Two Moon Journey

Author : Peggy King Anderson
Publisher : Indiana Historical Society
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780871954268

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Two-Moon Journey by Peggy King Anderson Pdf

Two Moon Journey tells the story of a young Potawatomi Indian named Simu-quah and her family and friends who were forced from their village at Twin Lakes, near Rochester, Indiana, where they had lived for generations, to beyond the Mississippi River in Kansas. Historically the journey is known as the Potawatomi Trail of Death. Like the real Potawatomi, Simu-quah would live forever with the vision of her home and the rest of the Twin Lakes village being burnt to the ground by the soldiers as she took her first steps to a distant and frightening westward land. She experiences the heat and exhaustion of endless days of walking; helps nurse sick children and the elderly in a covered wagon that was ill-smelling, hot, and airless; sleeps beside strange streams and caves—and turns from hating the soldiers to seeing them as people. In Kansas, as she planted corn seeds she had saved from her Indiana home, she turns away from the bitterness of removal and finds forgiveness, the first step in the journey of her new life in Kansas.

Author : Al Worden,Francis French
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781588343109

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Falling to Earth by Al Worden,Francis French Pdf

As command module pilot for the Apollo 15 mission to the moon in 1971, Al Worden flew on what is widely regarded as the greatest exploration mission that humans have ever attempted. He spent six days orbiting the moon, including three days completely alone, the most isolated human in existence. During the return from the moon to earth he also conducted the first spacewalk in deep space, becoming the first human ever to see both the entire earth and moon simply by turning his head. The Apollo 15 flight capped an already-impressive career as an astronaut, including important work on the pioneering Apollo 9 and Apollo 12 missions, as well as the perilous flight of Apollo 13. Nine months after his return from the moon, Worden received a phone call telling him he was fired and ordering him out of his office by the end of the week. He refused to leave. What happened in those nine months, from being honored with parades and meetings with world leaders to being unceremoniously fired, has been a source of much speculation for four decades. Worden has never before told the full story around the dramatic events that shook NASA and ended his spaceflight career. Readers will learn them here for the first time, along with the exhilarating account of what it is like to journey to the moon and back. It's an unprecedentedly candid account of what it was like to be an Apollo astronaut, with all its glory but also its pitfalls.

Author : Neil F. Comins
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-03-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781429957939

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What If the Earth Had Two Moons? by Neil F. Comins Pdf

"What if?" questions stimulate people to think in new ways, to refresh old ideas, and to make new discoveries. In What If the Earth Had Two Moons, Neil Comins leads us on a fascinating ten-world journey as we explore what our planet would be like under alternative astronomical conditions. In each case, the Earth would be different, often in surprising ways. The title chapter, for example, gives us a second moon orbiting closer to Earth than the one we have now. The night sky is a lot brighter, but that won't last forever. Eventually the moons collide, with one extra-massive moon emerging after a period during which Earth sports a Saturn-like ring. This and nine and other speculative essays provide us with insights into the Earth as it exists today, while shedding new light on the burgeoning search for life on planets orbiting other stars. Appealing to adult and young adult alike, this book is a fascinating journey through physics and astronomy, and follows on the author's previous bestseller, What if the Moon Didn't Exist?, with completely new scenarios backed by the latest astronomical research.

Author : H.G. Wells
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2005-03-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141921068

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The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells Pdf

When penniless businessman Mr Bedford retreats to the Kent coast to write a play, he meets by chance the brilliant Dr Cavor, an absent-minded scientist on the brink of developing a material that blocks gravity. Cavor soon succeeds in his experiments, only to tell a stunned Bedford the invention makes possible one of the oldest dreams of humanity: a journey to the moon. With Bedford motivated by money, and Cavor by the desire for knowledge, the two embark on the expedition. But neither are prepared for what they find - a world of freezing nights, boiling days and sinister alien life, on which they may be trapped forever.

Author : Robert Wilton Dale
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2006-03-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781462844074

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Journey to Harvest the Moon by Robert Wilton Dale Pdf

This, the second book of the trilogy, will stretch the limits of space, time and religion, as we know them. It is an epic journey by this dauntless crew to collect the third, powerful, crystal core before a madman and his followers can get their hands on it. This sequel takes the reader to our Moon, Mars and the Stars in an effort to find the answers we have sought since the beginning of intelligent thought.

Author : Sharon Creech
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780061972515

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Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech Pdf

In her own singularly beautiful style, Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech intricately weaves together two tales, one funny, one bittersweet, to create a heartwarming, compelling, and utterly moving story of love, loss, and the complexity of human emotion. Thirteen-year-old Salamanca Tree Hiddle, proud of her country roots and the "Indian-ness in her blood," travels from Ohio to Idaho with her eccentric grandparents. Along the way, she tells them of the story of Phoebe Winterbottom, who received mysterious messages, who met a "potential lunatic," and whose mother disappeared. As Sal entertains her grandparents with Phoebe's outrageous story, her own story begins to unfold—the story of a thirteen-year-old girl whose only wish is to be reunited with her missing mother.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Tundra Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101917787

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When the Moon Comes by Anonim Pdf

In this atmospheric story, a group of kids play hockey on a frozen lake by moonlight. At once nostalgic and timely, this is a gorgeous book that will speak to readers young and old. The beaver flood has finally frozen--perfect ice, without a bump or a ripple. For the kids in town, it's Christmas in November. They wait, impatiently, for the right moment. Finally, it arrives: the full moon. They huff and puff through logging trails, farms, back roads and tamarack swamps, the powdery snow soaking pant legs and boots, till they see it--their perfect ice, waiting. And the game is on. When the moon Comes is steeped in tradition and nostalgia: for hockey, for childhood, for a simpler time. The beauty of the text is matched by the brilliant, rich illustrations that wonderfully capture the magic of a moonlit night in winter.

Author : Lucio Santoro,Meera Santoro
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Children's
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Voyages and travels
ISBN : 1847382029

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Journey to the Moon by Lucio Santoro,Meera Santoro Pdf

Let your imagination run wild as you ride a train, an airplane, a boat, a car, and finally a rocket ship to the moon with pop-up designs that swing out off the pages.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : SteinerBooks
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781621510147

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Peter and Anneli's Journey to the Moon by Anonim Pdf

This classic German children's tale of imaginative fantasy and adventure tells the story of how Peter and Anneli help Mr. Zoomzeman, a June Bug, bring his leg back from the Moon. Long ago, a thief--stealing wood in the forest--had accidentally cut off Mr. Zoomzeman's great-great grandfather's leg and was banished to the Moon. Unfortunately, he took the leg with him and, since then, the family of the Zoomzemans have all had only five legs. Only "two good children" can get the leg back, so Mr. Zoomzeman, in search of goodness, finds Peter and Anneli. The three set off together on an astonishing journey filled with marvelous encounters, fantastic beings, and exciting events. Finally, reaching the Moon, they must challenge the ferocious Moon Man and, with the help of the Nature Forces, they restore the missing leg to Mr. Zoomzeman.

Author : Carmen Ferreiro-Esteban Ferreiro-Esteban
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781933718736

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Two Moon Princess by Carmen Ferreiro-Esteban Ferreiro-Esteban Pdf

To Andrea, the life of a princess is not a dream; it's tedious and stifling. But the certainties of her life, both good and bad, are thrown into chaos when she accidentally travels to an alternative world, from a cave on a forbidden beach in her family's kingdom to the warm and carefree life of Southern California. Then a careless visit to the cave results in terrible consequences: a brewing war between kingdoms, her sister's love for the wrong man, Andrea's own conflicted feelings for an enemy leader, and dark family secrets exposed. Andrea needs to act to resolve problems which she helped to create, and she faces many difficult choices, torn between duty and desire on so many levels. Readers will enjoy the mix of traditional elements of the fantasy genre, with fresh ideas and a look at our culture through the eyes of a stranger.

Author : Rob Bailey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-01-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9798986736938

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The Ever-Changing Moon by Rob Bailey Pdf

After the dramatic Apollo 13 mission, John Young, Ken Mattingly, and Charlie Duke are assigned to Apollo 16, the first mission to the lunar highlands. Experience their journey as they seek answers to long-lasting questions about the Moon.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 758 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Children's literature
ISBN : OXFORD:555045203

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Routledge's Every Boy's Annual by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gabrijela Solomon
Publisher : Gabrijela Solomon
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008-12-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780557019656

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Past Life Journeys of Gea and Zen: Life in the Jungle by Gabrijela Solomon Pdf

Past Life Journeys of Gea and Zen is a true story of two spirits, whose magnetic bond transcended time and space. It is a collection of novellas that guides us through several of their reincarnations. Details about Gea's and Zen's past lives were retrieved through channeling during actual past life sessions that the author (i.e. Gea) and her friend, Marino Frost (i.e. Zen), had with a gifted psychic. The author and Marino discovered that the connection between them was established when Jesus walked on Earth. In the novella Life in the Jungle, Gea and Zen were incarnated on Earth around 950 AD. They were born as Aani and Ercu in the lush rainforest of South America near the Iguazu Falls. While growing up in indigenous opposing warring tribes, Aani became a healer and Ercu a hunter and a tribal leader. In that life, their purpose was to develop self-denial and an unselfish love. They connected in their devotion to each other, but their tribes did everything to break them apart...

Author : Major General A.W Drayson
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783752324075

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The White Chief of the Caffres by Major General A.W Drayson Pdf

Reproduction of the original: The White Chief of the Caffres by Major General A.W Drayson

Author : W. David Woods
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 555 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781441971791

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How Apollo Flew to the Moon by W. David Woods Pdf

Stung by the pioneering space successes of the Soviet Union - in particular, Gagarin being the first man in space, the United States gathered the best of its engineers and set itself the goal of reaching the Moon within a decade. In an expanding 2nd edition of How Apollo Flew to the Moon, David Woods tells the exciting story of how the resulting Apollo flights were conducted by following a virtual flight to the Moon and its exploration of the surface. From launch to splashdown, he hitches a ride in the incredible spaceships that took men to another world, exploring each step of the journey and detailing the enormous range of disciplines, techniques, and procedures the Apollo crews had to master. While describing the tremendous technological accomplishment involved, he adds the human dimension by calling on the testimony of the people who were there at the time. He provides a wealth of fascinating and accessible material: the role of the powerful Saturn V, the reasoning behind trajectories, the day-to-day concerns of human and spacecraft health between two worlds, the exploration of the lunar surface and the sheer daring involved in traveling to the Moon and the mid-twentieth century. Given the tremendous success of the original edition of How Apollo Flew to the Moon, the second edition will have a new chapter on surface activities, inspired by reader's comment on Amazon.com. There will also be additional detail in the existing chapters to incorporate all the feedback from the original edition, and will include larger illustrations.