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Meet NASA inventor Mason Peck and his team's Squishy, fishy robot explorers / writer, Jeff De La Rosa.

De la Rosa, Jeff, (author.).

Summary:

"A volume explaining Dr. Mason Peck's invention of a soft robot intended to explore the ocean of Jupiter's moon Europa for signs of life"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780716661566
  • ISBN: 071666156X
  • Physical Description: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
  • Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : World Book, Inc., [2017]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
A sea full of life? -- Destination: Europa -- Powering the mission -- Inventor feature: a tinkerer is born -- A softer robot -- Inventor feature: inspired by science fiction -- Swim like a fish? -- Big idea: bioinspired -- Inventor feature: other interests -- Getting to Europa -- Looking for life -- Inventor feature: contests -- Dr. Peck and his team.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 5-11.
1010L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.6 1 192893.
Subject:
Peck, Mason A. > Juvenile literature.
Robots > Juvenile literature.
Outer space > Exploration > Juvenile literature.
Europa (Satellite) > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 6 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Richlands Branch Library J629.435 DEL (Text) 36015000059465 Juvenile Nonfiction Checked out 08/14/2026

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