mars (planet)

"It's Christmas Eve. The Martians have hung their stockings and decorated their trees in hopes that Santa will finally visit the red planet. But what are the excited Martians to do when Santa's sleigh shudders and shimmies and stops? Then teeters and totters and drops? It'll take a dose of Christmas magic and some help from the Outer Space Rescue Division to get this holiday back on track"--OCLC.

"A fully illustrated pop history of Earthlings' long relationship with Mars"--.

This guide to the past, present and future of the mysterious Red Planet combines illustrations with images from space agencies such as NASA and ESA, information panels and diagrams, bringing kids up to date with the latest science and technology.

An introduction to Mars that describes the planet's moons, surface, orbit, rotation, weather, and atmosphere and discusses how scientists study it.

"Is there life on Mars? Could humankind eventually colonize the red planet? NASA and other space agencies have been working to answer these questions for decades. From high-powered telescopes to the Mars rovers, the tools used to explore Mars are incredible pieces of technology and what they've discovered about Mars is even more amazing. In this book, readers travel through the history of study of the fourth planet from the sun, including the missions to Mars so far and what modern scientists are doing to learn more"--Provided by publisher.

"The year is 2086. The Mars Station, a cold and colorless interior city of ten thousand on the Red Planet is ruled by a ruthless Governor bent on creating a future dedicated solely to scientific advancement. The population includes several hundred children, all of whom have been genetically designed...except for one. Fifteen-year-old Thomas Knight was the last child born on Earth and sent to Mars as an infant to escape the floods that ravaged the planet. He leads a dull existence on the claustrophobic Station, and lives for the nights when he sneaks out of the segregated Boys' Quarters to break into the Artifacts Museum, where he can feed his obsession with all things Earth-related. Finding an old Webster's Dictionary, he collects mysterious words that form a portrait of the magical planet of his birth. One night, Thomas encounters an older settler who informs him that he is the heart of a bold mission, conceived by the father he has never known...to save the planet he has never seen"--Amazon.com.

An introduction to the planet Mars that provides facts, a craft activity, and more.

The morning after Marvin takes a nighttime trip to Mars with Zar, an alien from outer space, he cannot decide whether he really went or simply imagined it.

Astronaut Mark Watney, having been stranded on Mars during a dust storm, relies on his ingenuity and engineering skills to stay alive and try to contact NASA.

"This book introduces young readers to math concepts around space exploration"--Provided by publisher.