The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney cover

The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney

Author: McGinty, Alice B.

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level 4.5
Points 0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 1141
Points per Word 0.000438
Page Count 36
Points per Page 0.013889

Description

This picture book traces the historical naming of Pluto by an 11-year-old girl in 1930, describing how young Venetia Burney's love of Roman mythology led to her suggestion.