Author : Nathan Sommer
Publisher : Bellwether Media
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 30,34 MB
Release : 2019-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1681036959
In 2006, Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet. Small, rocky dwarf planets make their home on the outer edges of the solar system. Scientists use telescopes to study Pluto and the dwarf planets as they orbit the Sun. Their fascinating findings are on display in this informative title about some of the solar system’s most far-away objects!
Author : Nancy Loewen
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 16,23 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 140483950X
Describes the physical characteristics and movements of the smallest bodies of rock and ice that are in rotation around the Sun, and are known as dwarf planets.
Author : Mike Brown
Publisher : Random House
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 38,59 MB
Release : 2012-01-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 0385531109
The solar system most of us grew up with included nine planets, with Mercury closest to the sun and Pluto at the outer edge. Then, in 2005, astronomer Mike Brown made the discovery of a lifetime: a tenth planet, Eris, slightly bigger than Pluto. But instead of adding one more planet to our solar system, Brown’s find ignited a firestorm of controversy that culminated in the demotion of Pluto from real planet to the newly coined category of “dwarf” planet. Suddenly Brown was receiving hate mail from schoolchildren and being bombarded by TV reporters—all because of the discovery he had spent years searching for and a lifetime dreaming about. A heartfelt and personal journey filled with both humor and drama, How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming is the book for anyone, young or old, who has ever imagined exploring the universe—and who among us hasn’t?
Author : Ralph Winrich
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 14,35 MB
Release : 2009-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1429645857
Discusses the orbit, atmosphere, and exploration of the dwarf planet Pluto.
Author : Shalini Saxena
Publisher : Encyclopaedia Britannica
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 14,12 MB
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1508103402
Author : Gregory L. Vogt
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 17,26 MB
Release : 2009-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0761357076
A lively and informative look at the dwarf planet Pluto, from its discovery to the recent controversy over its status as a planet. The book describes Pluto's place in the solar system, its moons, its orbit, what we know of its physical features, and the difficulties scientists encounter in studying this mysterious body.
Author : L. L. Owens
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,36 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Dwarf planets
ISBN : 9781609543860
Very basic information about Pluto and other dwarf planets.
Author : David Andrew Weintraub
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 28,39 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780691123486
Pluto has been subject to controversy since its discovery in 1930, and questions over its status linger. Is it a planet? This book provides the historical, philosophical, and astronomical background that allows us to decide for ourselves whether Pluto is indeed a planet.
Author : Riley Lawrence
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 43,39 MB
Release : 2017-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1534522905
Pluto is too big to be an asteroid and too small to be a planet, so scientists call it a dwarf planet. It’s so far away from the sun that it gets no warmth at all, so it’s covered in a thick layer of ice. Readers learn fun facts such as these as they explore the world of our solar system’s dwarf planets. Informative diagrams, full-color photographs, and accessible text help readers discover more about Pluto and the other dwarf planets in our solar system.
Author : Kellie Stewart
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 19,31 MB
Release : 2014-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1499404271
Pluto, once considered the ninth planet in our solar system, is now classified as one of the largest dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt. But what is a dwarf planet? And what is the Kuiper Belt? This engaging book answers these questions while exploring the unique features of Pluto, its moon Charon, and other major dwarf planets like Eris and Ceres.
