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Published
New York : HarperCollins 2002.
Language
English
Main Author
Franklyn Mansfield Branley, 1915-2002 (-)
Other Authors
True Kelley (illustrator)
Physical Description
33 p. : ill
ISBN
9780060298074
9780060298081
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Review by Booklist Review

K^-Gr. 3. In this appealing volume from the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series, Branley takes children on a you-are-there voyage to the red planet, and the text implies that exploration is a given. Astronauts live in Mars Station, where they generate solar and atomic power for electricity, recycle water, and grow food. As part of their mission, they don space suits and explore the planet. Eventually, the crew climb into their Ascent Vehicle and start the long trip home. Though written in narrative style, the text imparts a good deal of information along the way. Photos of Mars appear on the endpapers, the title page, its verso, and one double-page spread, but otherwise, Kelley's ink-and wash illustrations help children picture life on Mars. Combining adventure, technology, and certain homey comforts, her vision of the Mars explorers and their habitat is as likely as the text to recruit the astronauts of tomorrow. --Carolyn Phelan

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Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 2-3-The renowned science writer posthumously invites readers to set their sights on the high frontier by envisioning themselves as members of the first Mars Mission's crew. In its current configuration, the mission will involve departing from the International Space Station for multiple rendezvous with previously launched, unmanned vehicles, both in Mars orbit and on the planet's surface. Crew members will drill for water, watch for dust storms, experience both light gravity and severe cold, and, of course, explore. What will they find? The author makes a few suggestions based on what we already know about Mars, but also, "you will find things no one could have imagined. No one knows what may be discovered, and that is one of the main reasons why we want to go there." Along with a sprinkling of black-and-white and full-color photos, the illustrations mix clearly drawn schematics with scenes of crew members working busily inside the Mars Station or outside in heavy protective suits. An informative, inspirational introduction.-John Peters, New York Public Library (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Horn Book Review

Asserting that you may become the first person to walk on Mars, the second-person text explains how one would travel there, describes the living conditions of the Mars Station, and discusses what an explorer would find. The simple prose is accompanied by kid-friendly illustrations; a captioned photo on the endpapers reveals names scientists gave rocks found on the surface, including Stimpy and Bamm-Bamm. From HORN BOOK Spring 2003, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Kirkus Book Review

The incomparable creator of this pioneering series, who will be sadly missed by all young scientists, extends an invitation and sparks the imagination as he authors another outstanding title in the Lets-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. He begins: "In this century, you may become the first person to walk on Mars." What would the journey be like? How would you get there? What would you take with you? How would you survive on the planet? He explains with brief, simple text, using what scientists know about the planet and extrapolating from previous space explorations. He uses photos from NASA to explain surface conditions, give facts about gravity, and proof that there was once water and could be still. Kelley (Three More Stories You Can Read to Your Cat, p. 341, etc.) provides meticulous pen-and-watercolor drawings that show men and women aboard the space ship, setting up the Mars station, and moving along the rocky terrain of the planet. Double-page spreads of the red-orange landscape and rocky surface are especially captivating. The author concludes with more facts about the planet and a Pathfinder photograph of Mars on which various rocks are named. A book to give young explorers goosebumps. (Nonfiction. 6-10)

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