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Mars' first friends come on over, rovers!

Mars is lonely--his father, the sun, denies him a pet and his sibling planets will not play with him--but when rovers Spirit and Opportunity arrive from Earth, he finally has playmates. Includes facts about the solar system, Mars, and the Mars rovers.

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Main Author: Hill, Susanna Leonard (Author)
Other Authors: Paganelli, Elisa, 1985- (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Wonderland, [2020]
Subjects:
Mars (Planet) > Juvenile fiction.
Roving vehicles (Astronautics) > Juvenile fiction.
Loneliness > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:Mars is lonely--his father, the sun, denies him a pet and his sibling planets will not play with him--but when rovers Spirit and Opportunity arrive from Earth, he finally has playmates. Includes facts about the solar system, Mars, and the Mars rovers.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Audience:Ages 4-8.
Grades K-1.
ISBN:9781728205182
1728205182
Author Notes:Susanna Leonard Hill is the New York Times bestselling author of Moon's First Friends, as well as many other award-winning books for children. She does frequent school and library visits, teaches picture book writing, and offers picture book critiques. She lives in New York's Mid-Hudson Valley with her children and two rescue dogs.
Elisa Paganelli attended the Art Institute in Modena and the illustration course at IED European Institute of Design in Turin, Italy, and has worked as a creative designer since she was a young student. Over the years, she has run a design shop and studio, received awards as a young female entrepreneur, and today works as an illustrator full time from her office accompanied by her dogs and cats.

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