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| View Larger Image | When is a Planet Not a Planet?: The Story of Pluto
by Elaine Scott
| | List Price: | $17.00 | | Price: | $11.56 | | You Save: | $5.44 (32%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 159370 | | Studio: | Clarion Books | | | Binding: | Hardcover | | Reading Level: | Ages 9-12 | | Number Of Pages: | 48 | | Publication Date: | August 20, 2007 | | Publisher: | Clarion Books |
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Product Description
Space and planets are topics of endless fascination to kids and part of every grade-school curriculum. Yet because of the history-making reassignment of Pluto from "planet" to "dwarf planet" on August 24, 2006, all books on the solar system are now out of date.
Enter When is a Planet Not a Planet? The Story of Pluto by Elaine Scott, an esteemed writer of non-fiction for children. Scott is the first to put the answer to the title question into terms simple enough for a very young audience to understand, based upon the new definitions determined by the International Astronomical Union.
Well-researched and accompanied by large, awe-inspiring photographs and paintings, this exciting new book makes clear what astronomers have argued about for decades. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 2 reviews)
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Mom of a 4 year old 
This book is really about astrology, and scientists who study the solar system. I was looking for a book to explain to my preschooler why Pluto is no longer considered a planet. You have to read the whole book (and long explanations of a long list of astronomers from the 1500s to today)to get to the 3 pages that explain why scientists no longer consider it a planet.
This would be more suitable for a middle school child interested in the subject as a whole - it doesn't focus on Pluto.
February 03, 2008 | |
Out of this World! 
Elaine Scott is one of the best non-fiction writer's writing for kids today. She's a great storyteller, but her stories are true. This is the first post-Pluto demotion book to truly explain what happened to poor Pluto. But beyond that, Scott explains how scientists decide which of the celestial bodies is a planet and which are lesser pieces of turf. Especially great reading for boys (ages 8-14)!
August 27, 2007 | |
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