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Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive -- and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. Chances are, though,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Built to explore Mars, Resilience begins to develop human-like feelings as he learns from the NASA scientists who assembled him, and as he blasts off and explores Mars, Resilience must overcome different obstacles as he explores the red planet.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
After heroically saving his classmates, fifth-grader Sawyer's life as a dinosaur-human hybrid has gotten a lot easier until Sawyer, Sylvie, who is part Martian, and Elliot head to Mars in search of Sylvie's missing dad and discover that Mars is trying to kick Pluto out of the solar system.
5) Mars
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discover the fascinating world of Mars in this colorful book packed with amazing imagery. In this inviting and entertaining format, kids will learn about the newest information on Mars, the Mars Rover, and our ongoing exploration of the Red Planet. This Level 3 reader is written in an easy-to-grasp style to encourage the scientists and explorers of tomorrow!
6) Love, Ish
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Mischa "Ish" Love's longtime dream has been to someday live on Mars, but when she collapses on the first day of seventh grade, Ish receives a diagnosis which threatens her future plans.
7) Moving Mars
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 25
Language
English
Description
Sacrifice, revolution, the promise of freedom. These flood into the life of Casseia Majumdar, daughter of the Binding Multiples. Rebelling against her conservative family, the colonists who occupy Mars, Casseia takes part in the brewing revolution sparked by student protests in the year 2171. Meanwhile, her love life is in a very precarious situation, with her beloved Charles Franklin's seeking to merge his mind with the most advanced artificial mind....
9) Life on Mars
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Could there have been life on Mars? Learn about the red planet and find out! --Page 4 of cover.
Author
Language
English
Description
Since the beginning of human history Mars has been an alluring dream-the stuff of legends, gods, and mystery. The planet most like ours, it has still been thought impossible to reach, let alone explore and inhabit. Now with the advent of a revolutionary new plan, all this has changed. Leading space exploration authority Robert Zubrin has crafted a daring new blueprint, Mars Direct, presented here with engaging anecdotes. The Case for Mars is not a...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Meet Mars! The red planet. Planet Marvelous. Favorite sibling of Earth (or so he claims). Sometimes they're close (just 34.5 million miles apart). Sometimes they need space (250 million miles apart)! Earth and Mars have a lot in common--clouds, mountains, polar icecaps. And while Earth has Earthlings, Mars makes a persuasive case for why people should make the journey to spend time with him. His day is 7 minutes longer! He is home to the largest volcano...
12) Mars
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about Mars. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
Author
Language
English
Description
Buzz Aldrin speaks out as a vital advocate for the continuing quest to push the boundaries of the universe as we know it. As a pioneering astronaut who first set foot on the moon during mankind's first landing of Apollo 11-- and as an aerospace engineer who designed an orbital rendezvous technique critical to future planetary landings -- Aldrin has a vision, and in this book he plots out the path he proposes, taking humans to Mars by 2035.
15) Iron gold
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 30
Language
English
Description
A decade ago, Darrow was the hero of the revolution he believed would break the chains of the Society, and abolish the color-coded caste system. But the Rising has shattered everything, and brought endless war. New foes emerge to threaten what has been earned, and throughout the worlds other destinies entwine with Darrow's to change his fate forever. A young Red girl flees tragedy in her refugee camp, and achieves for herself a new life she could...
16) Last day on Mars
Author
Series
Chronicle of the dark star volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
While waiting to leave Mars before it burns up just like the Earth before it, Liam and his friend Phoebe discover some facts about time and space and realize that the human race is just one of the races trying to survive in space.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away--no climate change, no war, no Twitter--beckons, and settling the stars finally seems within our grasp. Or is it? Critically acclaimed, bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith set out to write the essential guide to a glorious future of space settlements, but after years of research, they aren't so sure it's a good idea. Space technologies and space business are progressing...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Get ready to blast off with this high-action, high-stakes middle grade adventure that's perfect for fans of Chris Grabenstein and Peter Lerangis. Miranda Regent can't believe she was just chosen as one of six kids from around the world to train for the first ever mission to Mars. But as soon as the official announcement is made, she begins receiving anonymous threatening messages, and when the training base is attacked, it looks like Miranda is the...
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