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BOOKS

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Couper, Heather, and Nigel Henbest. How the Universe Works. Pleasantville, NY: Reader's Digest Association, 1994.

Couper, Heather, and Nigel Henbest. New Worlds: In Search of the Planets. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1985.

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Dukert, Joseph M. Nuclear Ships of the World. New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1973.

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Fridell, Ron. Global Warming. New York: Franklin Watts, 2002.

Gardner, Robert. Health Science Projects About Heredity. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 2001.

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Johnson, Rebecca L. The Greenhouse Effect: Life on a Warmer Planet. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1993.

Kramer, Barbara. Neil Armstrong: The First Man on the Moon. Springfield, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 1997.

Lambert, Lisa A. The Leakeys. Vero Beach, FL: Roarke Publishers, 1993.

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Poynter, Margaret. The Leakeys: Uncovering the Origins of Humankind. Springfield, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 1997.

Roleff, Tamara, ed. Global Warming: Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego, CA: Green-haven Press, 1997.

Sharpe, Mitchell R. "It Is I, Sea Gull": Valentina Tereshkova, First Woman in Space. New York: Crowell, 1975.

Smith, Howard E. Daring the Unknown: A History of NASA. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987.

Spangenburg, Ray, and Diane K. Moser. Living and Working in Space. New York: Facts on File, 1989.

Spangenburg, Ray, and Diane K. Moser. Opening the Space Frontier. New York: Facts on File, 1989.

Spangenburg, Ray, and Diane K. Moser. Space Exploration: Exploring the Reaches of the Solar System. New York: Facts on File, 1990.

Spangenburg, Ray, and Kit Moser. Artificial Satellites. New York: Franklin Watts, 2001.

Spangenburg, Ray, and Kit Moser. History of NASA. New York: Franklin Watts, 2000.

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Streissguth, Tom. John Glenn. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1999.

Stwertka, Albert, and Eve Stwertka. Physics: From Newton to the Big Bang. New York: Franklin Watts, 1986.

Tesar, Jenny. Global Warming. New York: Facts on File, 1991.

Thro, Ellen. Robotics: The Marriage of Computers and Machines. New York, Facts on File, 1993.

Tilton, Rafael. John Glenn (The Importance Of). San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, 2001.

Vogt, Gregory. Apollo and the Moon Landing. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press, 1991.

Vogt, Gregory. John Glenn's Return to Space. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press, 2000.

Vogt, Gregory. The Solar System: Facts and Exploration. New York: Twenty-First Century Books, 1995.

Vogt, Gregory. The Space Shuttle: Missions in Space. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press, 1991.

Vogt, Gregory. A Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Album of NASA. New York: Franklin Watts, 1983.

Weiss, Malcolm E. Man Explores the Sea. New York: J. Messner, 1969.

Willis, Delta. The Leakey Family: Leaders in the Search for Human Origins. New York: Facts on File, 1992.

WEB SITES

Biographies: Louis Leakey. http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/lleakey.html (accessed on August 6, 2002).

Greatest Space Events of the 20th Century: The 60s. http://www.space.com/news/spacehistory/greatest_space_events_1960s.html (accessed on August 6, 2002).

Planned Parenthood Federation of America—1960s. http://member.plannedparenthood.org/site/PageServer?pagename=1960s (accessed on August 6, 2002).

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