Jennifer L Holm
The Lion of Mars
Stealth Science
Why this book counts
- Astronomy & Space
- Engineering & Technology
- Human Body & Health
- Story / Adventure
- Maker / Problem-Solving
Bell has known only a small, rule-bound settlement on Mars until a mysterious virus incapacitates the adults. The children's effort to keep the colony functioning and seek help makes planetary conditions, life-support systems, isolation, and disease response part of the survival plot.
The science inside
- Space & Planets
- Spaceflight
- Engineering & Design
- Medicine & Health
Your child will meet:
- A Mars settlement would depend on engineered systems that continually provide necessities Earth supplies more freely.
- Distance and isolation make communication, maintenance, backup plans, and cooperation critical in a space habitat.
- An infectious illness can change how a closed community limits contact and allocates care, even before its cause is fully understood.
- Fictional Mars technology can be evaluated by asking whether it addresses real constraints such as atmosphere, temperature, dust, and resources.
Use it this way
Parent effort: Simple activity
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Life on Mars is pretty standard.... until a mysterious virus hits. Don't miss this timely and unputdownable novel from the bestselling author of The Fourteenth Goldfish. Bell is just like any other kid. He loves cats, eats all kinds of cake, and is curious about everything. Oh, and he lives on another planet! Living on Mars comes with a ton of rules. Like don't go outside without a buddy. Always keep a glow stick in your pocket. And no contact with the kids in the other settlements. Ever . Then a virus breaks out among the grown-ups, and the children are the only ones who can help. Suddenly it's up to Bell - a regular kid in a very different world - to uncover the truth and save his family ... and possibly unite an entire planet.
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