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Author:

McGinty, Alice B., 1963- author.

Title:

The girl who named Pluto : the story of Venetia Burney / written by Alice B. McGinty ; illustrated by Elizabeth Haidle.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Schwartz & Wade books,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 30 cm

Subject:

Burney, Venetia,--1919-2009--Juvenile literature.
Pluto (Dwarf planet)--Juvenile literature.
Picture books.

Other Authors:

Haidle, Elizabeth, 1974- illustrator.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

"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."-- provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1524768324
9781524768324
1524768316
9781524768317

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1047530465

LCCN:

2018032227

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