Inthisone-of-a-kindgraphicnovel,twomismatchedroversmeetonadistantplanetanddiscoverthatspaceexplorationisnotwhattheyexpected!Aperfectspaceadventureforaspiring(andarmchair)astronautseverywhere!WhenRovercrash-landsonarockyplanetandfindsSpeckstrandedandinneedofabatterycharge,thetworovershardlyseemdestinedtomakegreatteammates.Roverisorganized,carefulandonamissiontodiscoveralltheamazingthingsinthegalaxy.Speckisimpulsive,excitableand...nottotallysurewhathismissionis.Theirdifferencesareforgotten,however,whentheymaketheirfirstbigdiscovery:they’renotaloneontheplanet!And,suddenly,theironlymissionistoescapefromtherockcreaturesthatarechasingthem!JonathanRoth’shugelyappealinggraphicnovelwithclassiccomic-styleartfeaturesafast-movingandsuspensefulplot,loadsofsillylaugh-out-loudmomentsandtwoendearingcharactersthatyoungreaderswillinstantlyfallinlovewith.It’salsoagreatintroductiontorealroversandrobots,andtheentertainingsidebarssprinkledthroughoutthestorycontainingfactsaboutearthsciencetopicslikerocksandminerals,planets,andspacesystemsaddalightSTEMtouchtothefun.Adraw-your-own-roveractivityandanoverviewofsomereal-liferoversenhancethescienceandtechnologylinks.Theseriesoffersauniqueandwinningcombinationofahigh-interesttopic,spot-onhumorandaccessiblescience.Thisbookalsostronglyfeaturesthecharactereducationtopicsofadaptability,cooperationandteamwork.
