{"product_id":"mission-to-pluto-the-first-visit-to-an-ice-dwarf-and-the-kuiper-belt-hardcover","title":"Mission to Pluto: The First Visit to an Ice Dwarf and the Kuiper Belt - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Kay Carson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn July of 2015 a robotic spacecraft reached Pluto after a nine-and-half-year journey. \u003cem\u003eNew Horizons\u003c\/em\u003e is the first spacecraft mission to Pluto and revealed its five moons as never before seen. Images from the mission show a reddish surface covered in ice-water mountains, moving glaciers, and hints of possible ice volcanoes and an underground ocean. Pluto is geologically alive and changing! \u003cbr\u003e This addition to the Scientists in the Field series goes where no person or spacecraft has ever gone before. Follow along with the team of scientists as they build \u003cem\u003eNew Horizons\u003c\/em\u003e, fly it across the solar system, and make new discoveries about a world three billion miles away. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Kay Carson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many books for kids about space, nature, and other science topics. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. Visit her website at www.marykaycarson.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Uhlman\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance photographer who photographs lots of events, but enjoys shooting pictures of wildlife and the natural world most of all. Visit his website at www.tomuhlmanphoto.com.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.1 x 11.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mission to Pluto: The First Visit to an Ice Dwarf and the Kuiper Belt\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47538134581469,"sku":"9780544416710","price":20.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/1hTVCO037F9780544416710.webp?v=1772539833","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/mission-to-pluto-the-first-visit-to-an-ice-dwarf-and-the-kuiper-belt-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}