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Author
Series
Last policeman trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Quirk Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
Set three months before a deadly asteroid is due to hit Earth, this Last Policeman sequel chronicles the further adventures of Hank Palace. The Concord Police Department is now operating under the auspices of the U.S. Justice Department, and Hank is outof a job-until he's hired by a business tycoon to help find the man's estranged son. It isn't long before Hank's missing-person case turns into a murder investigation.
4) Asteroids
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Asteroids are chunks of rock and metal that orbit around the sun, but some venture near Earth from outside the solar system. About 120,000 pounds of space dust falls to Earth every day. All of this dust comes from asteroids! Through detailed photos and fact-filled graphics, this title introduces readers to the phenomenon of asteroids.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Presents a realistic, workable plan for defusing a potentially lethal threat from a rogue asteroid or comet. The explosion of a large meteor over Chelyabinsk, Siberia, in February 2013 is just the latest reminder that planet Earth is vulnerable to damaging and potentially catastrophic collisions with space debris of various kinds. In this informative and forward-looking book, veteran aerospace writer William E. Burrows explains what we can do in...
Author
Series
Last policeman trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Quirk Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
"With the doomsday asteroid looming, Detective Hank Palace has found sanctuary in the woods of New England, secure in a well-stocked safe house with other one-time members of the Concord police force. But with time ticking away before the asteroid makes landfall, Hank's safety is only relative, and his only relative--his sister Nico--isn't safe. Soon, it's clear that there's more than one earth-shattering revelation on the horizon, and it's up to...
7) Nemesis
Author
Series
Project Nemesis volume 1
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
As the Anvil, an enormous asteroid, threatens to end all life on Earth, sixteen-year-old Min begins to uncover a lifetime of lies, a sinister conspiracy involving all students in her sophomore class in Fire Lake, Idaho.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Scrat's epic pursuit of the elusive acorn catapults him into the universe where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threaten the Ice Age World. To save themselves, Sid, Manny, Diego, and the rest of the herd must leave their home and embark on a quest full of comedy and adventure, traveling to exotic new lands and encountering a host of colorful new characters.
9) After Earth
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his son, Kitai. When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai's craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Brought over from Russia to help NASA prevent an asteroid from colliding with Earth, seventeen-year-old physics genius Yuri feels awkward and alone until he meets free-spirited Dovie.
Author
Series
Publisher
QEB Pub
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
"An introduction to asteroids, comets, and meteors, including what they are made of, where they are, and how they interact with other bodies of the solar system"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three episodes from the television series. In The Magic school bus Gets Lost in Space the students go on a planetarium field trip and are magically transported out of the earth's atmosphere into space where they visit each of the nine planets. In The Magic School Bus Out of This World they learn about gravity and meteors as an asteroid hurtles toward Earth. In the last episode, The Magic School Bus Taking Flight they learn about the basics of aerodynamics...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.
Author
Series
Remnants (Katherine Applegate) volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
178 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
15) Landfall
Author
Series
Ship volume 1
Publisher
Lekanyane Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
328 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Perched on the foundation of an asteroid, the Ship was launched to save a dying Earth. Its mission was to seed the universe with a billion colonists waiting in cryostroage for their new homeworld Fifteen year old Zax, one of the Ship's cadets, has always had trouble fitting in with the other cadets, but he's finally on the cusp of attaining his dream and gaining entrance to the Pilot Academy. Catching the eye of the Flight Boss and winning him as...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
Standard version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three episodes from the television series. In The Magic school bus Gets Lost in Space the students go on a planetarium field trip and are magically transported out of the earth's atmosphere into space where they visit each of the nine planets. In The Magic School Bus Out of This World they learn about gravity and meteors as an asteroid hurtles toward Earth. In the last episode, The Magic School Bus Taking Flight they learn about the basics of aerodynamics...
17) Armageddon
Series
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
1999.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (151 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Due to a shuttle's unfortunate demise in outer space, NASA becomes aware of a doomsday asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth. It seems that the only way to knock it off course is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear weapon. But as NASA's under-funded yet resourceful team train the world's best drillers for the job, the social order of the world begins to break down as the information reaches the public and hysteria results....
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 448 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Sid's attempt to adopt three dinosaur eggs gets him abducted by their real mother to an underground lost world, his friends attempt to rescue him.
Gather your herd and get ready to laugh out loud watching the greatest 'chillogy' of all time! Now you can enjoy all 5 hilarious Ice age films in one supercool DVD collection. Meet Manny, Sid, Diego and Scrat in the original global hit comedy that started it all. Then follow the action-packed adventures...
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