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Max Goes to Mars: A Science Adventure with Max the Dog
Max gets ready to go on the first human mission to Mars. This time, his mission is to help the human crew in the search for life on Mars, while providing the comfort that only a dog can offer on a journey that lasts more than two years. With sidebars on science lessons, this picture book also has a take-home message about the beauty and fragility of planet Earth.
32 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2003
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August 25, 2019
I read the Spanish version of this one. I liked the author's note about why he decided to make a Spanish version and why space exploration is important. Space exploration is called wasteful by some. The authors make it clear that space exploration is necessary for the inspiration and wonder it gives us. Students need a reason to learn things, not just a list of facts. They need dreams. Knowing that they could be the first ones to step on a new planet is one way to give them something to dream about.
This one was sad because Max is getting old and the author uses phrases that make it obvious that his space traveling days are over. It is realistic, but a little depressing. And parents should be aware that a talk about how short dog lives are compared to humans might be required.
This one was sad because Max is getting old and the author uses phrases that make it obvious that his space traveling days are over. It is realistic, but a little depressing. And parents should be aware that a talk about how short dog lives are compared to humans might be required.
June 4, 2015
I would recommend this for grades 2nd or 3rd graders. The book talks about a dog named Max who has an owner named Tori. Max is contacted to make a special mission to the planet, Mars. Tori, is excited but sad at the same time. She is going to miss Max. She takes Max to the museum and finds out lots of information about Mars. Max leaves for a couple of months to find out if their is signs if life on Mars. A interesting discovery is made. The book contains facts about the different things on Mars. This will be helpful to children to learn if they are studying about the planets.
November 22, 2020
Date read: 11/21/2020
Date of review: 11/21/2020
Genre: Science Fiction, Informational
Grade Range: 4-6
What would it look like if a dog went to Mars? I guess this book does as good a job as any at answering that unlikely question. As a fictional story, there isn't anything really all that outstanding here. But that's not where this book shines: that would be in all of the sidebars providing interesting scientific facts about Mars and why humans might want to go there; the story is a just a backdrop to present these facts. Apparently there's a whole series about Max the dog and his different science-related adventure, and I'd be very open to seeking out them out as well.
Date of review: 11/21/2020
Genre: Science Fiction, Informational
Grade Range: 4-6
What would it look like if a dog went to Mars? I guess this book does as good a job as any at answering that unlikely question. As a fictional story, there isn't anything really all that outstanding here. But that's not where this book shines: that would be in all of the sidebars providing interesting scientific facts about Mars and why humans might want to go there; the story is a just a backdrop to present these facts. Apparently there's a whole series about Max the dog and his different science-related adventure, and I'd be very open to seeking out them out as well.
May 9, 2021
This is fun story about a dog named Max and his owner, a young girl named Tori. One day, while playing, Tori received a call about an opportunity for Max to travel to Mars on a spaceship. Tori taught Max a little bit about Mars before his space adventure. It has great information about Mars and space travels. This book is a great educational story for kids and would recommend it for students between 3rd and 5th grade. There were no diverse characters in this story.
December 10, 2017
Me gusta mucho el formato del libro, que lo hace un buen libro para jóvenes de edades diferentes. Para lxs más jóvenes, se puede leer solo la historia, y lxs más grandes pueden leer toda la información adicional en los márgenes de las páginas.
June 15, 2018
Really cute book - and you an find a video online of an astronaut reading it while aboard the ISS...
June 11, 2019
Interesting information about possible future missions to Mars.
August 30, 2019
An elementary picture book about a dog going on a space mission to mars where the action is then disected with comparision to how this works in real life. lots of science but cute.
October 10, 2020
Cool book!
July 9, 2009
Actually my 9-year-old son is excited to read this book on his own, but I just couldn't bring myself to sit down and wade through it. TOO many words, too much information. The sidebars were distracting and LONG (no Mom will want to read these to the little ones at night) and the rest of the text lacked the flow necessary to a well-crafted picture book. Much of the text was repeated in the illustrations. Had there been one more good hard edit after the illustrations were complete, I think this books would have been better and more marketable. AS it is, I'm sure my son will read part of it, flip through to look at the pictures, then call himself done.
March 8, 2011
Pretty wordy for younger grades. But we did have Jeffrey Bennett come visit our school for an author visit and it was awesome!
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October 1, 2012Recommended on Skeptically Speaking show #90 on December 17, 2010. http://skepticallyspeaking.ca/episode...
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April 19, 2018Read by Astronaut Mike Hopkins in a video from Story Time From Space
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