From: wecooks@ix.netcom.com
Subject: Re: new Kids Mars Book-- COOL!
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 1996 08:21:12 -0800
I've got this book, too. I don't know about the age range--I
used it as a reference for a paper in my graduate physical
science class paper on exploring mars! Lots of great color
pictures and ideas to open up discussions. jkc
On 12/06/96 17:32:41 you wrote:
>
>
>Mars Educators,
>
>When I was at KSC for the Pathfinder launch earlier this
week
>I bought a really great book for kids (I'd guess up to 6th
grade)
>about scenarios for colonizing Mars in the future. The
illustrations
>are absolutely some of the best anywhere (Michael Carroll
did them,
>and he is one of the BEST). The book covers a lot of the
issues about
>sending people to Mars and eventually whether we should
terraform the
>planet. The book is so up-to-date that it includes the fact
>that Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Pathfinder are on their
way!
>(However, there are some inaccuracies here--- note that
"Ares Vallis"
>does not mean "Ram Valley"-- the "Ram" is "Aries"-- like the
constellation,
>but "Ares" is the Greek god of War (i.e., Mars). Also note
that they have
>the wrong date for the Viking 1 landing. Despite text/fact
errors,
>the illustrations are so lovely that I would urge you to get
this $7.00
>paperback. See if your kids can find the errors in the
text...
>
>"Are We Moving to Mars?" by Anne Schraff, John Muir
Publications,
> Santa Fe, New Mexico, (c) 1996. ISBN # 1-56261-310-3.
>
>
>Ken Edgett
>Arizona Mars K-12 Education Program
>
>p.s. the MPF launch was AWESOME when seen in person. Start
planning now
> to get yourself out to one of the 1998/99 launches!
>
>
>
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