Bibliograph

Mission to Pluto, the first visit to an ice dwarf and the Kuiper belt, Mary Kay Carson ; with photographs by Tom Uhlman

Type

Label

Mission to Pluto, the first visit to an ice dwarf and the Kuiper belt, Mary Kay Carson ; with photographs by Tom Uhlman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-72) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 10-1210-14, Brodart

resource.interestGradeLevel

5-9, BrodartGrades 4 to 6

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mission to Pluto

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Mary Kay Carson ; with photographs by Tom Uhlman

Series statement

Scientists in the field

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 6.3, 2.

Sub title

the first visit to an ice dwarf and the Kuiper belt

Summary

"Follow a spacecraft the size of a piano, named New Horizons, on the first ever spacecraft mission to Pluto, the space entity formerly known as a planet, in the latest addition to the epic and authoritative Scientists in the Field series."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

A long-awaited encounter -- Mission brief: The journey to Pluto -- Plutonian dreams -- Mission brief: Pluto primer -- Built to go the distance -- Mission brief: The spacecraft -- Sprinting across the solar system -- Mission brief: Mini-moons -- Up close and personal -- Mission brief: Pluto encounter -- Meet the neighbors -- Mission brief: The Kuiper Belt

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification