Victor & Herschel’s ‘Mission to Mars’ beats the average textbook

With the likes of iPads and Kindles, the book is evolving — in fact, the word ‘book’ doesn’t necessarily refer to the physical item as much as it does to the story itself. Victor & Herschel’s Mission to Mars, invented by the students at the International Community School in London, has been designed for the most current platforms for reading and learning: iPads and online. Though this is a story intended for, and made with the help of, primary school students it doesn’t mean I didn’t learn something myself from reading it (who knew Jupiter had 63 moons!) and for that matter, was thoroughly entertained whilst doing so. If only we had technology like this when I was at school!

Grain collaborated with illustrator Tonwen Jones and the ICS students to create the story of Victor & Herschel who lead this educational journey through space in a smore-fuelled rocket.

To become even more immersed in the experience of this story, the students themselves also narrate it, letting the reader focus on revealing a wealth of discovery through the clickable items on each page.

Get your Jupiter boots on and have a read!