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Feb 01, 2008 | ISBN 9781580891332 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
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Feb 01, 2008 | ISBN 9781580891332 | Middle Grade (8-12)
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 Life on Earth—and Beyond, The Dolphins of Shark Bay (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), and the Orbis Pictus Honor Book The Frog Scientist (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). Pamela lives in Oakland, California.
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