A Full Moon is Rising
Spiral-Bound | September 1, 2014
Marilyn Singer, Julia Cairns (Illustrated by)
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A children's book takes readers on a whirlwind tour of the world to discover an amazing collection of full moon celebrations, beliefs, customs, and facts. We'll visit India, Israel, Morocco, China, Australia, and many more places.
A children's book takes readers on a whirlwind tour of the world to discover an amazing collection of full moon celebrations, beliefs, customs, and facts. We'll visit India, Israel, Morocco, China, Australia, and many more places.
In the night sky, nothing is more magical than the full moon that rises every month. When it shines, all kinds of fascinating things occur. Tides rise to enormous heights. Children dare each other to climb a staircase to the moon. Families eat cakes with a moon inside. Campers watch out for werewolves. And sometimes, the whole moon disappears in the earth's shadow.
Come along on a whirlwind tour of the world to discover an amazing collection of full moon celebrations, beliefs, customs, and facts. We'll visit India, Israel, Morocco, China, Australia, and many more places to see what can happen ... when a full moon is rising!
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Original Binding: Paperback Picture Book
Pages: 48 pages
ISBN-10: 1620141965
Item Weight: 0.5 lbs
Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.44 x 10.8 inches
"Gentle and lovely, just like its inspiration." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Singer's sparkling verses celebrate the majesty of the moon as experienced in settings around the world, each distinctly conveyed in Cairns's perceptive watercolors... The breadth of perspectives creates a stirring portrait of a familiar but no less marvelous sight." -- Publishers Weekly
"Singer's poetry presents a world of science facts, cultural events, and some of the unusual customs that surround the cyclical occurrence. Her poems create marvelous pictures. . .. Cairns's vibrant watercolors and warm folk-art style successfully capture the excitement of the around-the-world occurrences...The combination of descriptive poetry and eye-catching illustrations will invite children to wonder and imagine while the multicultural themes and science facts will excite and satisfy." -- School Library Journal
"Marilyn Singer's polished little poems shine in this mesmerizing lunar journey that puts science and myths, customs and geography into context . . . Educators will reap abundant curricular tie-ins—in science, social studies, geography, and religion—from this collection. Young and old will likely gain insights as they pore over this pleasing, well-conceived book. . . A Full Moon Is Rising gives readers ample cause for celebration, regardless of the night sky's performance." -- NY Journal of Books
Marilyn Singer, recipient of the 2015 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children, is the author of more than one hundred award-winning books for young readers, including Lee & Low's A Full Moon Is Rising. She has enjoyed a variety of New Year's celebrations-watching midnight fireworks in a city park, receiving red envelopes at a favorite Chinese restaurant, and eating honey cake with family on Rosh Hashanah. Singer and her husband live in Brooklyn, New York, and Washington, Connecticut. Her website is www.marilynsinger.com.
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