Life on Earth - and Beyond: An Astrobiologist's Quest [Hardcover]

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Category: Books (Juvenile Nonfiction)
Author: Turner, Pamela S.
Author: Turner, Pamela S.
ISBN-10: 1580891330
ISBN-10: 1580891330
ISBN-13: 9781580891332
ISBN-13: 9781580891332
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Pages: 112
Pages: 112
Binding: Hardcover
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: 01-Nov-2008
Pub Date: 01-Nov-2008
SKU: 1580891330-11-SPLV
SKU: 1580891330-11-SPLV
Item ID: 100634684
List Price: $19.95

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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.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.SG