Mission to Mars #4 - (Astronaut Girl) by Cathy Hapka & Ellen Vandenberg (Paperback)

About the Book

Nicknamed Astronaut Girl because she loves studying outer space, eight-year-old scientist Val learns to appreciate the contributions of others when a new time travel adventure takes her science project group to Mars, where they must work together to escape a giant sandstorm.

Book Synopsis

Can Astronaut Girl save the day with a little help from science? Find out as she and her space crew blast off on new adventures in this chapter book series!

When Val's teacher gives her class a science assignment to build terrariums, Val can't wait to get started! She's picked Wallace and her two friends, Ling and Abby, to join her group, and she expects to be in charge...after all, she is Astronaut Girl! But Val soon discovers it's impossible for them to agree on anything. And things don't get much better when the group and the Astro Crew zoom off to Mars for an outer-space adventure. Can the group finally put their heads together in order to save themselves from a giant sandstorm, or will they be stranded on Mars forever?

Exciting, easy-to-read books are the stepping stone a young reader needs to bridge the gap between being a beginner and being fluent.

About the Author

Cathy Hapka (she/her) has written more than one hundred books for children and young adults. She lives in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Ellen Vandenberg (she/her) is the author of numerous books for young readers. She lives in New York City.

Gillian Reid (she/her) is a British illustrator, character designer, and teacher. She lives in Ontario, Canada.