The Moon and You [Library Binding]

E. C. Krupp (Author), Robin Rector Krupp (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1993 | Age Level: 8 and up

Uses fascinating trivia, lively illustrations, and upbeat, humorous prose to pique young readers' interest in the moon, offering up-to-date information on gravity, tides, and spaceship landings, and a section on what ancient races thought about Earth's neighbor.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-5-An overview of our closest neighbor. The narrative text flows from one page to the next without chapter or section headings, and there is no index. These are not drawbacks, however, as the book is intended to be read from cover to cover rather than to be used as a reference source. Physical characteristics, the 1969 landing, and theories of origin are described, and the moon's phases are well explained and illustrated. Krupp discusses the ways ancient peoples viewed the celestial body, and a section on the "Man in the Moon" details various cultures' perceptions of its inhabitants. The black-and-white, double-page illustrations are rendered in pencil. There are a few pages on which the print is black on a textured black-and-white background, but only one of them is difficult to read. All libraries needing information on the moon would find this a useful purchase.
Margaret M. Hagel, Norfolk Public Library System, VA
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Gr. 3-6. Similar in approach and format to the author and illustrator's The Comet and You (1985) and The Big Dipper and You (1989), this introduces the moon to young readers. Set in a picture-book format, the straightforward, conversational text begins by briefly explaining the history, geography, orbit, phases, eclipses, gravity, and exploration of the moon. A few pages into basic moon facts, Krupp offers this image to help kids remember them: "In a baseball game on the moon, every hit would be a home run. The game would never be called on account of rain. With no air to carry the sound, you could never hear the fans cheer." The second half of the book concerns moon legends and beliefs in various cultures throughout history. The black-and-white shaded pencil drawings vary from factual to dramatic to fanciful. An appealing supplement to more traditional books on the moon. Carolyn Phelan

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Library Binding: 46 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Juv); First Edition edition (October 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0027511421
• ISBN-13: 978-0027511420
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 9.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,377,721 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars On the 40th Anniversary a Book That Shares our Relationship to our Moon, July 20, 2009

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This review is from: The Moon and You (Paperback)

Well, on the 40th anniversary of the walk on our moon today I bring you one of the books I enjoy the most about this wondrous satellite, one written by the Astronomer of Griffith observatory and illustrated by his wife Robin Rector Krupp. It takes you though the moon cycles, so much, how cultures have viewed the moon, it leads you to man's amazing walk on the moon. Every page is filled with fascinating information and illustration bringing to life this subject so core to our planet and our daily lives. The book is masterful and every child should have a copy. The artist translate the mind and work of her husband, an expert in ancient astronomy, so it is a rare piece of moon scholarship for children.

Make this something you try on this wonderful day of remembering the walk on the light side of the moon.

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow 'em with Science!, May 25, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Moon and You (Paperback)

My first grade class LOVES this book. Fabulous illustrations. Factual information is presented in a way that is clear and easy to understand. Their favorite page is the one that describes some myths associated with a full moon accompanied by a pencil drawing of a werewolf saying "I am not real!"