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Mars and the search for life

by Scott, Elaine, 1940-

Format: Print Book 2008
Availability: Available at 8 Libraries 8 of 8 copies

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CLP - Beechview Children's Non-Fiction Collection j QB54.S365 2008
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CLP - East Liberty Children's Non-Fiction Collection j QB54.S365 2008
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CLP - Main Library First Floor Children's Department - Non-Fiction Collection j QB54.S365 2008
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CLP - Squirrel Hill Children's Non-Fiction Collection j QB54.S365 2008
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Community Library of Allegheny Valley - Harrison Children Non Fiction J 523.43 SCOTT
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Cooper-Siegel Community Library - Sharpsburg Childrens j 523.43 SCO
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Mt. Lebanon Public Library Children's Non-Fiction j 523.43 Sco
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Northland Public Library Children's Nonfiction J 576.8 SCO8
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Summary

Despite the fondest desires of science fiction fans, everyone knows Mars isn't inhabited by little green men. In fact, Mars is a desolate, hostile world, with unbearably cold temperatures, no atmosphere to speak of, and violent dust storms. But could there ever have been life there, in some form? And if so, what happened to it? And could life exist there again one day? Maybe even human life? Elaine Scott takes readers on a journey through history and space and then into an exciting future as she explores the growing body of evidence that water---and therefore the potential for life---was present on Mars at one time. Even more titillating, the possibility of human habitation now hovers on the horizon, maybe within the next 30 years---an exciting prospect for young readers, some of whom may be among those first colonists.

Published Reviews
Booklist Review: "This simply designed, handsomely photographed book traces the history of earthlings' biggest crush, the planet Mars. Mars has always held a special place in our collective imaginations, with the term Martian becoming nearly synonymous with extraterrestrial life. Scott opens with an account of Orson Welles' panic-inspiring radio performance of H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds, before moving into the real-life scientific inquiry into the possibility of life on Mars. Integral to life is water in liquid form, and the author does an admirable job of framing the question of whether or not there is or ever was water on Mars as the central argument around which much of the speculation and study of extraterrestrial life has revolved. Some readers may be inclined to skip the drier details of launches and spaceflight, but there won't be many who aren't fascinated by images and accounts of the rovers tooling around Mars taking pictures, or of the increasingly real possibility of manned exploration of the Red Planet.--Chipman, Ian Copyright 2008 Booklist"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Additional Information
Subjects Life on other planets -- Juvenile literature.
Life on other planets.
Mars (Planet) -- Juvenile literature.
Mars (Planet)
Publisher New York :Clarion Books,2008
Language English
Description 60 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 27 cm
Bibliography Notes Includes bibliographical references (page 57) and index.
ISBN 9780618766956
0618766952
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