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If You Were the Moon
By Laura Purdie Salas and Jaime Kim
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What would you do if you were the moon? Do you think you would rest quietly in the night sky? Oh, no. The moon does so much more than you might imagine! It spins like a twilight ballerina, plays tug-of-war with the ocean, and lights a pathway for baby sea turtles. Discover the many other roles the moon plays in this whimsical and lyrical picture book.
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Laura Purdie Salas
Laura Purdie Salas is the author of more than 135 books for kids, including If You Were the Moon, Lion of the Sky, theCan Be… series, and Bookspeak! Poems about Books. Poetry and rhyming nonfiction books are her favorite things to write. Laura loves to do author visits, writing workshops, and teacher inservices. Read more about Laura and her work at laurasalas.com.
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Reviews for If You Were the Moon
Rating: 4.434782721739131 out of 5 stars
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23 ratings2 reviews
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is a really cute non-fiction book that teaches about the moon in a fun way. My grandson loves the moon and always looks for it in the sky. I read this book to him. He loved the illustrations and the fun things the moon does. He did not really understand the fact though. For primary students learning about he moon and solar system, this book briefly tells various facts about the moon relating them to things the moon does. It is easy to understand language. The illustrations are wonderful. They are large, colourful and beautifully done. This would make a great book for a classroom library. There is a glossary as well as further reading suggestions at the back. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Such a clever book! When a little girl complains to the moon that she wishes she could do "nothing" just like the moon, the moon's reply is priceless. Some of the moon's tasks are to "spin like a twilight ballerina" (spin on its axis), "play dodgeball with space rocks" (meteorites crash into it), and "light a pathway to the sea" (calling turtle hatchlings to the water—my favorite page!). I love the poetic feel of this book combined with the many interesting facts about our moon. Jaime Kim's illustrations are an added delight.
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