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The Girl Who Named Pluto

by Alice B. McGinty
Elizabeth Haidle
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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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Publisher: Random House Children's Books
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Kindle Book

  • Release date: May 14, 2019

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781524768331
  • Release date: May 14, 2019
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subjects

Biography & Autobiography Juvenile Nonfiction Science

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:4.5
Lexile® Measure:830
Interest Level:K-3(LG)
Text Difficulty:3-5

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.
Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography Juvenile Nonfiction Science
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