Pluto's Secret Pluto's Secret

Pluto's Secret

An Icy World's Tale of Discovery

Margaret Weitekamp and Others
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Publisher Description

People, children especially, have been baffled, bewildered, and even outraged by the fact that Pluto is no longer called a planet. Through whimsical artwork and an entertaining dialogue format, Pluto’s Secret explains the true story of this distant world. Providing a history of the small, icy world from its discovery and naming to its recent reclassification, this book presents a fascinating look at how scientists organize and classify our solar system as they gain new insights into how it works and what types of things exist within it. The book includes a glossary and bibliography.


Praise for Pluto's Secret

"Pairing a lighthearted narrative in a hand-lettered†“style typeface with informally drawn cartoon illustrations, this lively tale of astronomical revelations begins with the search for Planet X.†?

Kirkus Reviews


"This picture book offers a fresh, positive perspective on Pluto, showing that its change of status is not a demotion but a correction."

Booklist


"Light-hearted imagining of a gregarious Pluto.†?

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books


"Fun reading… The book provides a factual history of our faraway 'dwarf,' and on its companion icy worlds, and on the discovery of Kuiper-like bands around other stars."

School Library Journal


Award

New York Public Library’s annual Children’s Books list: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2013

 

  • GENRE
    Kids
    RELEASED
    2013
    March 12
    LANGUAGE
    EN
    English
    LENGTH
    40
    Pages
    PUBLISHER
    ABRAMS
    SELLER
    Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
    SIZE
    22.4
    MB