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Packing for Mars / Mary Roach.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Norton Young Readers, [2022]Copyright date: �2022Description: pages cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781324019374
Related works:
  • Adaptation of (work): Roach, Mary. Packing for Mars
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 571.0919 23/eng/20211022
LOC classification:
  • QH327 .R625 2022
Contents:
Gravity rules -- What's it like to fly? -- Barfing on the ceiling -- Toilet training for adults -- Strange dinners -- Life without a bath -- Roommates for very small rooms.
Summary: "What is it like to float weightlessly in the air? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a spacewalk? How do astronauts go to the bathroom? Is it true that they don't shower? Can farts really be deadly in space? Best-selling Mary Roach has the answers. In this whip-smart, funny, and informative young readers adaptation of her best-selling Packing for Mars, Roach guides us through the irresistibly strange, frequently gross, and awe-inspiring realm of space travel and life without gravity. From flying on NASA's Weightless Wonder to eating space food, Packing for Mars for Kids is chock-full of first-hand experiences and thorough research. Roach has crafted an authoritative and accessible book that is perfectly pitched to inquiring middle grade readers"-- Provided by publisher.
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"Adapted from Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void."

Includes index.

Gravity rules -- What's it like to fly? -- Barfing on the ceiling -- Toilet training for adults -- Strange dinners -- Life without a bath -- Roommates for very small rooms.

"What is it like to float weightlessly in the air? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a spacewalk? How do astronauts go to the bathroom? Is it true that they don't shower? Can farts really be deadly in space? Best-selling Mary Roach has the answers. In this whip-smart, funny, and informative young readers adaptation of her best-selling Packing for Mars, Roach guides us through the irresistibly strange, frequently gross, and awe-inspiring realm of space travel and life without gravity. From flying on NASA's Weightless Wonder to eating space food, Packing for Mars for Kids is chock-full of first-hand experiences and thorough research. Roach has crafted an authoritative and accessible book that is perfectly pitched to inquiring middle grade readers"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 9-12 Norton Young Readers

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