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Mohrbooks Literary Agency
Sebastian Ritscher
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BIRTHDAY ON MARS

Andrew J. Ross Sara Schonfeld

Even robots have birthdays! Celebrate curiosity and wish happy birthday to one of NASA's most famous Mars rovers in this beautiful picture book!
I know we can't be on the same planet for my birthday, but we can still celebrate together. And what's better than celebrating curiosity?

Mars is our closest neighbor, and a little robot named Curiosity is investigating the planet for us. Join for a tour of the place this rover calls home. Get to know Mars through eye-catching illustrations of an alien landscape and the adorable robot in charge of exploring it all. And this rover's birthday is a perfect time to celebrate curiosity.

For nerdy parents, fans of space, or those who are just curious, relive the moment when the Curiosity rover sang itself happy birthday in 2013 after one year on Mars.
With adorable illustrations and simple text, this is a perfect introduction to get even the youngest readers curious and excited about space.
Mars is one of the most popular planets, and has captured public attention with popular media and news stories.
Short sentences and spare text coupled with a familiar birthday refrain make this perfect for read-alouds.
The non-traditional birthday message makes this a great gift for kids who might not be able to celebrate with their parents or family every year.

This is the first book in a series based on planets and the rovers, satellites, and probes that have been studying them.

Curiosity landed on Mars August 5, 2012, and celebrated its first birthday in 2013. This book releases just in time to mark Curiosity's seventh birthday!

Sara Schonfeld is an editor, author, and all-around nerd. She lives in New York City.
Andrew J. Ross is a Canadian storyboard artist and illustrator who has spent time working in the U.S. on animated films for DreamWorks Animation, Sony Animation, Illumination Entertainment, and Blue Sky Studios. He's best known for his work on Kung Fu Panda 3, Penguins of Madagascar, and Captain Underpants. Andrew currently lives in Toronto with his wife, Sheryl, and cactus, Peter.
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Published 2019-06-04 by Penguin Workshop

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Published 2019-06-04 by Penguin Workshop

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With its diminutive trim, the book even recalls a birthday card. A sweet interplanetary message from a narrator who sounds for all the world like a younger version of the one in Markus Motum's more seriously detailed Curiosity (2018).