The Backyardigans are on a mission ...to Mars! A strange signal has been coming from the Red Planet, so Pablo, Uniqua, and Austin blast off into space to investigate. At first all they see are rocks, craters, red soil, and a lake. But the Backyardigans soon discover that they're not alone!

 

This book is part of a book series called The Backyardigans .

There are 24 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2008 by Simon & Schuster .

SpongeBob creator, Stephen Hillenburg, taught marine biology at the Orange County Marine Institute, California, before he pursued a career in experimental animation and came up with the ideas and characters for one of Nickelodeon's most popular cartoons.