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A Rover's Story



by
Jasmine Warga

Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
HarperCollins
Imprint
Balzer + Bray
ISBN
9780063113923
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The One and Only Ivan meets The Wild Robot in this unique and deeply moving middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover, from the Newbery Honor–winning author of Other Words for Home.

The tale of a small machine with a big heart.

Meet Resilience, a Mars rover determined to live up to his name.

Res was built to explore Mars. He was not built to have human emotions. But as he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him, he begins to develop human-like feelings. Maybe there’s a problem with his programming….

Human emotions or not, launch day comes, and Res blasts off to Mars, accompanied by a friendly drone helicopter named Fly. But Res quickly discovers that Mars is a dangerous place filled with dust storms and giant cliffs. As he navigates Mars’s difficult landscape, Res is tested in ways that go beyond space exploration.

As millions of people back on Earth follow his progress, will Res have the determination, courage—and resilience—to succeed… and survive?

Author’s note. Suggested resources. Black-and-white illustrations.

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Details

Format

Print

Page Count

320

Trim Size

8 1/2" x 5 1/2"

Dewey

F

AR

4.1: points 6

Genre

Fic

Scholastic Reading Counts

0

JLG Release

Jan 2023

Book Genres

Adventure, Science Fiction

Topics

Mars (planet). Exploration. Roving vehicles (astronautics). Space. Technology. Adventure. Friendship. Robots. Letters. Point of view. 

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Grades 3-5
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For Grades 3-5

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