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The little spacecraft that could New Horizons' amazing journey to Pluto and Arrokoth

"Ride along with the New Horizons spacecraft as she rockets three billion miles to Pluto! Watch her take the first close-up photos of Pluto, and then journey another billion miles to mini-world Arrokoth. You'll whiz through space at more than 10 miles per second; learn how giant planet Jupiter helpe...

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Main Author: Lapin, Joyce, 1956- (Author)
Other Authors: Ceccarelli, Simona (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Sterling Children's Books, [2021]
Subjects:
Space flight > Juvenile nonfiction.
Interplanetary voyages > Juvenile nonfiction.
Pluto (Dwarf planet) > Juvenile nonfiction.
Kuiper Belt > Juvenile nonfiction.
Outer space > Exploration > Juvenile nonfiction.
Picture books.
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Summary:"Ride along with the New Horizons spacecraft as she rockets three billion miles to Pluto! Watch her take the first close-up photos of Pluto, and then journey another billion miles to mini-world Arrokoth. You'll whiz through space at more than 10 miles per second; learn how giant planet Jupiter helped the little spacecraft reach Pluto; and discover the astonishing surface feature that made the world fall in love with Pluto"--
Physical Description:38 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 38).
ISBN:1454937556
9781454937555
Author Notes:Joyce Lapin has enjoyed reading and learning about astronomy since childhood. A former advertising copywriter, she's happy to have found a kinder, gentler life writing books. She is the author of Sterling's If You Had Your Birthday Party on the Moon . She lives in Simsbury, CT.

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