(3) 4-6 Connect: Exploring Space and Beyond series. Case studies of the 2003 Columbia disaster and recent Mars rovers expeditions provide starting points for discussion of the technological challenges of space exploration, and the ethics of sending people into space. The books cover the scientific goals for each mission, including recent exploration of the outer planets. Color photographs from the missions provide important details; Shuttle contains a timeline. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Exploring Space and Beyond titles: Future Explorers and Shuttle in the Sky.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford