Pluto
- ISBN-10
- 0822546566
- ISBN-13
- 9780822546566
- Series
- Pluto
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002-11
- Publisher
- Lerner Publications
- Author
- Margaret J. Goldstein
Description
An introduction to Pluto, describing its place in the solar system, its physical characteristics, its movement in space, and other facts about this outer planet.
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