Mission to Mars (LET'S-READ-AND-FIND-OUT SCIENCE BOOKS) - Hardcover

Branley, Franklyn Mansfield

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060298073 ISBN 13: 9780060298074

Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books, 2002

Synopsis

Read and find out about exploring Mars in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

Someday people from Earth may live on Mars. Soon we will go to the planet to learn more about it. It will become our outpost in space—our space colony. 

The author-illustrator pair who brought us The International Space Station, Floating in Space, and What the Moon Is Like tackle the hot topic in space: a mission to the red planet.

This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

• hands-on and visual
• acclaimed and trusted
• great for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

• Entertain and educate at the same time
• Have appealing, child-centered topics
• Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers
• Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach
• Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations
• Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills
• Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists
• Meet national science education standards
• Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field
• Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests

Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

About this title

From the Back Cover

In this century, humans will land on Mars and walk on the red planet. You may be one of those astronauts. What might you learn about Earth, our solar system, and the universe on a trip to Mars? Is there air on Mars? Is there water? Can anything grow there? Could people live there one day? In this book, you will find out how you will get to Mars, how you will explore the planet, and what you might discover there.

Landing on Mars will be the great adventure of the twenty-first century.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060298073
• ISBN 13: 9780060298074
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Kelley True
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 33