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Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A child astronaut takes an imaginary trip to Venus, learns about the extremely hot and harsh conditions on the planet, and decides that Earth is a good home after all. Includes solar system diagram, Venus vs. Earth fact chart, and glossary"--Provided by publisher.
2) Venus
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2000.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The surface of Venus is the most hellish place in the solar system. The ground is hot enough to melt aluminum. The air pressure is so high it has crushed spacecraft landers as though they were tin cans. The sky is perpetually covered with clouds of sulfuric acid. The atmosphere is a choking mixture of carbon dioxide and poisonous gases.
This is where Van Humphries must go. Or die trying.
His older brother perished in the first attempt to land a...
4) Venus
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The second brightest object in the sky, after the moon is Venus. It's also the only planet named after a woman. Learn more about bright, beautiful Venus, named for the Roman goddess of love and beauty"--
6) Venus
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First Edition.
Language
English
Description
A kindergarten-level introduction to the planet Venus, covering its orbital process, its moons, and such defining features as its volcanoes, heat, and name.
Author
Series
Ricky Ricotta volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
A small mouse named Ricky Ricotta and his best friend, a giant flying robot, save the world from Victor Von Vulture and his vicious Voodoo Vultures from Venus.
13) The sky people
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Marc Vitrac was born in Louisiana in the early 1960's, about the time the first interplanetary probes delivered the news that Mars and Venus were teeming with life-even human life. At that point, the "Space Race" became the central preoccupation of the great powers of the world.Now, in 1988, Marc has been assigned to Jamestown, the US-Commonwealth base on Venus, near the great Venusian city of Kartahown. Set in a countryside swarming with sabertooths...
Language
English
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Description
"An introduction to Mercury and Venus for primary and intermediate grade students with information about their features and exploration. Includes charts and diagrams, a list of highlights for each chapter, fun facts, glossary, resource list, and index"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Venus is one of the most challenging planets to explore. Its acidic clouds, cruising pressures, and searing heat destroy even the toughest space probes. Learn how engineer Jonathan Sauder plans to overcome these challenges using the same technology that makes clocks tick"--Back cover.
20) Venus
Author
Language
English
Description
Discusses the orbit, atmosphere, surface features, and exploration of the planet Venus.
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