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Red Rover - by Richard Ho (Hardcover)

Red Rover - by  Richard Ho (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Explores the vast, inhospitable landscape of Mars and the adventures of the little rover that calls the planet its home. Join Curiosity on its journey across the red planet in this innovative and dynamic nonfiction picture book."--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b><i>Red Rover</i> is a gorgeously illustrated tale that explores the vast, inhospitable landscape of Mars and the adventures of the little rover that calls the planet its home.</b> <p/>Mars has a visitor. <p/>It likes to roam... <p/>observe... <p/>measure... <p/>and collect. <p/>It explores the red landscape--<br>crossing plains, climbing hills, <br>and tracing the bottoms of <br>craters--in search of water<br>and life. <p/>It is not the first to visit Mars. <p/>It will not be the last. <p/>But it might be...<br>the most curious. <p/>Join Curiosity on its journey across the red planet in this innovative and dynamic nonfiction picture book by Richard Ho, illustrated by Sibert Honor winner Katherine Roy. <p/>This title has Common Core connections.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>A winner for young Mars enthusiasts.-- School Library Journal <p/>Thoughtful, evocative, and impeccably illustrated...--The Horn Book <p/> It's the contrast between Curiosity's cheery determination and the forbidding world it inhabits that gives the book its power.--Publishers Weekly <p/>A keeper.--Kirkus Reviews</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Richard Ho</b> is a children's book author who was once, himself, a child. He is a former journalist and educational scriptwriter who enjoys writing stories about science, culture, and the magic of everyday life. <i>Red Rover</i> is his first book for young readers. <p/><b>Katherine Roy</b> is the award-winning author and illustrator of <i>Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands </i>and <i>How to Be an Elephant: Growing Up in the African Wild. </i>She loves science, history, and big adventures, and is endlessly fascinated by the way things live. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, she currently lives with her husband and young son in Oregon.</p>

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