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04678aam a2200505 i 4500 001 64D4041868C511EE82CCA71150ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231012010128 008 230301s2023 nyua c b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2022055237 020 $a 1419758209 020 $a 9781419758201 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a QB54 $b .K68 2023 082 00 $a 576.8/39 $2 23 084 $a JNF051170 $a JNF051170 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Krantz, Laura, $e author. 245 10 $a Is there anybody out there? / $c by Laura Krantz. 264 1 $a New York : $b Abrams Books for Young Readers, $c 2023. 300 $a 167 pages : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a A wild thing book 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-152) and index. 520 $a "How likely is it that humans aren't alone in the universe? Reports of strange lights, UFO sightings and alien encounters abound-and some (like recent accounts from U.S. Navy pilots) even sound credible. And in recent years, armed with state-of-the-art technology and better information, the search for extraterrestrials overflows with exciting possibilities. Within our own solar system, astrobiologists search for the biochemical building blocks that might sustain microbes, astronomers discover far-flung stars, orbited by planets that could be teeming with life, and astrophysicists point sophisticated telescopes toward the deep reaches of the universe, looking for anything out of the ordinary. Is There Anybody Out There? turns our collective gaze skyward: What's the likelihood of life on other planets? Or that aliens have already made the trip to visit us? How would they get here? Why do we want to find them? And what does it mean if we do (or don't)? Teaching readers to challenge their gut assumptions and open their minds to new possibilities, using critical thinking and the scientific method, journalist Laura Krantz investigates the science, culture, and philosophy of a universe where we're not alone-and why the idea of alien life has abducted our imaginations"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "Inspired by her popular Wild Thing podcast, journalist Laura Krantz incorporates the scientific method and her journalistic skills to determine if aliens might existHow likely is it that humans aren't alone in the universe?Reports of strange lights, UFO sightings, and alien encounters abound-and some (like recent accounts from US Navy pilots) even sound credible. And in recent years, armed with state-of-the-art technology and better information, the search for extraterrestrials overflows with exciting possibilities. Within our own solar system, astrobiologists search for the biochemical building blocks that might sustain microbes, astronomers discover far-flung stars, orbited by planets that could be teeming with life, and astrophysicists point sophisticated telescopes toward the deep reaches of the universe, looking for anything out of the ordinary. Is There Anybody Out There? turns our collective gaze skyward: What's the likelihood of life on other planets? Or that aliens have already made the trip to visit us? How would they get here? Why do we want to find them? And what does it mean if we do (or don't)? Teaching readers to challenge their gut assumptions and open their minds to new possibilities, using critical thinking and the scientific method, journalist Laura Krantz investigates the science, culture, and philosophy of a universe where we're not alone-and why the idea of alien life has abducted our imaginations"-- $c Provided by publisher. 521 $a Ages 8 to 12 $b Abrams Books for Young Readers 650 0 $a Extraterrestrial beings $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Unidentified flying objects $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Astronomy $v Juvenile literature $v Juvenile literature 650 1 $a Extraterrestrial beings. 650 1 $a Unidentified flying objects. 650 1 $a Astronomy $v Miscellanea. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Krantz, Laura. $t Is there anybody out there? $d New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, [2023] $z 9781647005023 $w (DLC) 2022055238 800 1 $a Krantz, Laura. $t Wild thing book. 941 $a 9 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20240509012704.0 952 $l KLPC566 $d 20240423010442.0 952 $l SIPD314 $d 20240409011606.0 952 $l BJPD251 $d 20240223010515.0 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20240202022438.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20240125012528.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20240106010200.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20231102010537.0 952 $l CYPF706 $d 20231102010125.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=64D4041868C511EE82CCA71150ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search