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Author
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young boy, seeing that Moon is lonely, sends up a kite to cheer her then, after growing up and learning many things, he becomes the first human to visit her. Dedicated to Neil Armstrong and written in recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of the first U.S. moon landing.
Author
Series
Starry River of the Sky volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Rendi works at the inn in the Village of Clear Sky. The villagers' peculiar habits and problems have raised a lot of questions for Rendi, and the answers may lie with a mysterious woman who comes to the village to tell stories.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
High up in the sky, the Moon has spent her whole life watching the happenings of Earth below, from dinosaurs roaming to planes taking flight, hoping for a visitor, until one day in 1969 when a spaceship soars from Earth. Includes Earth timeline and a history of space exploration.
4) Penguinaut!
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Orville is a little penguin who lives in a zoo and dreams of big adventures, like going to the Moon; the other animals are skeptical, but Orville is determined, so he builds a spaceship and sets out all by himself--and discovers that real adventures are best when they are shared with friends.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Young fans are invited to join the irrepressible Maisy and Tallulah on a rocket-ship voyage to the moon, in a story that is complemented by pull-tabs and turn-wheels to help launch the ship, look out into space, plant a triumphant Maisy flag, and complete a successful mission.
6) Moonday
Author
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When the Moon disrupts a town by lowering itself into someone's backyard, a child finds a way to return the Moon to its proper place in the sky.
7) June moon
Author
Publisher
Familius
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Rising moon, shining moon, magic as a June moon. A story of seasides and summertimes, the rising and setting of the moon mirrors a child's play and bedtime routine, all bathed in the natural magic of an evening in June.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks eXplore, an imprint of Sourcebooks Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Dinosaur fossils are found all over the world...and even on the moon?! Dinosaurs lived on this planet millions of years ago. We know about the dinosaurs from the fossils they left behind. But did you know some of those fossils might be on the moon? The dinosaurs in THIS book think that must mean there are Dinosaurs in Space! But is that really what happened? In this silly science lesson gone wrong, discover what happens when dinosaurs let their imaginations...
Author
Series
Publisher
Fragmenta
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Español
Description
One night, Pablo saw the moon shining big and bright in the sky. The next day, he noticed it was a little smaller, and was growing a little smaller each day--until it disappeared completely. How mysterious! Pablo, with the help of his friends, will have to find out what's happened..
Author
Series
Starry River of the Sky volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Living in her parents' dilapidated mountain hut, young Minli enjoys listening to her father's tales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon. Delighted by the tales, Minli sets off to find the wise Old Man. Along the way, she meets a variety of colorful characters, including a friend's dragon.
13) Hello, Moon
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A mother and child explore the wonder of the changing moon together.
14) Snowball moon
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When the lights go out one snowy night, neighborhood friends get together for sledding, building forts, and more under the bright full moon.
Author
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Molly the moth loves her home and her family but she yearns for adventure. So by day she helps her mother look after the larvae, and by night she prepares for her space mission to the moon! It's no easy feat for a little moth to fly all the way to the moon but Molly is not a moth to give up on her dreams.
17) Sun and Moon
Author
Publisher
Simply Read Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Sun and Moon have always held their own places in the sky, but after a lifetime of darkness all Moon wants is to spend just one day as Sun. Sun agrees, but only if first Moon takes a careful look at his night, before making his final decision. Follow Moon as he travels through the dark discovering enchanting animals and scenes unique to the nighttime, foxes hunting, children dreaming, lamplighters, and fireflies. Will Moon still wish to trade Sun...
19) Ramadan moon
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A description of the celebration of the Islamic holiday of Ramadan with its concluding celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr from the perspective of children and their family.
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