Space for Smart Kids, 1: A Little Scientist's Guide to Astronauts, Gravity, Rockets, and the Atmosphere

Age range 5 to 9 Come along with Valentina, the astronaut, on this incredible journey to Mars and become a space genius! Up past the exosphere, thermosphere, and mesosphere, we will find outer space and learn the answers to some big questions. What is the ozone layer? What is gravity? Which countries have successfully traveled into space? What are the parts of rockets called, and what does each part do? What is space like? Future Geniuses is a collection that will help families spend a lot of time reading and learning together. Through simple text and fun illustrations, author and scientist Carlos Pazos makes the subjects of space and space travel approachable and easy to understand for even the smallest scientists.