The Kid Who Named Pluto
Author | : Marc McCutcheon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 85 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Creative ability in science |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Marc McCutcheon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 85 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Creative ability in science |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Marc McCutcheon |
Publisher | : Chronicle Books |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 2008-04-17 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780811854511 |
A collection of profiles of children and young adults whose scientific inventions made an impact on the world, including Louis Braille who discovered a way for the blind to read and write.
Author | : Marc McCutcheon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 85 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Creative ability in science |
ISBN | : 9781415535608 |
A collection of profiles of children and young adults whose scientific inventions made an impact on the world, including Louis Braille who discovered a way for the blind to read and write.
Author | : Alice B. McGinty |
Publisher | : Schwartz & Wade |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2019-05-14 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1524768332 |
An empowering, inspiring--and accessible!--nonfiction picture book about the eleven-year-old girl who actually named the newly discovered Pluto in 1930. 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. Here is a picture book perfect for STEM units and for all children--particularly girls--who have ever dreamed of becoming a scientist.
Author | : Ashley Gallegos |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 70 |
Release | : 2016-10-24 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781539343226 |
A Boy Named Pluto is an entertaining, yet educational book about the solar system that integrates multiple levels of analogy and parallel references in telling the story about Pluto being reclassified as a dwarf planet. On the surface, the book tells how a group of human-like friends rally around one of their own in an attempt to save him from an undesirable situation. The touching and heartfelt analogy presents to readers the struggle children have in desiring to be socially accepted. Below the surface, the readers are exposed to a correlating story about the solar system, teaching children and adults a variety of factual information about planets, heavenly bodies, and space. The creative blending of these approaches is a key attribute of the book. The authors artistically tell a story about Pluto and the planets as if they are humans living in a neighborhood together. When they hear the news that Pluto will no longer be a planet, the group collectively attempts to get the decision reversed so that Pluto can remain like them. They join together in a quest to appeal the decision in court. The story is full of fact-based references that subtly teach the reader about the solar system, such as the example of Vinny (aka Venus, the brightest planet in the sky) being described in the book as the brightest intellectually of the group. Ursula (Uranus) states in the book "my mind is spinning in different directions," representing the planet Uranus unusual rotation of spinning top-to-bottom instead of side-to-side. The book includes a reference section that identifies each of the facts/reference information cleverly cited throughout the human-like story to enable readers to cross reference and uncover the interesting relationships between the characters and their planet counterparts. A Boy Named Pluto is an innovative and creative book that is an excellent educational tool for youngsters to learn about space and science using real-life correlations for exceptional memory retention. At the same time, the book presents a feel-good, happy-ending story about helping others in need. Readers of all ages, regardless of their curiosity about science, will find the book interesting and entertaining.
Author | : Alice McGinty |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2024 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9787554576281 |
In 1930, the American astronomer Tombaugh discovered a new planet. In Oxford, England, a little girl named Venetia Burney learned of the news and suggested that the new planet be called after Pluto, the king of the underworld in Roman mythology, a suggestion that was taken up by scientists. Vinicia Burney is the only child so far to name a planet, and her experience will give children a sense of courage and the power of dreams.
Author | : Ruth Foster |
Publisher | : Teacher Created Resources |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2007-06 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1420680285 |
High-interest, nonfiction articles help students learn about science and social studies topics while developing skills in reading comprehension. Each story is followed by questions that cover main idea, details, vocabulary, and critical reasoning. The format is similar to that of standardized tests, so as students progress through the book s units, they are preparing for success in testing.
Author | : Jeff Anderson |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 379 |
Release | : 2023-10-10 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1003840698 |
Whether writing a blog entry or a high-stakes test essay, fiction or nonfiction, short story or argumentation, students need to know certain things in order to write effectively. In 10 Things Every Writer Needs to Know, Jeff Anderson focuses on developing the concepts and application of ten essential aspects of good writing—motion, models, focus, detail, form, frames, cohesion, energy, words, and clutter. Throughout the book, Jeff provides dozens of model texts, both fiction and nonfiction, that bring alive the ten things every writer needs to know. By analyzing strong mentor texts, young writers learn what is possible and experiment with the strategies professional writers use. Students explore, discover, and apply what makes good writing work. Jeff dedicates a chapter to each of the ten things every writer needs to know and provides mini-lessons, mentor texts, writing process strategies, and classroom tips that will motivate students to confidently and competently take on any writing task. With standardized tests and Common Core Curriculum influencing classrooms nationwide, educators must stay true to what works in writing instruction. 10 Things Every Writer Needs to Know keeps teachers on track—encouraging, discovering, inspiring, reminding, and improving writing through conversation, inquiry, and the support of good writing behaviors.
Author | : R. J. Palacio |
Publisher | : Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages | : 85 |
Release | : 2015-02-10 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0553499092 |
WONDER IS NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS AND JACOB TREMBLAY! Over 6 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder—the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement—and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. Last year readers were given a special look at another side of his story with The Julian Chapter, and now they'll get a peek at Auggie's life before Beecher Prep, with an exclusive new short story told entirely from the point of view of Christopher, Auggie's oldest friend. Christopher was Auggie's best friend from the time they were babies until his family moved away; he was there through all of Auggie's surgeries and heartbreaks, through bad times and good—like Star Wars marathons and dreams of traveling to Pluto together. Alternating between childhood flashbacks and the present day, an especially bad day for Christopher, Pluto is the story of two boys grown apart learning that good friendships are worth a little extra effort.
Author | : Nancy S. Hill |
Publisher | : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 2009-08-03 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1414320140 |
Presents fun facts and trivia including how a pearl forms and the origin of safety glass, connecting them to Christian life using passages from the Bible.