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After the storm hits mark he finds himself with no way to signal earth as he is out of supplies it becomes impossible for him to survive. When the book was near completion, he met with almost all of the surviving children of the martians, not to change anything but to get an additional impression of their personalities. The story follows an american astronaut, mark watney, as he becomes stranded alone on mars in the year 2035 and must improvise in. The martian should be required reading for all middle and high school students, and it should serve as a call to action for improving science education. The main characters of this science fiction, fiction story are mark watney, venkat kapoor. The martian informational text provides a very easy to use literacy and science article that discusses the true science behind the hit movie the martian. Crown publishing purchased the rights and rereleased it in 2014. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book.
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