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The big backyard : the solar system beyond Pluto  Cover Image Book Book

The big backyard : the solar system beyond Pluto / Ron Miller.

Miller, Ron, 1947- (author.).

Summary:

"Deep space holds materials left over from the formation of the solar system. Astronomers have been making exciting discoveries on the outermost fringes and the New Horizons spacecraft brings new insights into the origins of the sun and planets"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781728475349
  • ISBN: 1728475341
  • Physical Description: 89 pages, 15 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2023]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: Visitor from afar -- The birth of the solar system -- The planet hunt -- The mystery of the Kuiper Belt -- The dark frontier : on beyond Pluto -- The invisible solar system -- The long reach of the sun -- Between the solar system and the stars -- Conclusion: Distant relatives.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 13-18 Twenty-First Century Books.
Grades 7-9 Twenty-First Century Books.
Subject: Trans-Neptunian objects.
Comets.
Kuiper Belt.
Pluto (Dwarf planet)
Genre: Young adult literature.
Instructional and educational works.
Illustrated works.

Available copies

  • 2 of 3 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 2 copies available at Lake County Library District. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Lake County Main Library - Lakeview.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Lake County Main Library - Lakeview YA 523.49 MIL (Text) 37620001028184 Young Adult Non-Fiction In process -


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