Far-Out Guide to the Icy Dwarf Planets

Pluto-It Used to be our Ninth Planet. But scientists have reclassified Pluto as a "dwarf planet." So what exactly is a dwarf planet? How do scientists study and classify them?

Award-winning author Mary Kay Carson has written many nonfiction books for young people and their teachers. In 2009, she received the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Children's Literature Award.

Introduction	p. 4
From Planet X to Kbo King	p. 10
Pluto and Eris at a Glance	p. 22
Makemake and Haumea at a Glance	p. 24
Fast Facts about Icy Dwarf Planets	p. 26
Icy Dwarf Planets Timeline of Exploration and Discovery	p. 29
Finding Eris, the Goddess of Troublemaking	p. 31
What's Next for Pluto-Like Worlds?	p. 40
Words to Know	p. 44
Find out More and Get Updates	p. 46
Index	p. 48
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