Like his fellow lunarnauts—otherwise known as Moonies—living on Moon Base Alpha, twelve-year-old Dashiell Gibson is famous the world over for being one of the first humans to live on the moon.
And he’s bored out of his mind. Then Moon Base Alpha’s top scientist turns up dead. Dash senses there’s foul play afoot, but no one believes him.
Space Case
by Stuart Gibbs
Simon & Schuster
2014
REAL MOON MYSTERIES
SciShowSpace. (2011, July 3). 3 Unsolved Moon Mysteries. [video]. Retrieved YouTube.
In Space Case, Dash solves a murder mystery on the moon. In this SciShow video, you can explore unsolved mysteris about the moon.
This Exploratorium website compares not only your weight on Earth versus the moon, which is a major factor for Dash, living there, but also your weight on different planets and moons throughout our solar system.
WALKING ON THE MOON
Meredith, George G. (2008, May 1). Walking on the Moon. Retrieved from YouTube
In the book, the lunar residents have to relearn walking once they get to the moon. Watch NASA astronauts work out this issue, with the perfect soundtrack.
Cottle Classroom. (2015, October 7). Space Case Trailer [video]. Retrieved YouTube.
