Alien Lifesearch: Quest for Extra-Terrestrial Organisms (Megatech) [Paperback]

David Jefferis (Author), Davies Jefferis (Author)

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Publication Date: February 1999 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Megatech

Early ideas of extraterrestrials are compared with what we know today in Alien Life Search. A scientific discussion of aliens, UFOs and how their spacecraft might work provides the basis for exploring claims of extraterrestrial sightings. An overview of today's practical realities are considered and a helpful glossary explains scientific terms and concepts.

--This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

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Taken from Chapter 6 : Moon creatures Scientists who search for life on other planets are fascinated by Europa, a moon of Jupiter, the Solar System's biggest planet. Saturn's moon Titan may also have some simple forms of life in its cloudy, orange-tinted atmosphere. Life on a frozen moon might seem unlikely. Although a search for life would normally be made somewhere closer to the Sun, Europa is now thought to be a reasonable sight to investigate. Its surface is covered with thick ice, warmed by tidal energy from Jupiter. Huge chunks of ice pushed up through Europa's surface, before freezing solid. No signs of life have yet been found on Jupiter's moon, but discoveries on Earth have led scientists to believe that life might exist in Europa's oceans. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company (February 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0778700593
• ISBN-13: 978-0778700593
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,327,875 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #88 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Mystery & Wonders

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good information for young people, December 30, 2001

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This review is from: Alien Lifesearch: Quest for Extra-Terrestrial Organisms (Megatech) (Paperback)

I am involved in the SETI@Home project, where idle computer time is used to process data from radio telescopes. That processing is a search for structured signals that could be a message from extraterrestrial civilizations and my children have seen the images on my computer screens and have asked questions about it. While I have explained most of the theories about extraterrestrial intelligence, I also went to our community library looking for a book for them to read. This is the one I found.
The level of writing is just right for children whose age is in the early double figures and the coverage is surprisingly thorough for 32 pages. Images drawn from many areas are used to reinforce the text, and they are appropriate and effective. My only objection to the material is the section called "The UFO Mystery." Not because there is any support for the theory that they are piloted, but because there is no coverage of the serious difficulties interstellar travel presents. One additional paragraph regarding the enormous distances and power requirements of moving from one star to another would have been appropriate.
I generally liked this book and my children learned a great deal from it. I recommend it for anyone who wants to learn the basics of what the search for extraterrestrial life involves.