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Packing for Mars for Kids

By Mary Roach
Packing for Mars for Kids by Mary Roach digital book - Fable

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“America’s funniest science writer” (Washington Post) asks the questions children ask in this young readers adaptation of her best-selling Packing for Mars.

What is it like to float weightlessly in the air? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a spacewalk? How do astronauts go to the bathroom? Is it true that they don’t shower? Can farts really be deadly in space?

Best-selling Mary Roach has the answers. In this whip-smart, funny, and informative young readers adaptation of her best-selling Packing for Mars, Roach guides us through the irresistibly strange, frequently gross, and awe-inspiring realm of space travel and life without gravity. From flying on NASA’s Weightless Wonder to eating space food, Packing for Mars for Kids is chock-full of firs-hand experiences and thorough research. Roach has crafted an authoritative and accessible book that is perfectly pitched to inquiring middle grade readers.

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3.5
“It was a good book for people who like science.It described different parts of being an astronaut and it showed how astronauts do things in space.”
“I love to buy books at the airport, I always find a gem that calls to me. I discovered this author with this volume filled with humor and extraordinary facts. It includes all the things no ones want your talk about when mentioning space race, a dedicated chapter to motion sickness, vomit and other weird fun facts. Made me jump into her other titles as soon as we landed.”

About Mary Roach

Mary Roach is the author of seven best-selling works of nonfiction, including GruntStiff, and, most recently, Fuzz. Her writing has appeared in National Geographic and the New York Times Magazine, among other publications. She lives in California.

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