{"product_id":"just-right-searching-for-the-goldilocks-planet-hardcover","title":"Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCurtis Manley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJessica Lanan\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo you wonder \u003cbr\u003eif humans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eare the only beings who wonder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eif they are alone \u003cbr\u003ein the universe?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur sun is a star.\u003cbr\u003eIn the night sky are all kinds of stars, \u003cbr\u003eand orbiting those stars\u003cbr\u003eare planets like the ones in our own solar system. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCould those planets have life\u003cbr\u003elike we do on Earth? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlanet Earth is not too big, \u003cbr\u003enot too small, not too hot, \u003cbr\u003eand not too cold. It's just right.\u003cbr\u003eOur very own Goldilocks planet . . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollow a young girl\u003cbr\u003eas she explores these questions\u003cbr\u003ein this gorgeous book about the wondrous search\u003cbr\u003efor another Goldilocks planet.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCurtis Manley\u003c\/b\u003e grew up building model rockets and reading science fiction about aliens and long trips to other star systems--none of which had Jupiter-like planets close to their stars. Later he studied volcanoes and the geology of other planets and moons. In the high desert of Idaho he mapped huge lava flows similar to ones on Venus. Curtis lives near Seattle with his wife and their daughter, who was born the year that the first exoplanet around a sun-like star was discovered. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCurtis is the author of \u003ci\u003eJust Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eShawn Loves Sharks\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessica Lanan \u003c\/b\u003ehas long been enchanted by the mysteries of the cosmos. Exoplanets are too far away for her to visit, but illustrating them is the next best thing. Jessica currently lives in her native state of Colorado with her husband, three-legged cat, and baby daughter, who was born during the making of \u003ci\u003eJust Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJessica's illustrations can also be found in \u003ci\u003eFinding Narnia: The Story of C. S. Lewis and His Brother Warnie\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 11.2 x 9.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 29, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Golden Kite (2020)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772564144416,"sku":"9781250155337","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a24379be70cc8f3b17a282101340f0c2.webp?v=1780408589","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/just-right-searching-for-the-goldilocks-planet-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}