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Best Selling Books for All Ages
by Dr. Dinah Moché

For Ages 3 through 8
Irresistible, Dazzling - Color Picture Books, Simple Text
Golden Books 24 pages. Paper US$2.99

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MY FIRST BOOK ABOUT SPACE

Why does it get dark at night? Does anybody live on the Moon? What is a star?
Why don’t the planets crash into each other? Easy- to-understand answers to these and other first questions kids ask about space.

Click here to buy - ISBN 0-307-59737-7

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IF YOU WERE AN ASTRONAUT

Invites kids aboard a space shuttle to find out how it feels to be weightless, what astronauts do and the secrets of daily life in space. Photos and paintings.

Click here to buy - ISBN 0-307-59740-7

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WE’RE TAKING AN AIRPLANE TRIP

Elizabeth, Jimmy, and a scared teddy bear take their first flight alone to visit grandparents. See them go from airport check in to control tower, through security area, and aboard a jumbo jet where they meet the crew, tour the cockpit and enjoy their adventurous flight.

Click here to buy - ISBN 0-307-59739-3

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AMAZING ROCKETS

Past, present and future rockets – how they work, where they go, what astronauts and real robots do. Photographs, paintings, and cartoons.

Click here to buy - ISBN 0-307-59738-5

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AMAZING SPACE FACTS

The biggest, the hottest, the farthest - full of fascinating, scientifically accurate facts about stars, planets, and galaxies. Photographs, paintings, and cartoons.

Click here to buy - ISBN 0-307-11815

AGES 7 through 12
Great Fun and Top Tested Hands-on Science Activities
Scholastic, Inc. 64 pages. Paper

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MAGIC SCIENCE TRICKS

MORE MAGIC SCIENCE TRICKS

Would you believe? You can

  • hold a glass of water upside down without spilling a drop…
  • keep water from pouring out of a bottle with a hole in it…
  • turn a quarter into a dollar?

You’ll find out how to do these tricks and lots more – and you’ll find out why they work, too. Then you can put on a Supermagic Science Show for your friends!

Click here to buy

MAGIC SCIENCE TRICKS - ISBN 0-590-42360-6 (US$2.50)

Click here to buy MORE MAGIC SCIENCE TRICKS - ISBN 0-590-40399-0 (US$1.95)

AGES 8 through Adult
A favorite introduction to basic astronomy - All Updated
Random House
Library of Knowledge  96 Pages
Paper $12.99  GLB $15.99

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ASTRONOMY TODAY - 2nd Edition
Updated 2004

Totally updated text and index, new NASA photos, and easy-to-read star maps for beginners. This beautiful book tells the latest discoveries and ideas about our solar system and what lies beyond. The workings of telescopes, rockets, astronaut missions, and robot spacecraft are explained.

Click here to buy  ISBN 0-394-94423-2

Adult
More Than 125,000 Copies Sold Worldwide!
NEW 6th Edition!
John Wiley & Sons. Paper $19.95

ASTRONOMY, A SELF-TEACHING GUIDE - 6th Edition
New 2004

From exploring our solar system, stars, and galaxies, to understanding black holes and the Big Bang, it’s all covered here in a format that makes it easy for general readers (high-school level and up) to learn at their own pace. Includes
  • Web site addresses throughout for the best astronomy online
  • Math not required
  • Removable Star and Moon maps
  • Objectives, reviews, and self-tests to monitor your progress
  • Tips for active learning of basic principles

Click here to buy  ISBN 0-471-26518-7

Contact Dr. Dinah Moché: drdinah@spacelady.com

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