Curiosity

This nonfiction picture book takes an unusual approach in presenting the story of the Curiosity rover. Curiosity tells the reader about her extraordinary journey to Mars. I was fascinated and enlightened reading details about the construction, launch, and landing of this complex robot. The illustrator’s earthy palette compliments the subject matter. The last illustration of the tiny rover on the red planet left me in awe. It reminded me of standing at the rim of the Grand Canyon and gazing at a scene so vast I couldn’t possibly take it all in. Check out the rover’s path here!

Robots! They are taking over the world, and eventually Mars. This non-fiction book tells the ‘story’ from the first-person point-of-view of the rover named Curiosity, and how and why Curiosity was born. The book describes Curiosity’s journey from JPL (Jet Propulsion Lab) in California to Florida and then to Mars! You’ll learn all sorts of cool stuff about this car-sized rover that has an in-built lab, including its launch from earth, the “Seven Minutes of Terror” while landing on Mars, and all the fun Curiosity had exploring Mars. Lucky rover – you’ll wish you were one!