Mary Roach
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Packing for Mars for Kids -- Mary Roach - Hardcover
What is it like to float weightlessly in the air? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a spacewalk? How do astronauts go to the bathroom? Is it true that they don't shower? Can farts really be deadly in space?
Best-selling Mary Roach has the answers. In this whip-smart, funny, and informative young readers adaptation of her best-selling Packing for Mars, Roach guides us through the irresistibly strange, frequently gross, and awe-inspiring realm of space travel and life without gravity. From flying on NASA's Weightless Wonder to eating space food, Packing for Mars for Kids is chock-full of firs-hand experiences and thorough research. Roach has crafted an authoritative and accessible book that is perfectly pitched to inquiring middle grade readers.
Author: Mary Roach
Publisher: Norton Young Readers
Published: 04/05/2022
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.95w x 0.58d
ISBN: 9781324019374
Audience: Ages 9-12
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/01/2021 pg. 44
School Library Journal 03/25/2022 pg. 1
Best-selling Mary Roach has the answers. In this whip-smart, funny, and informative young readers adaptation of her best-selling Packing for Mars, Roach guides us through the irresistibly strange, frequently gross, and awe-inspiring realm of space travel and life without gravity. From flying on NASA's Weightless Wonder to eating space food, Packing for Mars for Kids is chock-full of firs-hand experiences and thorough research. Roach has crafted an authoritative and accessible book that is perfectly pitched to inquiring middle grade readers.
Author: Mary Roach
Publisher: Norton Young Readers
Published: 04/05/2022
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.95w x 0.58d
ISBN: 9781324019374
Audience: Ages 9-12
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/01/2021 pg. 44
School Library Journal 03/25/2022 pg. 1