9 Books for Red Planet Day
It’s Red Planet Day, a day to celebrate Mars! I’ve never been super interested in outer space, but when it’s Red Planet Day, I’ve got to share some really great nonfiction and fiction stories. You’ll find some great picture books and middle grade science fiction. Plus a few awesome and accessible nonfiction books full of facts about this planet. And if you want to learn more, check out Space Place by NASA!
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9 Books for Red Planet Day
- Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover by Markus Motum
- Grandmas From Mars by Michelle Robinson, illustrated by Fred Blunt
- Hey-Ho to Mars We’ll Go! A Space-Age Version of “The Farmer in the Dell” by Susan Lendroth, illustrated by Bob Kolar
- In the Red by Christopher Swiedler
- Last Day on Mars by Kevin Emerson
- Life on Mars by Jon Agee
- National Geographic Kids: Mars by Elizabeth Carney
- Mars! Earthlings Welcome by Stacey McAnulty, illustrated by Stevie Lewis
- Mousetronaut Goes to Mars by Mark Kelly, illustrated by C. F. Payne
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