Mission to Mars [hc]
Part of the Beyond Planet Earth series
By Mary Kay Carson [Ohio]
Perhaps no planet has stirred our imagination more than Mars. And this book, based on the American Museum of Natural History's exhibit “Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration,” provides an extraordinary introduction to the Red Planet. Through breathtaking images from NASA, and information sent to Earth from satellites, budding astronomers and astronauts can explore Mars’s climate and features- and find out what it would take for a human to travel there. 32 pages
"An instructive and captivating book to complement upper elementary school science curricula and for children who like to learn about planets." -School Library Journal
February 6, 2018
Interest Level=Grades 4-6
