Packing for Mars for Kids
Packing for Mars for Kids by Mary Roach is a 2022 Science & Technology book written by TED speaker Mary Roach, paired here with the talk they gave.
The pairing
- Paired talk: "10 things you didn't know about orgasm" (2009), 41.9M views on TED.com
- Timing: Published 13 years after the talk.
- In the catalogue: The 9th of 10 books by Mary Roach on Books Worth Reading (2003–2025), by publication year.
- Edition: WW Norton, 2022 · 117 pages
The paired TED talk
10 things you didn't know about orgasm (2009), the TED talk by Mary Roach.
From the publisher
“America’s funniest science writer” (Washington Post) asks the questions children ask in this young readers adaptation of her best-selling Packing for Mars. What is it like to float weightlessly in the air? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a spacewalk? How do astronauts go to the bathroom? Is it true that they don’t shower? Can farts really be deadly in space? Best-selling Mary Roach has the answers. In this whip-smart, funny, and informative young readers adaptation of her best-selling Packing for Mars, Roach guides us through the irresistibly strange, frequently gross, and awe-inspiring realm of space travel and life without gravity. From flying on NASA’s Weightless Wonder to eating space food, Packing for Mars for Kids is chock-full of firs-hand experiences and thorough research. Roach has crafted an authoritative and accessible book that is perfectly pitched to inquiring middle grade readers.