Is There Anybody Out There?
Is There Anybody Out There?
4.0/5
Goodreads

Is There Anybody Out There?

Part of the A Wild Thing Book Book Series
Hardcover
$19.99
$18.99
8 - 12
Reading age
176
Page count
175
Words per page
Oct 3, 2023
Publication date

Buy from other retailers

AmazonBookshop

What's This Book About

Publisher Summary

Inspired by her popular Wild Thing podcast, journalist Laura Krantz incorporates the scientific method and her journalistic skills to determine if aliens might exist. How likely is it that humans aren’t alone in the universe? This serious but fun (and gorgeous) book is a great fit for any middle grade reader curious about the universe and our place in it. 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)? Guiding readers to challenge their gut assumptions and open their minds to new possibilities by using critical thinking and the scientific method, journalist Laura Krantz investigates the science, culture, and philosophy of a universe in which we’re not alone–and why the idea of alien life has abducted our imaginations. Reports of strange lights, UFO sightings, and alien encounters abound–and some (like recent accounts from US Navy pilots) sound highly credible. 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. Includes Color Illustrations and Features Photographs from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope

What Kind of Book is Is There Anybody Out There?

Topics

the search for extraterrestrial lifealiensspace exploration

Reviews

    Book Lists That Include This Book

    Similar Books to This Book

      chapter • 160 Pages
      A Boy Called Bat
      6.8
      #1 in Series
      Elana K. Arnold, Charles Santoso
      chapter • 180 Pages
      The Borrowers
      6.5
      #1 in Series
      Mary Norton, Diana Stanley, Beth Krush, Joe Krush
      chapter • 207 Pages
      The BFG
      6.4
      Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake
      chapter • 176 Pages
      The Mouse and the Motorcycle
      Beverly Cleary, Jacqueline Rogers
      chapter • 208 Pages
      Ragweed
      6.0
      #1 in Series
      Avi, Brian Floca
      chapter • 164 Pages
      Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
      5.9
      Series
      Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake
      chapter • 174 Pages
      A Bear Called Paddington
      5.8
      Series
      Michael Bond, Peggy Fortnum
      chapter • 176 Pages
      James and the Giant Peach
      Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake
      chapter • 184 Pages
      Charlotte's Web
      5.8
      E.B. White, Kate DiCamillo, Garth Williams
      chapter • 172 Pages
      From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
      5.8
      E.L. Konigsburg
      View more

    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781419758201
    Publication Date
    October 3, 2023
    Original Publication Date
    October 3, 2023
    Page Count
    176
    Words Per Page
    175
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2022055237

    Contribute to this page

    Core Score - 40%

    Still needs the basics.

    Depth Score - 15%

    Just the barebones.

    Improve this page

    Are you the author or illustrator? Claim your book.

    Bookroo

    Book Clubs

    Follow Bookroo