| Description |
109 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-104) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Are we alone? -- Between a rock and a cold place: Dry valleys, Antarctica -- Evolution of a scientist: Mars underground -- Is life liquid?: Atacama Desert, Chile -- Rip Van Microbe: Siberia, Northern Russia -- Mother of all deserts: Sahara, Northern Africa -- Life under ice: Lake Hoare, Antarctica -- Conclusion: Rose for the red planet -- Researching life on Earth--and beyond -- Resources -- Acknowledgments -- Photo credits -- Index. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 6.2 2. |
| Summary |
Presents the work of NASA astrobiologist Dr. Chris McKay as he investigates the factors necessary to sustain life on both Earth and other planets, performing experiments under extreme weather conditions in Antarctia, Siberia, and the Sahara Desert. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.2 2.0 121664. |
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Reading Counts RC 3-5 5.7 5 Quiz: 45869. |
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Accelerated Reader Grades 5-8 6.2 2 SD Quiz 121664 English non-fiction. |
| Subject |
McKay, Christopher P. -- Juvenile literature.
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Space biology -- Juvenile literature.
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Exobiology -- Juvenile literature.
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Life on other planets -- Juvenile literature.
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McKay, Christopher P. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJp67p8fyQBKftjjffjXBP |
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Exobiology. |
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Life on other planets. |
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Space biology. |
| Genre/Form |
Literature.
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Juvenile works.
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Literature.
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Young adult non-fiction.
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| ISBN |
9781580891332 (reinforced for library use) |
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1580891330 (reinforced for library use) |
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9781580891349 (softcover) |
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1580891349 (softcover) |
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