Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover narrates the remarkable journey of NASA’s rover from Earth to Mars, told from Curiosity’s own perspective. With stylish illustrations and clear diagrams, Markus Motum’s non‑fiction text explores exploration, engineering and space science. Shortlisted for the 2018 Klaus Flugge Prize, this book invites primary and middle‑school students to wonder at scientific achievement and planetary discovery.
Educational benefits
- Introduces STEM concepts: robotics, space travel, planetary science.
- Enhances reading comprehension through first-person narrative voice.
- Develops visual literacy through labelled diagrams of rover components.
- Encourages scientific inquiry—observation, hypothesis, evidence.
Classroom ideas
- STEM project: Build a simple paper model of Curiosity.
- Writing: Journal from Curiosity’s viewpoint during landing.
- Research: Compare Curiosity with other rovers (e.g. Perseverance).
- Art & science: Draw the Martian landscape including rover tracks.
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