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Author McCutcheon, Marc.

Title The kid who named Pluto : and the stories of other extraordinary young people in science / by Marc McCutcheon ; illustrated by Jon Cannell.

Imprint San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2004.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Eureka Juvenile Non-Fiction  J509.2 Mcc    ---  Available
Description 85 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 84).
Contents The boy who dreamed of Mars -- The girl who named Pluto -- The bookworm who became a science fiction writer -- The teenager who invented television -- The curious girl who discovered sea-monster skeletons -- The high schooler who created an incredible secret code -- The math whiz who calculated the movement of the Moon -- The fourth-grader who outsmarted medical experts -- The blind boy who developed a new way to see.
Summary A collection of profiles of children and young adults whose scientific inventions made an impact on the world, including Louis Braille who discovered a way for the blind to read and write.
Local Note 6 9
Subject Scientists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Creative ability in science -- Juvenile literature.
Added Author Cannell, Jon, illustrator.
ISBN 081183770X : $15.95
9780811837705

 
    
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