Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) A team of middle schoolers prepares for Blastoff in this adventure from the author of the New York Times bestselling Mousetronaut, based on the childhoods of real-life astronauts Mark Kelly and his twin brother Scott. com.
Learn more at Martha Freeman.
Martha lives in Colorado.
She also collaborated with NASA astronaut Mark Kelly on the Astrotwins books.
Martha Freeman worked as a reporter and teacher before becoming a full-time writer of books for young readers, including the Edgar Award--nominated Zap!, The Secret Cookie Club series, Who Stole Halloween?, and Effie Starr Zook Has One More Question, which School Library Journal called "accessible and exciting" in a starred review.
In 2020 he will be running to represent Arizona in the United States Senate.
He flew his first of four missions in 2001 aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, the same space shuttle that he commanded on its final flight in May 2011.
Payne was a #1 New York Times bestseller.
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His picture book Mousetronaut, illustrated by C.
About the Author: Mark Kelly is a retired astronaut and US Navy Captain.
The question soon becomes: which twin will get to be the astronaut? Written by a NASA astronaut with four space flights under his belt, this exciting story includes extensive back matter on the space program with fantastic facts and details.
With the help of Jenny, nicknamed Egg, and a crew of can-do kids, they set out to build a real rocket that will blast off and orbit the Earth.
They want to build a rocket.
But it\'s not a go-kart the twins are interested in.
What if you built a go-kart or something?" Grandpa suggests. "Why don\'t you two work together on something constructive.
And Grandpa is less tolerant of the twins\' constant bickering.
As a punishment, they\'re sent to their grandfather\'s house, where there\'s no TV and they have to do chores.
It\'s a long, hot summer and Scott and Mark are in big trouble for taking apart (aka destroying) their dad\'s calculator.
Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) A team of middle schoolers prepares for Blastoff in this adventure from the author of the New York Times bestselling Mousetronaut, based on the childhoods of real-life astronauts Mark Kelly and his twin brother Scott
