This book tells the story of a boy named
Cosmo who lives with his family on Mars. His best friend is a friendly robot named Rex who bumps his head and starts acting like a monster. Cosmo is forced to get rid of Rex, but in return his scientist parents give him a Solar System Utility Belt complete with 10 supersonic attachments, including a Mars Micro-Radar Homing Device. In the end, Cosmo is able to fix Rex using his supersonic tools. The swirl illustrations in this book create a beautiful Martian landscape with warm pinks and purples. As a reader, I thought this book was fantastic and very imaginative, especially the different belt attachments. As a teacher, this book would go well with a unit about the solar system or space exploration. Students could create drawings of the planets and their own supersonic tools. They could also discuss the pros and cons of living on another planet, like Mars.
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