Mars' first friends : come on over, rovers!

Title:

Author:

Hill, Susanna Leonard, author.

Added Author:

Paganelli, Elisa, 1985-

Personal Author:

Hill, Susanna Leonard, author.

ISBN:

9781728205182

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Abstract:

Mars is lonely--his father, the sun, denies him a pet and his sibling planets will not play with him--but when rovers Spirit and Opportunity arrive from Earth, he finally has playmates. Includes facts about the solar system, Mars, and the Mars rovers.

Reading Level:

Ages 4-8. Sourcebooks Wonderland.

Grades K-1. Sourcebooks Wonderland.

Subject Term:

Roving vehicles (Astronautics) -- Fiction.

Loneliness -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Mars (Planet) -- Fiction.

Genre:

Picture books.

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Summary

From the creators of New York Times bestseller Moon's First Friends comes a new, heartwarming picture book about the little red planet who just wants a pet! One of this year's best Mars books for kids!

In a solar system full of planets, Mars feels all alone. All Mars wants is someone to play with, but all of the planets are just too busy. Mars can't help but wonder...will he ever get a playmate? Until one day, Earth sends her little brother Mars his first friends: the rovers Spirit and Opportunity!

Learn about Mars' rovers through this universal story about man's--and Mars'--best friends--our beloved pets! With its charming text and beautiful illustrations, this sweet solar system story and bedtime read aloud for children ages 4-7 is the perfect book for little adventurers searching for more books on pets and space books for kids.

Why readers love Mars' First Friends:

An educational and heartwarming story about Mars' rovers told from the unique perspective of Mars itself! Makes a fantastic back to school book, holiday stocking stuffer, or gift for birthdays, Christmas, Easter, or any occasion! Educational bonus content includes out-of-this world facts about the solar system, Mars, and his real-life pets--NASA's rovers A sweet introduction to the solar system family makes this a great family read aloud

Reviews (1)

Kirkus Review

Two unexpected pets, Spirit and Opportunity, perk up the bored, lonely fourth planet. In the spirit of their Moon's First Friends: How the Moon Met the Astronauts From Apollo 11 (2019), Hill and Paganelli send a lonely Mars to his father, the Sun, for a pet. Denied (Pluto is the whole family's pet), the planet goes from one anthropomorphic solar sibling to another on a seemingly fruitless quest for companionship. This culminates in the violent and exciting arrival of two speedy "little spacecrafts" sent from Earth as a family gift. Fondly watching the puppylike rovers trundle about his orange surface collecting rocks, playing in a sandstorm, and snuggling together for the night, Mars both promises to make them a good home and looks forward to the arrival of future "pets." Smiling faces on all the planets, moons, and rovers in view--which are otherwise rendered with reasonable accuracy--give the outing a cozy tone overall. Better yet, though the rovers' missions get barely a nod in the main narrative, a substantial epilogue fills in the blanks with basic facts about the solar system in general and Mars in particular, plus profiles of NASA and the entire company of Mars rovers from 1997's Sojourner to 2012's still-active Curiosity (with a note about an unnamed, upcoming "new pet"). A warm invitation to visitors wheeled or in boots: "Come on over, rovers!" (Informational picture book. 6-9) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.