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Out of This World: The Amazing Search for an Alien Earth
40 pp.
| Kids Can |
September, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-1-55453-197-4$16.95
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PaperISBN 978-1-55453-198-1$8.95
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4-6
Ambrosia, a cartoon character from planet Xenon, introduces this summary of serious research into the possibility of extraterrestrial life. The text is divided into manageable (though confusingly organized) double-page spreads, with terms accessibly defined. Photographs and artists' renderings are generally well distinguished and documented (e.g., "This is a fake UFO picture"), leaving little confusion about fact versus fantasy. Glos., ind.