Cosmic catastrophes seven ways to destroy a planet like earth

"A lively exploration of seven cosmic catastrophes that could hit Earth and any of the other 20 billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy."--

Main Author:	Aguilar, David A. (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, New York : Viking, [2016]
Subjects:	Natural disasters > Juvenile nonfiction. Catastrophes (Geology) > Juvenile nonfiction. Planets > Juvenile nonfiction. Astronomy > Juvenile nonfiction. Earth (Planet) > Juvenile nonfiction.

Summary:	"A lively exploration of seven cosmic catastrophes that could hit Earth and any of the other 20 billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy."--
Physical Description:	79 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
Audience:	Ages 8-12. Grades 4 to 6.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780451476845 0451476840
Author Notes:	David Aguilar is an astronomer, the former Director of Science Information at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and the author of several popular children's books on space. He lives in Carbondale, Colorado.