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Out of this world ....space and all thats out there!
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The Space We're In
by Katya BalenWe are her world and her universe and her space and her stars and her sky and her galaxy and her cosmos tooFrank is ten. He likes cottage pie and football and cracking codes. Max is five. He eats only Quavers and some colours are too bright for him and if he has to wear a new T-shirt he melts down down down.Sometimes Frank wishes Mum could still do huge paintings of stars and asteroids like she used to, but since Max was born she just doesn't have time.When tragedy hits Frank and Max's lives like a comet, can Frank piece together a universe in which he and Max aren't light years apart?This jaw-dropping, heartbreaking and hopeful novel from debut author Katya Balen will remind you we are all made of stardust. For fans of thought-provoking, moving middle grade from Wonder to Skellig
Space Trap
by Thornton Bell and Lionel Fanthorpe and Patricia FanthorpeThey were trying out a new drive when a cosmic accident took them incalculable light years off course. A miracle of courage and astrogation meant than there were some survivors from the inevitable crash. The ship itself did not escape unscathed. What had been their vehicle became their prison. The buckled lock could not be opened from the inside and they had no other means of getting free. The air was slowly running out.The planet they had hit was raw and primitive by their own standards, but it did hold intelligent life. One of the natives found the ship. Dare the trapped space travellers hope for a miracle? If they go out what kind of strange life forms would they be involved with? Could they hope to find the kind of raw materials which would get their crippled ship into space again? If not, could they face life sentences on this strange, unknown, primitive world . . . ? Faced by a thousand fantastic difficulties the astronauts battled untiringly for their right to survive.
Space Race
by Malorie Blackman and Colin MierFive...four...three...two...one. Lift-off!What can Lizzie do when big-headed Jake challenges her to a race in space? She's GOT to beat him. But Jake has a super-duper, deluxe new spaceship that runs on special fuel...Zoom to Pluto and back with this super space story from award-winning author, Malorie Blackman.
Extraordinary Files
by Paul BlumThis is one in a series of books following Laura and Robert through off-beat, supernatural mysteries that combine an absorbing storyline with text appropriate for struggling readers.
Blast Off!
by Tom Bradman and Tony BradmanLuke, Yasmin and Yuri have been stuck on the Buzz Aldrinspaceship for so long that they can barely remember what living onpolluted planet earth was like! So when the colony finally finds anearth-like planet that seems safe to land on, they can't believe theirluck. But when the trio of friends accidentally stumble across anabandoned alien city, tripping the planet's self-destruct system in theprocess, it seems that all their dreams of leaving life in space behindare about to go out with a bang. Can they save the planet, or at leastsave themselves, before blast off?
Blast Off!
by Tom Bradman and Tony BradmanLuke, Yasmin and Yuri have been stuck on the Buzz Aldrinspaceship for so long that they can barely remember what living onpolluted planet earth was like! So when the colony finally finds anearth-like planet that seems safe to land on, they can't believe theirluck. But when the trio of friends accidentally stumble across anabandoned alien city, tripping the planet's self-destruct system in theprocess, it seems that all their dreams of leaving life in space behindare about to go out with a bang. Can they save the planet, or at leastsave themselves, before blast off?
Bug Wars
by Tom Bradman and Tony BradmanTrapped on a colony spaceship ever since Planet Earth became toopolluted to support human life, Luke whiles away his time playing computer games, just like anynormal boy. But when an alien battleship arrives demanding that Lukecomes aboard, it seems that his computer-whizz gaming skills have beenmistaken for genuine warfare! The aliens are determined to wipe out their enemies, and Luke either has to help defeat them, ordie! Does Luke have the skill it takes to beat the bugs and survive?
Bug Wars
by Tony Bradman and Tom BradmanTrapped on a colony spaceship ever since Planet Earth became toopolluted to support human life, Luke whiles away his time playing computer games, just like anynormal boy. But when an alien battleship arrives demanding that Lukecomes aboard, it seems that his computer-whizz gaming skills have beenmistaken for genuine warfare! The aliens are determined to wipe out their enemies, and Luke either has to help defeat them, ordie! Does Luke have the skill it takes to beat the bugs and survive?
Crash Course
by Tom Bradman and Tony BradmanLife can be pretty tough when you're stuck on a spaceship because pollution has destroyed Planet Earth. Especially when your mum is the stressed-out captain, and your grades are slipping at school. But Luke's boring world is about to change when he accidentally gives a dangerous virus to the spaceship's mainframe, sending the ship hurtling unstoppably towards a radioactive moon. Whoops! Can Luke and his friends stop the ship from crashing and killing them all?
Crash Course
by Tom Bradman and Tony BradmanLife can be pretty tough when you're stuck on a spaceship because pollution has destroyed Planet Earth. Especially when your mum is the stressed-out captain, and your grades are slipping at school. But Luke's boring world is about to change when he accidentally gives a dangerous virus to the spaceship's mainframe, sending the ship hurtling unstoppably towards a radioactive moon. Whoops! Can Luke and his friends stop the ship from crashing and killing them all?
Ice Breaker
by Tom Bradman and Tony BradmanWhen the spaceship colony Buzz Aldrin spots an ice planet, although it's no good for long-term habitation, it isa great place for a winter holiday! Armed with skis, snowboards andsledges, the children are taken for a fun-filled fieldtrip, which quickly turns to disaster when an avalanche strikes.Luke, Yuri and Yasmin think that being trapped inan ice cave is bad enough, but then discover that actuallythey're inside the mouth of an enormous alien creature! Will the trioof young adventurers ever manage to escape? Or will they becomethe human equivalent of a frozen TV dinner?
Ice Breaker
by Tom Bradman and Tony BradmanWhen the spaceship colony Buzz Aldrin spots an ice planet, although it's no good for long-term habitation, it isa great place for a winter holiday! Armed with skis, snowboards andsledges, the children are taken for a fun-filled fieldtrip, which quickly turns to disaster when an avalanche strikes.Luke, Yuri and Yasmin think that being trapped inan ice cave is bad enough, but then discover that actuallythey're inside the mouth of an enormous alien creature! Will the trioof young adventurers ever manage to escape? Or will they becomethe human equivalent of a frozen TV dinner?
Rapid, Series 1, Stage 3, Set A
by Burchett and Jan Vogler and SaraJack on Planet Spot Jack zooms off to Planet Spot in his spaceship. When he goes to explore, he discovers there are others on Planet Spot ... and they are hungry! The Planets There are nine planets that go round our Sun. All of them are very different from Planet Earth. Find out some weird things about the planets! Part of the Rapid Reading series, created to help children catch up. Rapid Reading is the UK's most comprehensive reading intervention programme. The books and unique speech-recognition software are guaranteed to motivate children with SEN and struggling readers at Key Stage 2 (1st/2nd Level)
Space Blasters
by Philip CaveneyThe mysterious Mr Lazarus has helped Kip and his father completely change the fortunes of the small local cinema they own and run - but now Stephanie a local journalist is sniffing around, wanting to know how he's done it . . .With the launch party for the huge space adventure movie, Space Blasters, approaching, Kip is desperate to keep Stephanie away. But when Mr Lazarus himself ends up stuck inside the film at the mercy of the evil Emperor Zarkan, Kip has no choice. He has to go in after him - to a galaxy far, far away . . .
SuperScripts
by Simon CheshireThe 'SuperScripts' series will help ensure a supportive reading experience for struggling readers. The books have a reading age of six to seven, but are written to appeal to boys and girls from nine to 13 years and over.
Astrosaurs
by Stephen ColeCaptain Teggs is no ordinary dinosaur - he's an astrosaur! On the incredible spaceship DSS Sauropod, along with his faithful crew, Gipsy, Arx and Iggy, Teggs rights wrongs, fights evil and eats a lot of grass! The astrosaurs are sent to the planet Creepus, where diplodocus miners are searching for space rocks. But they are being disrupted by mysterious, glowing ghosts! What do the spirits want? Teggs searches for the answer in spooky caves, where an old enemy lies in wait ...
Astrosaurs
by Stephen ColeCaptain Teggs is no ordinary dinosaur - he's an astrosaur! On the incredible spaceship DSS Sauropod, along with his faithful crew, Gipsy, Arx and Iggy, Teggs rights wrongs, fights evil and eats a lot of grass! The astrosaurs are sent to the planet Creepus, where diplodocus miners are searching for space rocks. But they are being disrupted by mysterious, glowing ghosts! What do the spirits want? Teggs searches for the answer in spooky caves, where an old enemy lies in wait ...
Space Penguins
by Lucy CourtenayWhen the crew of the Tunafish pick up a distress signal from a cargo craft, there's snow time to lose. But the Tunafish's daring rescue is canned when the vessel runs into trouble too. What's been luring spacecraft to their doom?
Sunshine Spirals, Set 2
by Jillian CuttingThis book contains three stories: The Space Monster The Train The Spaceship A guided reading programme for the National Literacy Hour, the Spirals strand of the Sunshine series is designed to introduce and reinforce the NLS required high frequency words for Reception and some of the words at Years 1 to 3.nbsp;
