Catching The Moon [Hardcover]

Myla Goldberg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2007 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

From the bestselling author of THE BEE SEASON, a memorable first book for children.

When the old woman began to fish at night under the watching moon, the fishermen shook their heads - she'd never catch anything that way. But the old fisherwoman was wilier than they knew. The waves had risen to take bites out of all the fishing shacks, and what she was hoping to catch was the person who controlled the tides - the man in the moon.
A book that explores the unlikely friendship between a salty old woman and the sweetest man in the night sky, CATCHING THE MOON shows the unexpected pleasures to be found when people come together.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2—Each night, the old Fisherwoman casts her rod into the moonlit waters near her home. The Moon looks on and notices that she usually comes up empty-handed. At the new moon, he pays her a visit, wearing sunglasses and hiking boots as a disguise. Each new moon thereafter, he makes additional visits, enjoying tea and conversation with her. He learns that she is really trying to catch him. The high tides are destroying her home and the dock on which she sits. To appease her, the Moon sends the woman a large can of a very luminescent paint. As she paints her cottage, she asks the moonbeams to keep the tides away from her home. This charming book has a wonderful melding of text and illustrations. The deep purples and blues of the nighttime scenes counterbalance the glowing yellows and golds of the moon. Some of the paintings almost glow in the dark. In one, the Moon's light can be seen seeping under the closed door and through the keyhole. In another, its glow brilliantly enhances the woman's laughing face, making her homely features beautiful. Goldberg's text flows almost like the tides and includes words that will gently stretch a young child's vocabulary, e.g., crustacean, luminous, and guffawed. This delightful book is not to be missed.—Elaine Lesh Morgan, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR
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About the Author

MYLA GOLDBERG is the author of the bestselling Bee Season, a 2000 New York Times Notable Book. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books (May 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439576865
• ISBN-13: 978-0439576864
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 9.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,183,997 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun whimsical tale., June 10, 2007

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Catching The Moon (Hardcover)

Myla Goldberg's CATCHING THE MOON tells of an old woman who fishes with rod, reel and mouse every time the moon comes out. Nobody would fish in the dark - what can she catch with a mouse? One day the Man in the Moon puts on his traveling hat and pays a visit in this fun whimsical tale.

3.0 out of 5 stars No hard in this back, October 26, 2011

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This review is from: Catching The Moon (Hardcover)

"Hardback" arrived. Loose pages in a dust jacket. Wha??? Sent it back. One of the most confusing shipments I have ever received. The humor, however, was not wasted, which is why I rate it three stars instead of -10.

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning, breathtaking., August 29, 2011

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This review is from: Catching The Moon (Hardcover)

This is one of my top five favorites for children. The words are poetry, and the story is filled along the way with implied lessons. Beautifully, beautifully written.