I See the Moon

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Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2011-05-01
Publisher(s): Frances Lincoln Children's Books
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Summary

What is the Moon like tonight? Will it look as round as a shiny balloon, floating way up high? Or will there be a crescent like a silver saucer low down in the sky? Come on – let’s take a peep outside. But let’s be quiet. Others might be looking too.

Turn the pages to see the Moon's many enchanting phases – from a horned crescent to the plump-faced Man in the Moon, from the icy crystal ring round the Moon to a dark orange eclipse – watched by Owl, Beaver, Koala, Spider Monkey and other creatures around the globe. The final scene has a surprise in store! Brief science notes make this a perfect introduction to the night sky 0for very young readers.

The book includes end notes on What is the Moon?, Phases of the Moon, Moonlight, Eclipses of the Moon, and Exploring the Moon.

Author Biography

JACQUELINE MITTON holds an MA in physics from the University of Oxford and a doctorate in astrophysics from the University of Cambridge. A distinguished writer on astronomy, She has had more than 20 books published. Asteroid 4027 was named 'Mitton' for Jacqueline and her husband, the astronomer Simon Mitton, by the International Astronomical Union in 1990. Her books for Frances Lincoln include Zoo in the Sky, Once Upon a Starry Night, The Planet Gods, and Zodiac. Jacqueline lives in Cambridge.ERIKA PAL was born in Budapest. She worked in an animation film studio, before relocating to the UK with a dream of becoming a freelance illustrator. During her Animation and Illustration degree at London's Kingston University, she was twice highly commended for the Macmillan Prize, and won the national competition for Booktrust's Big Picture logo. After graduation, her first picture book, Azad's Camel was published by Frances Lincoln, followed by I See the Moon and Little Lion. Erika currently lives in London and her other interests are printmaking and experimental animation.

Excerpts

Beaver is busy. He has a dam to build across the stream, so he’s working

all night. Beaver sees the Moon, and for a moment he stops biting

through a tree. The Moon is full but it’s a strange, dark orange colour.

Beaver doesn’t know it, but there’s a total eclipse of the Moon tonight.

Earth is casting its shadow through space and on to the Moon.

Soon the shadow will be gone and the Moon will shine silver again.

Crash! Beaver’s tree is down.

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