Mousetronaut Saves the World: Based on a (Partially) True Story

by Mark Kelly, C. F. Payne (Illustrator)

Overview

“This little mouse may well inspire some big dreams.” —Kirkus Reviews on Mousetronaut

Meteor the Mousetronaut defends Earth from an asteroid in this exciting story from #1 New York Times bestselling author, US Senator, and retired NASA astronaut commander Mark Kelly and renowned illustrator C.F. Payne.

An asteroid is hurtling toward Earth! To save the planet, the president calls on Meteor the Mousetronaut, and Meteor assembles his team: Flint the scientist and Luna the engineer. Can they divert the asteroid in time?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781665910231
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Publication date:	09/10/2024
Series:	The Mousetronaut Series
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Mark Kelly has served as the US Senator from Arizona since 2020. He was a captain in the United States Navy when he commanded the final mission of space shuttle Endeavour in May 2011. A veteran of four space flights to the International Space Station, he is a graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy and holds a master’s degree from the US Naval Postgraduate School. 

C. F. Payne has illustrated more than a dozen picture books, including the New York Times bestselling Mousetronaut by astronaut Mark Kelly; the Texas Bluebonnet winner Shoeless Joe & Black Betsy, written by Phil Bildner; and the New York Times bestsellers The Remarkable Farkle McBride and Micawber, both by John Lithgow. He teaches at the Columbus College of Art & Design, where he is the chair of the Illustration Department. Payne lives with his wife and children in Cincinnati, Ohio. Visit him online at CFPayne.com.

Editorial Reviews

2024-07-04
In senator and former astronaut Kelly’s latest, NASA’s smallest space traveler undertakes his third, and so far most important, space mission.

News of a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth sends Meteor the Mousetronaut—at the head of a likewise furry crew from MASA (the Mousetronaut Advanced School of Aeronautics)—blasting into space for a try at nudging the massive rock away from its deadly course. The mission is successful but takes a suspenseful turn when damaged heat shields necessitate an unplanned landing on the moon and a rescue mission from Earth. As on previous missions, Kelly loads his astrotale and its lengthy afterword with astronomical and technical data related to solar system dynamics, Mars (where the expedition lands for a quick refueling) and other planets, plotting trajectories, and actual missions and plans designed to cope with both the problem of orbital debris and with the all-too-real threat of a major meteor strike. Payne adds an overview of the planets and their orbits to realistically detailed views of mice in spacesuits and racially diverse groups of human space experts and government officials, including the white-presenting president herself in her oval office.

A mighty mouse displays the right stuff once again. (further reading, websites)(Picture book. 7-9)

Kirkus Reviews