Description

Visit an icy, dusty, faraway world with Perseverance the Mars rover and discover how this robotic explorer will search for signs of alien life and make preparations for a future human mission to the red planet.

• Learn how scientists and engineers designed and built Perseverance
• Watch Perseverance on its nail-biting plummet to the surface of Mars in 2021
• See scientists in action as they drive the rover and plan its daily tasks
• Meet the female space scientists who led parts of this mission
• Discover all about Ingenuity the mini helicopter that hitched a ride to Mars aboard Perseverance
• Learn all about Mars and how it is similar to and different from Earth
• And enjoy behind-the-scenes NASA photos and images (including selfies) sent back from Mars by Perseverance

Robots are a fantastic, high-interest way to introduce science and engineering to young readers, and this book is perfect for non-fiction reading and classroom work related to the earth and space sciences curriculum.