struck Ea...
Have objects from space ever hit Earth? Yes! Every day small meteoroids crash into the atmosphere. Some burn up, but some hit the ground. Space junk also falls to Earth. Comets and asteroids struck Earth long ago. In this book, you'll learn how scientists watch out for large collisions and what they might do if Earth is in danger. As part of the Searchlight Books™ collection, this series explores outer space and sheds light on the question What's Amazing about Space? Fantastic photos, kid-friendly explanations of science concepts, and useful diagrams will help you discover the answers!
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Lerner Interactive Books introduce students to knowledge areas in core grade-level curriculum in an engaging format. With titles that span curriculum themes from pre-K - 5th grade, Lerner Interactive Books give readers a digital option for reading that allows them to read, hear, and interact in a way that will engage and motivate them to read more and more often. It's a fast path to deepening students' love of reading and learning.
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From the opening page, audio and visual cues and easy-to-use tools help guide your students through the story. As the story begins, words are highlighted while they're read aloud. This type of word distinction better supports letter and word recognition skills, and keeps kids focused on the structure of how to read. |
System Requirements
Lerner Interactive Books are delivered via the Internet under a single-user license. Additional licensing options are available upon request.
The following technical specifications are required to implement Lerner Interactive Books in a school or public library:
- * T1 Connection or higher at building level (minimum); T3 Connection or higher at building level (recommended)
- * Adobe Flash Player 9.0 or higher installed on each computer that will access Lerner Interactive Books (free download from Adobe)
- * Screen resolution adjusted to 1024 x 768 or higher (1440 x 900 recommended)
- * Recommended monitor screen size: 17" or higher
- * Speakers or headsets
- * Microsoft Windows XP
- * Intel Celeron 2.0 GHz CPU
- * 512 MB RAM
- * 100 MB Free Disk Space (Browser Cache)
- * 128 MB Graphics Card
- * Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0
- * Firefox 3.0
- * Sound Card
- * Mac OSX v.10.4
- * Power PC G5 or Intel processor
- * 512 MB RAM
- * 100 MB Free Disk Space
- * 128 MB Graphics Card
- * Firefox 3.0
- * Safari 3
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Free Online Content, Full-Color Photographs, Further Reading, Glossary, Index, Photo Captions, Table of Contents, Websites
Free Online Content, Full-Color Photographs, Further Reading, Glossary, Index, Photo Captions, Table of Contents, Websites
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Buffy Silverman is the author of many books about nature and science for children. She also enjoys writing poetry for children. Buffy is lucky to live in a rural area of Michigan where inspiration is just outside the window. The sun shimmers on Stony Lake. A great blue heron flies low over the swamp. Black squirrels scamper across oak branches, stuffing leaves in their mouths and bringing them to a hollow. The animals that share her yard inspire stories and poems. With every book and article she writes, she learns more about the world.
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Library Media Connection
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"The information provided is clear, concise, easy to understand, and would provide a foundation for any young space scientist's education." --Library Media Connection
"If you have primary students who can't seem to read enough about the universe and the future of humans in space, this series may be just what they need. Each title examines a different aspect of outer space, and illustrations are clearly marked to let the reader know if it is a real photo or an artist’s rendition. Each page has a question or caption relating to the information found on the page. The information provided is clear, concise, easy to understand, and would provide a foundation for any young space scientist's education." --Library Media Connection
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School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
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"These titles cover their topics in broad strokes and crank up the general interest level with a relatively large photo or (more often) a dramatic artist's rendition on every page." --School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
"Keeping specific terms to a minimum, these titles cover their topics in broad strokes and crank up the general interest level with a relatively large photo or (more often) a dramatic artist's rendition on every page. There is significant overlap between International Space Station and Space Robots, and the effort to simplify mystifies more than it informs, as in Dangers in Space where 'the largest space rock [which] is about the size of Texas,' remains unidentified. Still, readers will come away with new knowledge, such as how scientists observe the behavior of other stars to infer the presence of exoplanets. Space Travel is current enough to note the end of the Space Shuttle program." --School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
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"Together, the books could form a solid but expensive basis for a unit on Astronomy or Space Science. Individually, they address the individual topics well." --Science Books & Films
"Each of the four books reviewed from this six-book series is written in simple language, illustrated nicely, and intended for youngsters perhaps beginning in fourth through sixth grade. Each topic is handled as thoroughly as possible within the limited number of pages, which include a glossary, a reading list and an index. Moreover, the information presented is factually correct, avoiding any misconceptions. Every page includes a well-chosen illustration or photograph along with an attached note that reiterates or clarifies the text, or raises anticipatory or review questions. When depicting scientists, an effort was made to include both genders and many ethnic groups. The literature and websites might require some parental or teacher assistance to be most helpful. Together, the books could form a solid but expensive basis for a unit on Astronomy or Space Science. Individually, they address the individual topics well." --Science Books & Films
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"In a student's hand, this book will spark the imagination and lead to further exploration." --NSTA
"This book takes a look at exploring dangers in space—one of the amazing aspects of space and space exploration. Through a combination of pictures and drawings, readers can learn about the topic in this high-interest volume that is part of the Searchlight series. The books in this series are divided into chapters that help readers understand the topic as a whole. The table of contents guides students to the topics they will explore, and key words are defined in the glossary. The captions used with the illustrations help build the content and pose questions that will pique readers' imaginations; the images are both current and global in significance. Varied text features such as diagrams, graphs, and charts are a real plus, presenting information in a variety of ways. Each volume contains a bibliography of current books and websites that students can explore if they want more information. In this volume, the author focuses on dangers in space. It helps students start to investigate the objects flying around that might pose a danger to Earth or to those who leave our planet to explore. Readers will learn about asteroids, meteoroids, and space junk that was manufactured by humans. While the dangers are real, this book makes a point of showing that immediate threats are not as grave as they might appear in some movies. In a student's hand, this book will spark the imagination and lead to further exploration." --NSTA
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