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Pluto's Secret
Weitekamp, Margaret A.; Devorkin, David H.. Illus: Kidd, Diane M.
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Description for Pluto's Secret
This non-fiction picture book playfully takes on the controversial issue of why Pluto is no longer a planet Illustrator(s): Kidd, Diane M. Num Pages: 40 pages, Full-colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 5AF; YNT. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 265 x 261 x 11. Weight in Grams: 540. An Icy World's Tale of Discovery. 40 pages, Full-colour illustrations throughout. Illustrator(s): Kidd, Diane M. This non-fiction picture book playfully takes on the controversial issue of why Pluto is no longer a planet. Cateogry: (J) Children / Juvenile. BIC Classification: 5AF; YNT. Dimension: 265 x 261 x 11. Weight: 544.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Abrams United States
Number of pages
40
Condition
New
Number of Pages
40
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781419704239
SKU
V9781419704239
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Ref
99-15
About Weitekamp, Margaret A.; Devorkin, David H.. Illus: Kidd, Diane M.
Dr. Margaret A. Weitekamp earned a B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and an M.A. and Ph.D. in history from Cornell University. During her graduate work, she was a Mellon fellow in the humanities and spent a year in residence at the NASA Headquarters History Office in Washington, D.C. as the American Historical Association / NASA Aerospace History Fellow. Weitekamp ... Read more
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