Author-illustrator Jonathan Roth has been fascinated with robotic space missions since the Viking lander sent back the first images from the surface of Mars. Jonathan, who teaches elementary art, lives in Rockville, Maryland, with his wife and two kitties in a house on a rocky planet orbiting a fiery star in a barred spiral galaxy.
"""A flight of fancy--and facts--sure to set aspiring scientists' imaginations soaring."" --Kirkus, starred review ""Inserting cartoon figures into photos of actual sites both terrestrial and extraterrestrial, Roth explains how a certain bolt of unbleached muslin has been ""woven into the fabric of history."" Readers with stars (and planets) in their eyes will be fascinated by this little-known swatch of detail from the story of our space program.""--Booklist, starred review"