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2) The Martian
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 16
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"Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive--and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. Chances are, though, he...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 9
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"Ray Bradbury is a storyteller without peer, a poet of the possible, and, indisputably, one of America's most beloved authors. In a much celebrated literary career that has spanned six decades, he has produced an astonishing body of work: unforgettable novels, including Fahrenheit 451 and Something Wicked This Way Comes; essays, theatrical works, screenplays and teleplays; The Illustrated Mein, Dandelion Wine, The October Country, and numerous other...
5) Mars
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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"Engaging images accompany information about Mars. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
6) Green Mars
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Mars trilogy volume 2
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On Mars, a war of independence is brewing in an effort to end the exploitation of the planet by Earth-based multinational corporations. In a bid to forestall the conflict, Earth sends Art Randolph to negotiate with the revolutionaries
7) Mars
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This book chronicles the discovery and explorations of the planet Mars and discusses each of its moons, its place in the solar system, and more.
8) Mars
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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"Introductory text and full-color images explore the physical characteristics and discovery of the planet Mars. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
9) Red Mars
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Mars trilogy volume 1
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Chronicles the colonization of Mars in the year 2026. In his most ambitious project to date, award-winning author Kim Stanley Robinson utilizes years of research and cutting-edge science in the first of three novels that will chronicle the colonization of Mars. For eons, sandstorms have swept the barren desolate landscape of the red planet. For centuries, Mars has beckoned to mankind to come and conquer its hostile climate. Now, in the year 2026,...
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Explore the science behind a trip to Mars, from launch to landing on the Red Planet. Set to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell," this jaunty journey follows five adorable, bobble-headed astronauts as they learn how to bathe in zero gravity, grow veggies in space, and entertain themselves on the six-month trip.
11) The martian race
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Ex-NASA astronauts Julia; her husband, Viktor; Marc; and Raoul, embark on a wondrous and dangerous mission when they agree to man a privately funded mission to Mars.
12) Mars
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Half Navajo American Jamie Waterman is a geologist whose dream comes true when he is selected for the first landing team on Mars. He endures the rigors of training, the personality conflicts and political intrigues, as well as the dangers of traveling over 100 million kilometers in space. Once the international crew lands on Mars, they discover they must battle not only the alien land they have invaded but earthbound bureaucrats as well. As they head...
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Dinosaur boy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
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After heroically saving his classmates, fifth-grader Sawyer's life as a dinosaur-human hybrid has gotten a lot easier until Sawyer, Sylvie, who is part Martian, and Elliot head to Mars in search of Sylvie's missing dad and discover that Mars is trying to kick Pluto out of the solar system.
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A billion years into the future, Earth's oceans have evaporated, and humanity has all but vanished. The inhabitants of the City of Diaspar believe theirs is the last city, but there is no way to find out for sure. The city is completely closed off by a high wall, and nobody has left in millions of years. The last child born in the city in millions of years, Alvin is insatiably curious about the outside world. He embarks on a quest that leads him to...
15) Desolation Road
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Relates the history of a bizarre little town on the edge of the Martian desert over the course of its thirty-year existence.
17) Mars
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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This book explores Mars' orbit, name origin, physical description, and location in space.
18) Mars rovers
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
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"Engaging images accompany information about Mars rovers. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--
19) Morning star
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 26
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Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords demanded his obedience, hanged his wife, and enslaved his people. But Darrow is determined to fight back. Risking everything to transform himself and breach Gold society, Darrow has battled to survive the cutthroat rivalries that breed Society's mightiest warriors, climbed the ranks, and waited patiently to unleash the revolution that will tear the hierarchy apart...
20) Mars
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Mars, our red neighbor, has captivated star-gazers' interest for thousands of years. And today we can explore it with rovers and probes. Beautiful photographs and illustrations present a history of Mars and its place in the solar system and will ignite a love of astronomy in young readers.