Books of Wonder

A Rover's Story

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Category: Signed Books

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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. Could there be 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 landscape with millions of people back on Earth following his progress, will Res have the determination, courage — and resilience — to succeed… and survive? Your young explorers will be captivated by Res’s fantastic adventures on the Red Planet!

Ages 8–12. 320pp

Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

James ★★★★★

Bought this for my 10-year-old who's obsessed with the Perseverance mission, and the signed bookplate on the inside cover made it feel like a real collector's item. The story gives Res such a genuine voice that we ended up reading the last four chapters together in one sitting.

Charlotte Q. ★★★★★

The signed bookplate glued inside the front cover made this feel like a keepsake rather than just another middle grade novel. My nine year old and I read it together over a week, and the chapters told from Res's point of view got us both a little teary.

Thomas K. ★★★★★

I’ve been following this rover’s story since the launch announcements, and the signed bookplate made it feel like a tiny piece of the mission was mine. The way the author weaves the NASA technical details with Res’s growing emotions had me tearing up on page 40. Already planning to gift a copy to my

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