Mars First Friends, Susanna Leonard Hill
Mars First Friends, Susanna Leonard Hill
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Mars' First Friends
Come on Over, Rovers!

Author: Susanna Leonard Hill

Narrator: Full Cast

Unabridged: 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/24/2020

Synopsis

In a solar system full of planets, Mars feels all alone. No one has time to play with him. Will he ever get a playmate?Mars' First Friends is a universal story about man's?and Mars'?best friends?our beloved pets. In this sweet solar system story, Mars is lonely and just wants someone to play with, but the planets are all too busy. That is until Earth sends her little brother Mars his first friends: the rovers Spirit and Opportunity! With its darling prose and charming plot, this book offers a new take on the Mars rovers stories, and also includes educational back matter with an abundance of information about the solar system, Mars, and his real-life pets?NASA's rovers! Could there be life on Mars? Listen on to find out!

About Susanna Leonard Hill

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. A frequent visitor to schools and libraries, she teaches picture-book writing and offers picture-book critiques. She currently resides with her children and two rescue dogs in New York's Mid-Hudson Valley.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jessica on March 24, 2020

I absolutely loved this book! My children are both very interested in science and space, and they really enjoyed this story. With whimsical illustrations, and an easy to read narrative, Mars' First Friends puts a fun twist on the introduction of its first rovers sent from Earth, Spirit and Opportuni......more

Goodreads review by Deb (Readerbuzz) on October 24, 2020

Mars is lonely out in space, so he goes to his dad, the Sun, and asks for pets. The Sun encourages Mars to find companionship with his sibling planets. Mars seeks them out, but they are all too busy or interested in other things. Finally two craft arrive on Mars from Earth, and Mars is finally conte......more

Goodreads review by Sophie on July 03, 2020

Throughout July, GeekMom is preparing for the planned launch of the Perseverance rover on July 20th with Mars Month, a month filled with Mars-themed content. Be sure to follow the Mars Month tag to find all of this month’s content so far in one place. Today I am reviewing Mars’ First Friends by Susa......more

Goodreads review by Literature on May 07, 2020

This was just the book we needed to complement our home school lessons! "Mars' First Friends" by Susanna Leonard Hill tells the story of Mars, the lonely planet that just wanted to play with someone. All of Mars' brother and sister planets are busy so Mars decides to ask for a pet. What kind of pet......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on February 15, 2020

Target age group for this Mars focused picture book is unclear. The main portion of the book is the perfect example of personification for 4th and 5th grade students as they sharpen their understanding of figurative language, however, the storyline of the red planet being lonely, searching for frien......more

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