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  • Author(s): Setton, Dolly (AUTHOR)
  • Source:
    Natural History. Dec2019/Jan2020, Vol. 128 Issue 1, p44-47. 4p. 11 Color Photographs.
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    • Subject Terms:
      PLUTO Gets the Call (Book); PLUTO (Dwarf planet)
    • Abstract:
      Pluto Gets the Call by Adam Rex, Illustrated by Laurie Keller; Beach Lane Books, 2019; 48 pages, $17.99 Pluto is heartbroken when he gets a call from Earth's scientists telling him he is no longer a planet. Some planets commiserate with Pluto, but the asteroids mock him. Venus and Mercury suggest that Pluto talk to the "boss" - the Sun is, after all, "very bright" - who explains that every celestial body is unique, and Pluto is now more beloved. Paper World: Planet Earth Illustrated by Bomboland; Big Picture Press (Candlewick), 2019; 30 pages, $24.99 A short introduction sets up the journey awaiting readers: "Under its surface, Earth has many… secrets - from. [Extracted from the article]
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