Destination
3.4
(5 ratings)32 pages2004HarperTrophyISBN 9780060546380
About this book
<p> Seymour Simon has written more than 150 award-winning science books about animals, anatomy, astronomy, earth science, and vehicles! </p> <p> Named after the Roman god of war, Mars has fascinated people for thousands of years. Did you know that . . . </p> <p> <ul> <li>A Martian year is 687 Earth days, almost twice as long as a year on Earth.</li> </p> <p> <li>Mars’s biggest valley, Valles Marineris, is four times as deep as the Grand Canyon!</li> </p> <p> <li>Scientists think that Mars, now rocky and barren, once had an ocean, rivers, and a thicker atmosphere.</li> </p> <p> <li>The first robot ever to explore the surface of Mars is only about the size of a child’s toy wagon.</li> </ul> </p>
Publication Details
- Publisher
- HarperTrophy
- Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 32
- ISBN
- 9780060546380
- Language
- en
About Unknown Author
Seymour Simon was born and raised in the Bronx in New York City. He attended highschool at the Bronx School of Science. After graduating from the City College of New York with a degree in animal behavior, he worked as a schoolteacher. In 1963 he was asked by Scholastic Inc. to write an article about the moon in anticipation of the moon landing, and he began writing articles for Scholastic magazines. After writing articles for several years, he wrote his first book, Animals in Field and Laboratory (1968). In 1979 he left teaching to become a full-time author. He has written more than 250 books about science for children, and continues to visit schools to talk about science.
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