Bibliograph

Pluto and the dwarf planets

Type

Label

Pluto and the dwarf planets

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

Ages 9-13, World Book, Inc

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Pluto and the dwarf planets

Oclc number

1142869556

Series statement

Our solar system

Summary

""Presents facts about the composition, atmosphere, and history of exploration of Pluto and other dwarf planets and features large illustrations and photographs."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Not quite big enough -- Meet the dwarf planets -- Locating the dwarf planets -- Smaller than the Earth's moon -- Ice and rock -- King of the Kuiper Belt -- A blurry, reddish disk -- Pluto and the sun -- Pluto and Earth -- The coldest place -- Pluto's double -- Pluto's other moons -- Exploring Pluto -- About Ceres -- Ceres and Earth -- Discovering Ceres -- A dark, cratered place -- Ceres's bright spots -- Studying Ceres -- Distant Eris -- Shining bright in the solar system -- Eris and Earth -- Eris's tiny moon -- About Makemake -- About Haumea -- Two moons and a ring -- Beyond Neptune : the Kuiper Belt -- Beyond Pluto

Target audience

juvenile

Classification