01813cam a2200337 i 4500 517227196 TxAuBib 140528s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014397508 9781426311109 Trade hardback 1426311109 Trade hardback 9781426311116 Reinforced Library 1426311117 Reinforced Library (OCoLC)862134033 WL8 eng WL8 rda BTCTA BDX PCX OCLCO CO2 IHI CNCAR DLC TxAuBib rda Aguilar, David A. Alien worlds : your guide to extraterrestrial life / by David A. Aguilar. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2013] 76 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier National Geographic kids Includes bibliographical references (page 73) and index. So many stars, so many possibilities! -- How we identify alien planets -- What types of ""Earth-like"" planets are we looking for? -- Sweet mystery of life, how do we find you? -- Ocean world -- Infrared world -- Satellite world -- Dying world -- Double world -- Metamorphic world -- Rogue world -- Conclusion: First encounters -- How to build your own alien. Considers the plausibility of alien life and what creatures living on extrasolar planets might be like, drawing on scientific sources to depict alien creatures who have adapted to the unique characteristics of their respective environments. Life on other planets Juvenile literature. Extraterrestrial beings Juvenile literature. National Geographic kids. TXHSP