The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney Contributor(s): McGinty, Alice B. (Author), Haidle, Elizabeth (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1524768316 ISBN-13: 9781524768317 Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Astronomy |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2018032227 |
Age Level: 4-8 |
Grade Level: PreK-3 |
Lexile Measure: 830 AD (Adult Directed Text) |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 10.31" W x 11.81" L (1.20 lbs) 40 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2019 pg. 123 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2019 Publishers Weekly 05/06/2019 School Library Journal 05/01/2019 pg. 113 Booklist 05/01/2019 pg. 78 Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2019 pg. 146 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 503320 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: An empowering, inspiring--and accessible --nonfiction picture book about the eleven-year-old girl who actually named the newly discovered Pluto in 1930. When Venetia Burney's grandfather reads aloud from the newspaper about a new discovery--a ninth major planet that has yet to be named--her eleven-year-old mind starts whirring. She is studying the planets in school and loves Roman mythology. It might be called Pluto, she says, thinking of the dark underworld. Grandfather loves the idea and contacts his friend at London's Royal Astronomical Society, who writes to scientists at the Lowell Observatory in Massachusetts, where Pluto was discovered. After a vote, the scientists agree unanimously: Pluto is the perfect name for the dark, cold planet. Here is a picture book perfect for STEM units and for all children--particularly girls--who have ever dreamed of becoming a scientist. |
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