Mars is the closest planet to Earth, but how much do we know about it? Written by science author Steve Parker, this fact-packed book takes a look at the physical features of the planet and at the amazing exploration that has been done on Mars.Mars is the closest planet to Earth, but how much do we know about it? Written by science author Steve Parker, this fact-packed book takes a look at the physical features of the planet and at the amazing exploration that has been done on Mars.Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural languagePhotographs of Mars taken from space on pages 14–15 help children recap and provide a wealth of speaking and listening opportunities.Text type: An information bookCurriculum links: Science