{"product_id":"a-rovers-story","title":"A Rover's Story","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The intelligences here may be (mostly) artificial, but the feelings are genuine and deep.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Starred Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/jasmine-warga\/a-rovers-story\/\" title=\"Starred Kirkus Review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick here to read the full Starred Review at kirkusreviews.com \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller. Best Book of the Year from\u003cem\u003e The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, \u003c\/em\u003eNew York Public Library, Chicago Public Library.  \u003cem\u003eThe One and Only Ivan\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eThe Wild Robot\u003c\/em\u003e in this unique and deeply moving middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover, from the Newbery Honor-winning author of \u003cem\u003eOther Words for Home.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMeet Resilience, a Mars rover determined to live up to his name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eRes was built to explore Mars. He was not built to have human emotions. But as he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him, he begins to develop humanlike feelings. Maybe there's a problem with his programming....\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eHuman emotions or not, launch day comes, and Res blasts off to Mars, accompanied by a friendly drone helicopter named Fly. But Res quickly discovers that Mars is a dangerous place filled with dust storms and giant cliffs. As he navigates Mars's difficult landscape, Res is tested in ways that go beyond space exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eAs millions of people back on Earth follow his progress, will Res have the determination, courage, and resilience to succeed... and survive\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScience Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAge: From 8 years\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJasmine Warga\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e320 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 194mm W: 130mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 204 grams\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Balzer and Bray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43216738713750,"sku":"9780063113930","price":19.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/products\/jacket---2024-03-14T161451-973.jpg?v=1710386145","url":"https:\/\/www.tawabooksandpost.co.nz\/products\/a-rovers-story","provider":"Tawa Books \u0026 Post","version":"1.0","type":"link"}