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My First Garden
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My First Garden

This beautifully illustrated guide is the perfect gardening book for kids who want to plant fruit and vegetables, create mini farms from plants, and go on wildflower missions.
 
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Tags: plants, farms, wildflower, missions, Garden
Dreams of Other Worlds: The Amazing Story of Unmanned Space Exploration
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Dreams of Other Worlds: The Amazing Story of Unmanned Space ExplorationDreams of Other Worlds: The Amazing Story of Unmanned Space Exploration

Dreams of Other Worldsdescribes the unmanned space missions that have opened new windows on distant worlds. Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy and planetary science, this book tells the story of eleven iconic exploratory missions and how they have fundamentally transformed our scientific and cultural perspectives on the universe and our place in it.
 
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Tags: Dreams, missions, Worlds, Other, scientific, Space, Unmanned
Pastoral
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PastoralPastoral

Nevil Shute - Pastoral

From an Oxfordshire air base, Wellington bombers fly missions into Germany. Only a handful of crews have survived the war long enough to become experienced. Peter Marshall is captain of one crew. When he falls in love with Gervase, her rebuff nearly costs him his concentration and life. Their relationship blossoms when he has only five more missions to go. As they tick by, tension mounts.

REUPLOAD NEEDED

 
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Tags: missions, Pastoral, nearly, rebuff, falls, costs, Gervase
Space Shuttle Challenger - Ten Journeys into the Unknown
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Space Shuttle Challenger - Ten Journeys into the UnknownSpace Shuttle Challenger - Ten Journeys into the Unknown

This book details the stories of Challenger’s missions from the points of view of the astronauts, engineers, and scientists who flew and knew her and the managers, technicians, and ground personnel who designed her and nursed her from humble beginnings as a structural test article into one of the most capable Shuttles in NASA’s service. Challenger veterans, including Gordon Fullerton and Vance Brand, describe their experiences and the differences between Challenger and her sister ships. The development of Challenger herself is explored in detail, including her design, development, construction, and preparation for missions.
 
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Tags: Challenger, including, missions, development, describe, Space
To Kingdom Come: An Epic Saga of Survival in the Air War Over Germany
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To Kingdom Come: An Epic Saga of Survival in the Air War Over GermanyTo Kingdom Come: An Epic Saga of Survival in the Air War Over Germany

Many books have been written about the 8th US Air Force ,but I found " To Kingdom Come" most unique. The book chronicles the lives of several airmen who flew bombing missions over Germany during World War II.
 
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Tags: Kingdom, Germany, bombing, airmen, missions, Survival, several