mars (planet)

Astronaut Mark Watney, having been stranded on Mars during a dust storm, relies on his ingenuity and engineering skills to stay alive and try to contact NASA.

While dreaming of being a spy like those in his favorite magazine, twelve-year-old Edward has been stuck holding his eccentric family together but when his parents are kidnapped, he leads his sisters and cousin in an effort to rescue them across the danger-filled landscape of nineteenth-century Mars.

Astronaut Mark Watney is stranded and completely alone on Mars, with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive, but Mark isn't ready to give up. Drawing on his engineering skills and determination, he faces each obstacle with resourcefulness, but will it be enough for him to survive?.

Featuring landscape photographs, a detailed reference written in consultation with NASA scientists documents the expedition through inside stories, accessible science, and theories about the future of space exploration.

"Stargazers have observed Mercury, Venus, and Mars--the other small, rocky planets in our solar system besides Earth--for thousands of years. More recently, we have begun to explore our neighbors in outer space via flyby spacecraft, probes, and rovers. Readers will learn how these expeditions have expanded our knowledge of these planets' atmosphere, surface, features, and even potential for life. A must read for anyone interested in discovering more about space exploration's past, present, and future"--.

In this graphic version of the classic story, Martians abandon their dying planet and invade Earth.

What will your new home be like? How will you get there? What will you eat for breakfast on the Red Planet? These are very important questions for humanity's future - yes, even breakfast. Join Buzz Aldrin on a journey to build a permanent home on Mars.

Rob Manning, the chief engineer of the Mars "Curiosity" mission, chronicles the conceptualizing, designing, creating, testing, launching, and landing of the massive, complex spacecraft. Includes black-and-white photographs.

Simple text provides basic facts about the planet Mars. Includes a picture glossary.

As the voynix band together to create an army to destroy the human race, Ada and Daeman work together to marshal the pathetic defenses of Ardis Hall in an attempt to stop the voynix before it is too late.