Is there life beyond Earth?NASA astrobiologist Dr. Chris McKay has searched the earth's most extreme environments on his quest to understand what factors are necessary to sustain life.Pamela S. Turner offers readers an inside look at Dr. McKay's research, explaining his findings and his hopes for future exploration both on Earth and beyond. Behind-the-scenes photos capture Dr. McKay, his expeditions, and the amazing microbes that survive against all odds.
Life on Earth - and Beyond: An Astrobiologist's Quest by Pamela S. Turner
Pamela S. Turner is the author of HACHIKO: THE TRUE STORY OF A LOYAL DOG (Houghton Mifflin), and GORILLA DOCTORS: SAVING ENDANGERED GREAT APES (Houghton Mifflin), an ALA Notable book. She lives in Oakland, California.
ISBN-13: 9781580891332
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Publication date: 02/01/2008
Edition description: New
Pages: 112
Product dimensions: 7.97(w) x 10.39(h) x 0.53(d)
Age Range: 9 - 12 YearsBISAC Categories:
Chapter books - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Astronomy
Chapter books - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Biology
Chapter books - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science
chapter books - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Discoveries
chapter books - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Science & Ecosystems
-Exobiology -Space biology
-Life on other planets -McKay, Christopher P
-Extraterrestrial beings
OCLC Number: OCLC#226000209
Awards: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens | Recommended | Ten to Fourteen | 2009
Dewey: 571.0919
LCCN: 2007001475
Lexile Level: 890