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Pluto's Secret: An Icy World's Tale of Discovery
By WEITEKAMP, Margaret A.
- ISBN
- 978-1-4197-0423-9
- Publisher
- Abrams
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2013 | Preschool to Grade 4
Gr 2–4—Published in association with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, this whimsical look at what once was the smallest planet is more serious than the colorful cartoon illustrations and the text of Plutonian thoughts might lead readers to believe. The ninth planet from its discovery in 1930 to its demotion in 2006, Pluto has been revealing more of its "secrets" as technology improved, and is now considered a "dwarf planet" in the Kuiper belt. The informal text covers suc...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on April 1, 2013
Planets with personalities (Pluto, “the little icy world,”is presented as a playful character with a secret) and lively cartoon-style illustrations combine for an accessible, lighthearted approach. Readers will be interested to learn how Pluto was discovered—and will enjoy the fact that an eleven-year-old gir...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
