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1) The Martian
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
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
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"A young planetary scientist intimately details the search for life on Mars, tracing our centuries-old obsession with this seemingly desolate planet. Mars was once similar to Earth, but today there are no rivers, no lakes, no oceans. Coated in red dust, the terrain is bewilderingly empty. And yet multiple spacecraft are circling Mars, sweeping over Terra Sabaea, Syrtis Major, the dunes of Elysium, and Mare Sirenum-on the brink, perhaps, of a staggering...
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
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.
8) Love, Ish
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2017
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.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Bell has spent his whole life--all eleven years of it--on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid--he loves cats, any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why don't they have contact with anyone on the other Mars colonies? Why are they so isolated? When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children are the only ones who can help. It's up to Bell--a regular kid...
10) Near planets
Author
Series
Publisher
Thameside Press
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the similarities and differences between the three planets closest to Earth and provides information about their surface features, physical makeup, and more.
15) A rover's story
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
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
Collectorsaurus volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The Roversaurs--half spacecraft and half dinosaur--call on the expertise of their fellow dino-machines, the Diggersaurs--half construction truck and half dinosaur--to help them build a Martian base.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When Stanley's Mom has to go away for work, Stanley decides to take off, too--all the way to Mars. Can the Martian who takes his place on Earth get by in Stanley's family even in Mom's absence?"--
18) Mission to Mars
Author
Publisher
Spotlight
Pub. Date
2007, c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The Backyardigans are on a mission ... to Mars! A strange signal has been coming from the Red Planet, so Pablo, Uniqua, and Austin blast off into the space to investigate.
19) Iron gold
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 30
Language
English
Formats
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...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
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...
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