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    If You Were the Moon
    If You Were the Moon
    If You Were the Moon
    Ebook32 pages11 minutes

    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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner Publishing
    Release dateMar 1, 2017
    ISBN9781512438666
    If You Were the Moon
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    Laura Purdie Salas

    Laura Purdie Salas is the author of more than one hundred books for children, including Water Can Be... and If You Were the Moon. Poetry and rhyming nonfiction books are her favorite things to write. For more information, visit laurasalas.com.

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    • 4/5
      This 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.
    • 4/5
      Such 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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