Explains why Pluto's status as a planet was changed, tracing its history from discovery to recent reclassification while exploring how scientists are now organizing and classifying objects in the solar system.
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,Plutos Secret explains the true story of this distant world, including its recent reclassification. Includes a glossary and bibliography.
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Praise for Pluto's Secret "Pairing a lighthearted narrative in a hand-lettered-style typeface with informally drawn cartoon illustrations, this lively tale of astronomical revelations begins with the search for Planet X." Kirkus Reviews "This picture book offers a fresh, positive perspective on Pluto, showing that its change of status is not a demotion but a correction." Booklist "Light-hearted imagining of a gregarious Pluto." Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Fun reading... The book provides a factual history of our faraway 'dwarf,' and on its companion icy worlds, and on the discovery of Kuiper-like bands around other stars." School Library Journal Award New York Public Library's annual Children's Books list: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2013.
Margaret A. Weitekamp, PhD, curates the National Air and Space Museums Social and Cultural Dimensions of Spaceflight collection. David DeVorkin, PhD, is Senior Curator, History of Astronomy and the Space Sciences, at the museum. Diane Kidd is an award-winning illustrator of childrens books and is Early Childhood Manager at the museum.
