Max Goes to Mars

A Science Adventure with Max the Dog

Jeffrey Bennett, Alan Okamoto

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Big Kid Science
08 July 2015

Picture storybooks; Science & technology: general interest (Children's&YA)

Series: Science Adventures with Max the Dog series

Winner: 2016 ILA CBC Children's Choice List

This is the updated edition of the first children's book ever launched into space and read aloud by astronauts from the International Space Station

Come with Max as he takes off on his next exciting science adventure, this time joining astronauts on the first human mission to Mars. Equipped with a specially designed spacesuit, Max sniffs for signs of microscopic life. Will he find any? Read the exciting story to find out, and to learn how his trip to Mars helps his young friend Tori reflect on the beauty and fragility of our own planet Earth.

Max Goes to Marsis more than just a fun story. Educationally designed ""Big Kid Boxes"" along the sides of the pages help children and parents learn about Mars as the adventure unfolds. This second edition is fully updated to incorporate the latest scientific discoveries about Mars.

By: Jeffrey Bennett
Illustrated by: Alan Okamoto
Imprint: Big Kid Science
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Second edition
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 279mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 612g
ISBN: 9781937548445
ISBN 10: 1937548449
Series: Science Adventures with Max the Dog series
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 08 July 2015
Recommended Age: From 7 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeffrey Bennett, winner of the 2013 American Institute of Physics Science Communication Award, is an astrophysicist and educator who proposed the idea for and helped develop the Voyage Scale Model Solar System-the first science-oriented exhibit approved for permanent installation on the National Mall in Washington, DC. He is also the author of children's books, including those in the Science Adventures with Max the Dog series and The Wizard Who Saved the World. He lives in Boulder, Colorado. Alan Okamoto was a children's book illustrator and a space artist who completed commissioned work for the Air Force, numerous aerospace corporations, and college textbooks.