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Rover's Story, A
Jasmine Warga
Illustrator: Matt Rockefeller
Ages: 9+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-311392-3
Keywords: Mars, NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), space exploration, friendship, humanity
Res, a rover built to explore Mars, narrates his experience from assembly to final location. Designed to be rational, Res wrestles with human emotions. Black-and-white Illustrations.