Mission to Pluto: The First Visit to an Ice Dwarf and the Kuiper Belt
by Mary Kay Carson and Tom Uhlman • Part of the Scientists in the Field Series
In July of 2015 a robotic spacecraft reached Pluto after a nine-and-half-year journey.... read more
8 Total Resources 1 Awards Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2016
Word Count 15,166
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 940L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 185288, 2 AR Points
- OverDrive Digital Book Details Explore on Marketplace
- Curricular Area
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Outer space
- Pluto (Dwarf planet)--Juvenile literature
- Exploration
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science
- Kuiper Belt--Juvenile literature
- New Horizons (Spacecraft)--Juvenile literature
- Interplanetary voyages
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Pluto (Dwarf planet)
- Interplanetary voyages--Juvenile literature
- New Horizons (Spacecraft)
- Space flight
- Outer space--Exploration--Juvenile literature
- Kuiper Belt
- Space flight--Juvenile literature
Our Original Resources 3
Audio Name Pronunciation with Mary Kay Carson
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Mary Kay Carson
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Guide from Scientists in the Field
Created by Scientists in the Field
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from tomruby11
Created by tomruby11
Awards & Distinctions 1
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Nonfiction Selection, 2017
If you find a 3rd party resource that isn't accessible to you, please email the name and link of the resource, as well as any details about your needs, to accounts@TeachingBooks.net.
Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their X (formerly Twitter) handles.
