BUZZ ALDRIN speaks out as a vital advocate for the continuing quest to reach out into the frontier of space. As a pioneering astronaut who first set foot on the moon during mankind s first landing of Apollo 11 and as a rocket scientist who developed the orbital rendezvous technique critical to America s moon landings and the Aldrin Mars Cycler Aldrin has a vision and in this book he plots out the path he proposes into an amazing future. MARIANNE DYSON is an award-winning author and former NASA flight controller. She has a degree in physics and became one of NASA s first women flight controllers during the early Space Shuttle program. She has won the Golden Kite Award and the American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award for her children s books. Her science articles and science fiction stories for adults and children have appeared in national magazines and anthologies. She has served as a technical reviewer for Scholastic, Enslow, and as a National Geographic Explorer.
"Apollo 11 astronaut Aldrin welcomes young people to his crew for a journey 'to build the first city on Mars, ' while related passages fill in information about the planet and the challenges of colonizing it." -- Booklist "Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, 'Welcome to Mars: Making a Home on the Red Planet' is profusely illustrated and enthusiastically recommended for students in 3 to 7, and should be a part of every school and community library collection for young readers." - Midwest Book Review "Welcome to Mars... could be the book that inspires a new generation of astronauts." -- International Business Times .
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