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Welcome to Mars

Making a Home on the Red Planet

By Buzz Aldrin

By Buzz Aldrin

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Hardcover $18.99

Sep 01, 2015 | ISBN 9781426322068 | Middle Grade (8-12)

Welcome to Mars by Buzz Aldrin
Hardcover $18.99
Sep 01, 2015 | ISBN 9781426322068

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    Sep 01, 2015 | ISBN 9781426322068 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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About Welcome to Mars

Space is still the final frontier and Mars continues to make news and attract generations of young people. In this fascinating book, hero-astronaut Buzz Aldrin challenges curious kids to think about Mars as not just a faraway red planet but as a possible future home for Earthlings! 

What will your new home be like? How will you get there? What will you eat for breakfast? Find out what life might be like far, far from Earth as you navigate your way through this fun and fascinating book. What kid wouldn’t want to blast off with him on this (literary) journey!

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About Buzz Aldrin

On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong landed their lunar module on the Sea of Tranquillity and became the first humans to walk on the moon. Aldrin has since been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and

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Product Details

Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Children’s Middle Grade Books

Hardcover | $18.99
Published by National Geographic Kids
Sep 01, 2015 | 96 Pages | 7-5/8 x 9-3/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781426322068

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Praise

“Apollo 11 astronaut Aldrin welcomes young people to his crew for a journey ‘to build the first city on Mars,’ while related passages fill in information about the planet and the challenges of colonizing it.” — Booklist


“Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, ‘Welcome to Mars: Making a Home on the Red Planet’ is profusely illustrated and enthusiastically recommended for students in 3 to 7, and should be a part of every school and community library collection for young readers.” – Midwest Book Review


“Welcome to Mars… could be the book that inspires a new generation of astronauts.” — International Business Times





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