Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover

Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover narrates the remarkable journey of NASA's rover from Earth to Mars, told from Curiosity's own perspective. With stylish illustrations and clear diagrams, Markus Motum's non-fiction text explores exploration, engineering and space science. Shortlisted for the 2018 Klaus Flugge Prize, this book invites primary and middle-school students to wonder at scientific achievement and planetary discovery.

Educational benefits

• Introduces STEM concepts: robotics, space travel, planetary science.
• Enhances reading comprehension through first-person narrative voice.
• Develops visual literacy through labelled diagrams of rover components.
• Encourages scientific inquiry-observation, hypothesis, evidence.

Classroom ideas

• STEM project: Build a simple paper model of Curiosity.
• Writing: Journal from Curiosity's viewpoint during landing.
• Research: Compare Curiosity with other rovers (e.g. Perseverance).
• Art & science: Draw the Martian landscape including rover tracks.

Information

• Age: 7+ years
• Format: Non-fiction picture book, approx. A4 size
• Ideal for pairing with space-themed lessons and experiments.