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Buy The Planet Hunter: The Story Behind What Happened to Pluto by Elizabeth Rusch available and for sale on Brightsurf
| View Larger Image | The Planet Hunter: The Story Behind What Happened to Pluto
by Elizabeth Rusch
| | List Price: | $15.95 | | Price: | $10.85 | | You Save: | $5.10 (32%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 442853 | | Studio: | Rising Moon | | | Binding: | Hardcover | | Reading Level: | Ages 4-8 | | Number Of Pages: | 32 | | Publication Date: | September 17, 2007 | | Publisher: | Rising Moon |
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Product Description
Mike's discovery caused an uproar. Astronomers around the globe asked: What is a planet anyway? As a kid, Mike Brown gazed at his poster of the nine planets and wondered: Is there more out there? The hunt was on. This nonfiction picture book tells the story of astronomer Mike Brown, from his childhood, to his growing curiosity about our solar system, to his amazing discoveries. |
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The story behind the science 
I really enjoyed how The Planet Hunter gets at the human story behind the headlines. For many people, Pluto's demotion was a very confusing event that still can't be easily explained. By focusing on Mike Brown, the man who's research changed Pluto's status, this book does a good job of navigating readers through the uproar the events caused and captures the spirit of scientific discovery. The sidebars give additional helpful information to let readers delve into the science a little deeper. All in all, a great book for helping kids (and adults!) to understand what happened to Pluto.
January 23, 2008 | |
Pluto's Demotion Beautifully Explained
This is a beautifully illustrated book that explains clearly the science behind the "demotion" of Pluto. It also inspires young minds to explore by highlighting the biography of the young Astronomer who made the discoveries that led to the reclassification. The inclusion of additional material, "Fun Facts," on some of the science discussed makes the book relavent to a wide-range of young listeners/readers. It is a great gift and, I confess, I can now convincingly include this topic in my own cocktail coversations.
January 03, 2008 | |
Great for budding scientists
The Planet Hunter is a great children's book for all of those children who bemoaned the loss of Pluto as a planet. The illustrations are charming. The story has good factual information presented in a manner that children can readily understand. I'm going to give it to my grandchildren who are interested in space.
December 24, 2007 | |
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