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Carson, Mary Kay

Inside Biosphere 2: Earth Science Under Glass

80 pp. | Houghton | October, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-0-544-41664-2 $18.99

(2) 4-6 Scientists in the Field series. Photographs by Tom Uhlman. Carson takes readers into Biosphere 2, the research facility designed to be a self-sustaining model of Earth's environments. There's brief coverage of the "biospherians" who were sealed inside from 1991 to 1993, but the focus is primarily on current research under the direction of scientists at the University of Arizona. Plentiful photos capture the feel of a busy research center. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2015