People, children especially, have been baffled, bewildered, and even outraged by the fact that Pluto is no longer called a planet. Through whimsical artwork and an entertaining dialogue format, Pluto's Secret explains the true story of this distant world, including its recent reclassification. Includes a glossary and bibliography.

 

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Abrams .

Margaret A. Weitekamp, PhD, curates the National Air and Space Museum's Social and Cultural Dimensions of Spaceflight collection. David DeVorkin, PhD, is Senior Curator, History of Astronomy and the Space Sciences, at the museum. Diane Kidd is an award-winning illustrator of children's books and is Early Childhood Manager at the museum.