Our theme this week is Space and the Stars.  Coincidentally, this is the week the Space Shuttle is attempting to launch, hoping for good weather soon.  The mission was scrubbed yesterday due to thunderstorms in the area.
My husband, a former Air Force pilot, tries to watch all these launches.  Due to the great online covereage, he’s able to keep up to date. 
If any of your family wants to watch the launch or keep up to date when it gets into space, use a search engine search and find any number of web sites and blogs about the events.
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In defining her Wednesday Word of the Week, “velocity,” Marcie mentions rockets.  Do you have any favorite books about rockets, spacecraft, space flight, and shuttles? 
Here are two your youngsters might like to read:
                              
Tell us about the space or “velocity” related books your youngsters like.
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