Mousetronaut Goes to Mars

Mouse saves mission in great tale for space buffs.
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Talk to Your Kids About ...
- Families can talk about how Meteor proves so important to the mission. Do you think he was right to sneak aboard the rocket?
- What do the pictures tell you about life on a spacecraft?
- Would you want to be part of a mission to Mars? Why or why not?
Book Details
- Author: Mark Kelly
- Illustrator: C.F. Payne
- Genre: Picture Book
- Topics: Adventures, Cats, Dogs, and Mice, Science and Nature, Space and Aliens
- Book type: Fiction
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Publication date: October 1, 2013
- Publisher's recommended age(s): 4 - 8
- Number of pages: 40
- Available on: Nook, Hardback, iBooks, Kindle
- Last updated: July 12, 2017
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For kids who love outer space
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