children's book on UAE mars

  • Authors Lisa La Bonte (right) and Shamma Al Qassim present their 'Amal Goes to Mars!' children's book at the Sharjah International Book Fair. Photo: Lisa La Bonte
    Authors Lisa La Bonte (right) and Shamma Al Qassim present their 'Amal Goes to Mars!' children's book at the Sharjah International Book Fair. Photo: Lisa La Bonte
  • 'Amal Goes to Mars' is a 32-page book that has 'personified' the Emirati spacecraft, Hope' to help capture the imagination of children. Photo: Lisa La Bonte
    'Amal Goes to Mars' is a 32-page book that has 'personified' the Emirati spacecraft, Hope' to help capture the imagination of children. Photo: Lisa La Bonte
  • The book is meant to inspire children into stem (science, engineering, technology and math) learning. Photo: Lisa La Bonte
    The book is meant to inspire children into stem (science, engineering, technology and math) learning. Photo: Lisa La Bonte
  • The spacecraft arrived to the Red Planet on February 9, 2021 and is collecting valuable science data on its atmosphere. Photo: MBRSC
    The spacecraft arrived to the Red Planet on February 9, 2021 and is collecting valuable science data on its atmosphere. Photo: MBRSC
  • The UAE's Hope probe lifted off aboard a Japanese H2A rocket from the Tanegashima Space Centre in Japan on July 20, 2020. AFP
    The UAE's Hope probe lifted off aboard a Japanese H2A rocket from the Tanegashima Space Centre in Japan on July 20, 2020. AFP
  • The first image of Mars captured by the Arab-made Hope probe. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid / Twitter
    The first image of Mars captured by the Arab-made Hope probe. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid / Twitter