About the Book: Mars! Earthlings Welcome
From writer Stacy McAnulty and illustrator Stevie Lewis, Mars! Earthlings
Welcome is a light hearted nonfiction picture book about the red planet—told
from the perspective of Mars himself. Meet Mars! The red planet. Planet
Marvelous. Favorite sibling of Earth (or so he claims). Sometimes theyre close
(just 34.5 million miles apart). Sometimes they need space (250 million miles
apart)! Earth and Mars have a lot in common—clouds, mountains, polar ice caps.
And while Earth has Earthlings, Mars makes a persuasive case for why people
should make the journey to spend time with him. His day is seven minutes longer!
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