A small mouse and his best friend, a giant flying robot, attempt to save the Earth when an evil Martian monkey and his mechanical creations attack.

Introduces readers to Mars.

Named for the god of war because of its blood-red color, Mars is the second-smallest planet in our solar system. Explore its cold canyons, ice caps, and more in this book about Mars.

Skippyjon Jones, the Siamese cat that thinks he is a Chihuahua dog, has an adventure on Mars.

Meet Mars! The red planet. Planet Marvelous. Favorite sibling of Earth (or so he claims). Sometimes they're close (just 34.5 million miles apart). Sometimes they need space (250 million miles apart)! Earth and Mars have a lot in common--clouds, mountains, polar icecaps. And while Earth has Earthlings, Mars makes a persuasive case for why people should make the journey to spend time with him. His day is 7 minutes longer! He is home to the largest volcano...

This curriculum-based, fun, and approachable book offers everything young readers need to know to begin their study of the Red Planet. They will learn about the fundamental aspects of the Mars, including its size, mass, surface features, interior, orbit, and spin. Further, they will learn about the history of the missions to Mars, including the Viking spacecraft and the Curiosity and MAVEN rovers. Finally, readers will learn about why scientists think...

"Young protagonist Avery is learning about Mars in school. She gets so excited about studying the Red Planet that she soon finds herself blasting off on an adventure to Earth's planetary neighbor!"--

Mars likes peace and quiet and is not happy when unexpected visitors show up, but slowly realizing he does not want to be alone, he reaches out to other planets and satellites while waiting patiently for human company.