Tales from the Wonder Zone Series by Julie E. Czerneda, Pat York, Derwin Mak, C.J. Cherryh, James Alan Gardner, Douglas Smith, Sarah Jane Elliott, MT O'Shaughnessy, Mark Leslie

The light of an alien sky...a hidden thief...a planet's living curse...the discovery that shakes the world...and a very different summer's night...Welcome to Stardust!Let some of today's finest science fiction authors take you where you've never been before. Marvel as stellar imaginations spin their tales of the unexpected. Look ahead to the future. Look around the corner.Prepare to be amazed... moreThe light of an alien sky...a hidden thief...a planet's living curse...the discovery that shakes the world...and a very different summer's night...Welcome to Stardust!Let some of today's finest science fiction authors take you where you've never been before. Marvel as stellar imaginations spin their tales of the unexpected. Look ahead to the future. Look around the corner.Prepare to be amazed.With a special introduction by the Nebula-Award winning author of Timescape, Cosm, and Eater, Gregory Benford. less

Tales from the Wonder Zone uses science fiction stories to introduce science concepts to young readers. Stories based on: weather, space, exploration/colonization, sound, human physiology, properties of matter. Explorer is suited to readers from grades 5 and up.

A volcano on Io threatens an astronaut's career...an archeologist finds more than the past on an asteroid...an explorer takes a daring flight on an alien world...an orbiting 911 call becomes its own emergency...and a mission to restore the future is in serious trouble... The sky's the limit? Not any more! Launch into the unknown with the science fiction talents in this book and watch the universe unfold as it never has before. Check your air supply and bring along your imagination... moreA volcano on Io threatens an astronaut's career...an archeologist finds more than the past on an asteroid...an explorer takes a daring flight on an alien world...an orbiting 911 call becomes its own emergency...and a mission to restore the future is in serious trouble... The sky's the limit? Not any more! Launch into the unknown with the science fiction talents in this book and watch the universe unfold as it never has before. Check your air supply and bring along your imagination. Lift off will be the moment you venture into Orbiter! less

Odyssey is published by Fitzhenry and Whiteside.