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Jimi & Isaac 3a: The Mars Mission
A Book For Kids that are Crazy About Science and Space!
Jimi and Isaac pester their billionaire buddy Ash Berg into letting them “jazz up” his space expedition. Ash plays along, knowing they will fail and learn from their failure. Isaac prefers to make a limited but credible effort and claim a limited but credible victory. Jimi takes the challenge seriously and eventually he comes up with something that’s not completely stupid. Too bad Jimi’s rich friend has forgotten about the whole thing. Maybe Jimi did all that work for nothing.
AWARD-WINNING Jimi and Isaac Books are focused books for focused kids. They can be read in any order. Pick a first book that matches the kid's interests, and then that kid will trust Jimi and Isaac enough to follow them into another area in another book.
In every book, a problem presents itself and the kids need to learn and work to solve the problem. They fail constantly, struggle to recover, and success is often a less limited failure. The books are short and fast moving so more readers can succeed, but they are not simple books. They’re full of information and intellectual challenges.
Jimi and Isaac pester their billionaire buddy Ash Berg into letting them “jazz up” his space expedition. Ash plays along, knowing they will fail and learn from their failure. Isaac prefers to make a limited but credible effort and claim a limited but credible victory. Jimi takes the challenge seriously and eventually he comes up with something that’s not completely stupid. Too bad Jimi’s rich friend has forgotten about the whole thing. Maybe Jimi did all that work for nothing.
AWARD-WINNING Jimi and Isaac Books are focused books for focused kids. They can be read in any order. Pick a first book that matches the kid's interests, and then that kid will trust Jimi and Isaac enough to follow them into another area in another book.
In every book, a problem presents itself and the kids need to learn and work to solve the problem. They fail constantly, struggle to recover, and success is often a less limited failure. The books are short and fast moving so more readers can succeed, but they are not simple books. They’re full of information and intellectual challenges.
134 pages, Paperback
First published October 27, 2010
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March 5, 2011
Space: the final frontier
Jimi: the 6th grader who built a probe to go to Mars
How cool is that? Jimi is an aspiring saxophone player, who doesn't do very well in Spanish, enjoys his soccer team, and dabbles in rocket science. Hey, we all need hobbies, right? Almost as a joke, Jimi and his friend Issac take on a project to build something that would make space programs "less boring." With a fistful of cash and no idea where to start, the boys are going to Mars. Showing a great deal of teamwork, perseverance, humility, and forgiveness, Jimi builds a basic plan for a Mars probe.
This is a great book for any young reader to dive into; Jimi has characteristics I wish many children had these days: respect for his parents, intelligence, inquisitiveness, determination, and dedication. There are a few places in the book where you chuckle a bit, but the majority of the story is based on the trials Jimi had to go through in order to reach a goal that many thought was unattainable by a young child. Never give up on dreams no matter how impossible they may seem.
Jimi: the 6th grader who built a probe to go to Mars
How cool is that? Jimi is an aspiring saxophone player, who doesn't do very well in Spanish, enjoys his soccer team, and dabbles in rocket science. Hey, we all need hobbies, right? Almost as a joke, Jimi and his friend Issac take on a project to build something that would make space programs "less boring." With a fistful of cash and no idea where to start, the boys are going to Mars. Showing a great deal of teamwork, perseverance, humility, and forgiveness, Jimi builds a basic plan for a Mars probe.
This is a great book for any young reader to dive into; Jimi has characteristics I wish many children had these days: respect for his parents, intelligence, inquisitiveness, determination, and dedication. There are a few places in the book where you chuckle a bit, but the majority of the story is based on the trials Jimi had to go through in order to reach a goal that many thought was unattainable by a young child. Never give up on dreams no matter how impossible they may seem.
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