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The Kid Who Named Pluto
And the Stories of Other Extraordinary Young People in Science
By McCutcheon, Marc & Cannell, Jon
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-81183-770-5
- Publisher
- San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books, c2004.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2004
Gr 3-6 This book profiles nine people who made significant contributions to science while still quite young. Louis Braille and Robert Goddard are among the more famous, while others, such as television pioneer Philo Farnsworth and Venetia Burney, the girl who named Pluto, are less well known. Most of the figures are historical, but the inclusion of a couple of young geniuses from the 1990s adds contemporary perspective. All of them, four girls and five boys, are from Europe or the United States. The lively and li...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
