From evidence of water to stunning images,
Mars rover Opportunity allowed humans to
experience the Red Planet as never before.
Ride along on the 15-year mission
that captured hearts a world away!
Selfies From Mars: The True Story of Mars Rover Opportunity is a heartfelt narrative of the Mars Exploration Rover mission that explores the scientific findings of Opportunity and Spirit and the team of scientists and engineers behind the robot rovers. Perfect for STEM education topics, the pages feature full-color photographs from the NASA mission and text features with bonus factual information, including Fact Files presented by the adorable cartoon rover Oppy.
Despre autor
Award-winning author Katie L. Carroll began writing after her 16-year-old sister, Kylene, unexpectedly passed away. Since then writing has taken her to many wonderful places-both real and imagined. She wrote her YA fantasy ELIXIR BOUND, winner of the 2019 Connecticut Author Project for Best YA, and its sequel ELIXIR SAVED so Kylene could live on in the pages of a book. Katie’s middle grade novels are WITCH TEST and PIRATE ISLAND. She is also the author of the picture books THE BEDTIME KNIGHT, illustrated by Erika Baird, and MOMMY’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, illustrated by Phoebe Cho. Her first nonfiction book is SELFIES FROM MARS: THE TRUE STORY OF MARS ROVER OPPORTUNITY. She teaches writing and publishing workshops for children and adults and works as a freelance writer. Visit her website at katielcarroll.com.