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Destination: Mars / Seymour Simon.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: Updated edition; Revised edition, 2016Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780062344977
  • 0062344978
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Named after the Roman god of war, Mars has fascinated people for thousands of years. Did you know that... A Martian year is 687 Earth days, almost twice as long as a year on Earth. Mars's biggest valley, Valles Marineris, is four times as deep as the Grand Canyon! Scientists think that Mars, now rocky and barren, once had an ocean, rivers, and a thicker atmosphere. Explore the wonders of Mars, the Red Planet, with science writer Seymour Simon in this updated edition filled with full-color photographs and spacecraft images.
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 523.43 S596 Available 33111008552081
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 523.43 S596 Available 33111008464667
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Award-winning science writer Seymour Simon explores the Red Planet through fascinating facts and amazing full-color photographs. Readers will learn about the recent discovery of water, the Valles Marineris--the biggest valley on Mars--the ice caps, recent expeditions, and more. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8. It's a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children.

This updated edition includes:

author's note stunning full-color photographs glossary index websites and additional reading sources

Supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards.

Includes index.

Originally published: Mars. New York : William Morrow, ©1987 ; and, Destination: Mars ©2000.

Ages 8-11.

Named after the Roman god of war, Mars has fascinated people for thousands of years. Did you know that... A Martian year is 687 Earth days, almost twice as long as a year on Earth. Mars's biggest valley, Valles Marineris, is four times as deep as the Grand Canyon! Scientists think that Mars, now rocky and barren, once had an ocean, rivers, and a thicker atmosphere. Explore the wonders of Mars, the Red Planet, with science writer Seymour Simon in this updated edition filled with full-color photographs and spacecraft images.

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