Mission: Mars by Pascal Lee (October 29, 2013) Paperback

by Pascal Lee

Learn about what it takes to send humans to Mars--from spacesuits and rovers to surviving subzero temperatures and raging dust storms.The United States plans to send astronauts to Mars around 2035, and MARS shows kids how they could start training to join the first crew to the Red Planet! The author, a leading Mars expert, shows the "Future Mars Explorers" the latest designs for spacesuits and exploration rovers. Readers will also learn how to navigate a spaceship, search for alien life, and get an up-close look at some of the world's leading space scientists at work. MARS is visually-driven and written in exciting kid-friendly language. It acts as both a training manual and a reference book for future Mars explorers!

Unknown Binding

First published October 29, 2013

Reviews

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book completely took me by surprise. My kids and I had an opportunity to hear the Author speak at a writing conference. I'll admit, at first glance of the book, I was sort of dreading the talk wishing the conference had lured someone a bit more high profile! Boy was I surprised when the author began explaining his role at the Mars Institute and NASA (at the risk of sounding stupid, I actually thought his jacket with the NASA patch was a costume!! ??!! ) I was wrong! I suspect Pascal Lee knows more about Mars than anyone alive and he shared a great deal of it in this book. Now I'm slightly obsessed with Mars and his work and am already planning to go watch the anticipated deep space launch in 2018. If you have kids who are interested in outer space, this is a must have. I haven't run it past my middle school kids yet, but I suspect the design of the book will be a turn off to them -- it looks very elementary. If I can get them past it I'm sure they'll love it too.

[Lesley · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is about taking a journey to Mars and what it takes to get to Mars. As you read the book you will learn how to navigate spaceship, search for alien life, and a whole lot more information. The illustrations are excellent.

Published: 2013
Genre: Nonfiction space

[Kim Heimbuch · Rating 5 out of 5]

review posting soon

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found the whole "training mission" premise annoying, but kids would probably love it. The graphics were good though, and the information interesting.