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Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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 dialog format, this book explains why this is so. 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 class our solar system as they gain new insights...
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Pluto loves being a planet. That is, until the day he gets a call from some Earth scientists telling him he isn't a planet anymore! You probably wanted to meet a real planet, huh? So, Pluto takes the reader on a hilarious and informative journey through the solar system to introduce the other planets and commiserate about his situation along the way. Younger readers will be so busy laughing over Pluto's interactions with the other planets, asteroids,...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Follow a spacecraft the size of a piano, named New Horizons, on the first ever spacecraft mission to Pluto, the space entity formerly known as a planet, in the latest addition to the epic and authoritative Scientists in the Field series."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Find out about the first-ever close-up photos of Pluto's incredible landscape and what this means for the future of our understanding about planets in this fascinating book, chock full of the latest scientific information."--
Author
Series
Our universe volume 7
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Hot diggity dog! Meet Pluto! The runt of a litter of eight planets. Pluto may not be the biggest or fastest planet to revolve around the Sun, but it has a unique story to tell. From the tale of how it was found by humans to its naming as a dwarf planet, it's Pluto's turn to take the spotlight and properly re-introduce itself."--Publisher marketing.
Author
Publisher
Seagrass Press, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Pluto is peeved. And who can blame him? He was proud to be a member of the solar system's nine planets, until Poof!, he was kicked out -- and no one told him why. Now Pluto is on a mission to find out why he was expelled. While traveling through the science museum, he meets a friendly dinosaur, some wild-and-crazy germs, and a few real planets. It turns out that he's not the only one whose life has been turned upside down by scientists. They've done...
Author
Publisher
Britannica Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Pluto has not been a planet since 2006. But this tiny world still inspires people of all ages while sparking controversy. In this delightfully witty book, astronomer Dean Regas teaches you how to educate your grown-up about the cutting-edge science of space, most crucially the reason why Pluto is NOT a planet anymore. Delving into the history of space discoveries, the key players who have helped our understanding of the universe (including the 11-year-old...
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"Ride along with the New Horizons spacecraft as she rockets three billion miles to Pluto! Watch her take the first close-up photos of Pluto, and then journey another billion miles to mini-world Arrokoth. You'll whiz through space at more than 10 miles per second; learn how giant planet Jupiter helped the little spacecraft reach Pluto; and discover the astonishing surface feature that made the world fall in love with Pluto"--
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