Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit, he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. Damaged machinery, the unforgiving environment, or plain old "human error" are much more likely to kill him first.īut Mark isn't ready to give up yet. It’s a gripping survival story that hinges on the hero’s ability to solve a series of complex problems, using. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there.Īfter a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive – and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive.Ĭhances are, though, he won't have time to starve to death. Apart from the four-letter words, The Martian is a science teacher’s dream text. In Andy Weir’s novel The Martian and the movie of the same name, starring Matt Damon astronaut Mark Watney must solve math and science problems in order to survive after his five crewmates unwittingly leave him behind on a barren planet. Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. In the Young Readers Edition of The Martian:
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