witchofthemountains's review against another edition
3.0
I really like books that speculate on how things will be if and when we colonize other planets. This book delved into that a little bit, mostly in the later chapters, and spent a good deal of time on the history of our attempts to reach Mars as well. I think I would have liked it more if it had spent more time on the speculation, but it was still an interesting book. Written for late middle or early high schoolers, it would be a good book for research on this topic in those age ranges.
ki4eva's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting look on how Mars could be colonized. This book contains a nice collection of science experiments for kids.
north_willow's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Honestly, I liked this better than I thought I would've. I actually learned a lot of things from reading this. I used to think of colonizing Mars as a faraway dream but after reading this, it still feels far away but less of a dream. To think that there might be a time in the future where Mars is colonized and people can go back and forth between colonies
This book also introduced me to the concept of terraforming. I've heard of it but it seemed unrealistic. Now it looks like terraforming is grounded in facts. To think that humans might have the power to turn a non-hospitable planet hospitable is crazy and exciting (now if we can figure out how to do that for our planet...)
Anyway, this is targeted towards kids but teens and adults can also learn a lot of useful information. 5/5
This book also introduced me to the concept of terraforming. I've heard of it but it seemed unrealistic. Now it looks like terraforming is grounded in facts. To think that humans might have the power to turn a non-hospitable planet hospitable is crazy and exciting (now if we can figure out how to do that for our planet...)
Anyway, this is targeted towards kids but teens and adults can also learn a lot of useful information. 5/5
amandalee0429's review against another edition
4.0
I thought this book was very interesting. It was about people moving to Mars in the future. I have never thought about that before and am very curious now about the possibility of seeing this in my lifetime.
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