How the Meteorite Got to the Museum
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Picture Book · Ages 6–9 · 2013

How the Meteorite Got to the Museum

By Jessie Hartland

Book #3 in the Got to the Museum series

A meteorite's journey from space to museums unfolds with unexpected twists.

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40 pages
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A meteorite crashes onto a teenager's car, setting off a chain of events that leads it to several natural history museums. Discover the cosmic journey of this space rock and the mysteries it holds. How did it travel billions of years to land here, and what secrets does it carry? Follow its path and uncover the wonders of the universe in this thrilling tale of science and discovery.

From the publisher

It came from outer space and crashed onto bookshelves! This third entry in the award-winning Got to the Museum series traces how a rock broke from its billion-year orbit to fall from space onto the trunk of a teenager’s car, then to several natural history museums.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Reading age
6–9
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD1030L
Themes & topics
Books about technologyBooks about New YorkBooks about aeronautics, astronautics and space scienceBooks about how things work and are madeBooks about comets, asteroids and meteors
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.8
F&P level
~Y
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
163567
Publication
Published
October 8, 2013
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781609052522

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