{"product_id":"the-girl-who-named-pluto-the-story-of-venetia-burney-9781524768317","title":"The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn empowering, inspiring--and accessible --nonfiction picture book about the eleven-year-old girl who actually named the newly discovered Pluto in 1930.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. \u003cbr\u003eHere is a picture book perfect for STEM units and for all children--particularly girls--who have ever dreamed of becoming a scientist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Schwartz \u0026amp; Wade Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781524768317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.81h x 10.31w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2019 pg. 123\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/06\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2019 pg. 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2019 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019 pg. 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e503320 \/ Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alice B. McGinty","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36656547037340,"sku":"9781524768317","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_994fd735-3c5c-4dff-8ace-a04e9adfb478.jpg?v=1603888407","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-girl-who-named-pluto-the-story-of-venetia-burney-9781524768317","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}