There are thousands of exoplanets scattered throughout the Milky Way galaxy, and scientists are on a constant quest to find one just like Earth.

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Readers will surely be dazzled by the artwork of faraway planets and nebulae, but the information is just as exciting, particularly the still-uncertain outcome of many current efforts, including trying to contact intelligent extraterrestrial life. Ending with an emphasis on…

Readers will surely be dazzled by the artwork of faraway planets and nebulae, but the information is just as exciting, particularly the still-uncertain outcome of many current efforts, including trying to contact intelligent extraterrestrial life. Ending with an emphasis on the importance of embracing curiosity, asking questions, and seeking answers, this well-designed volume will pique the interest of kids curious about our place in the universe.

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School Library Journal

Gr 3-5-Carefully tailoring his presentation to keep it from dating too rapidly, the veteran science explainer surveys one of the hottest areas of discovery in astronomy today. After opening with a definition of the "Goldilocks" zone (the area in which…

Gr 3-5-Carefully tailoring his presentation to keep it from dating too rapidly, the veteran science explainer surveys one of the hottest areas of discovery in astronomy today. After opening with a definition of the "Goldilocks" zone (the area in which habitable exoplanets must orbit in order to be not too hot, not too cold, etc.), he goes on to mention the ingenious methods by which "more than several thousand" exoplanets have been spotted, describes what can be deduced about them from observational evidence, then closes with ruminations about why both the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) that has been going on since 1960 and the more recent Breakthrough Listen project have failed to elicit any signs of civilizations beyond our own. VERDICT An adequate, if not exemplary, introduction to the topic.

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