Imagine the Moon: A Primer of Full Moon Names - Hardcover

Gerald Fierst

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1945268026 ISBN 13: 9781945268021

Publisher: Plum Street Publishers, Inc., 2017

Synopsis

The moon holds fascination for kids of all ages, as it is one of the few celestial objects we can see with the naked eye. Students can easily observe its phases and rotation in order to understand the Earth-Sun-Moon system. In a two-tiered format designed for early learning, Gerald Fierst marries poetic imagery with fascinating expository text to create a compelling introduction to the calendar s full moon names. Leslie Stall Widener s richly detailed ink-and-watercolor illustrations guide the reader through the natural rhythms of the changing seasons as illuminated under the full moon.

About this title

About the Author

Gerald Fierst, a storyteller, author, and literacy educator, has worked in film, television, and theater and performed as a storyteller in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. He is currently the Theater and Film Specialist for the WAE Center of the Jewish Service for the Developmentally Disabled and resident storyteller at Zimmerli Museum at Rutgers University. He has been a featured teller and ghost story teller at the National Storytelling Festival, a Storyteller in Residence at the International Storytelling Center, and has been a featured performer at Limmud, the European conference for Jewish education.

Leslie Stall Widener was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, a legacy of her maternal grandmother. She has illustrated for numerous educational publishers and children's magazines. Her portfolio includes three books for young readers, including Greg Rodgers' Chukfi Rabbit's Big, Bad Bellyache, which received a starred review in The Kirkus Reviews and was selected for the Alaska Spirit of Reading program. She lives with her husband, Terry, in McKinney, Texas.

From the Inside Flap

The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to, Carl Sandburg wrote. In fact, the moon has many of the traits we want in our friends constant in its presence, reliable in its cycle, illuminating the changing seasons, and inspiring us to hope and dream.The moon holds fascination for kids of all ages, as it is one of the few celestial objects we can see with the naked eye. Students can easily observe its phases and rotation in order to understand the Earth-Sun-Moon system.In Imagine the Moon, Gerald Fierst marries poetic imagery with fascinating expository text to create a compelling introduction to the calendar s full moon names. Leslie Stall Widener s richly detailed ink-and-watercolor illustrations guide the reader through the natural rhythms of the changing seasons as illuminated under the full moon.

Reviews

K-Gr 4—Ink and watercolor illustrations and a lyrical text invite readers to think about the moon in new ways. A smiling man in the moon looks out in welcome on the cover, glowing white moon flowers adorn the endpapers, and the turn of each page offers a new view of the orb shining down on spring peepers or lighting the way for Greek goddesses such as Artemis. This book functions on multiple levels: the main text and illustrations are accessible to younger readers, while the more factual sidebars share details about the formation of the moon, how it inspires artists, and signs of the changing seasons. Agriculture, wildlife, mythology, and astronauts all make their way into the explanations of how the full moon from each month of the year earned its name and other lunar facts. With its rhyming text, this title would be a good read-aloud or bedtime story yet would also fit into a unit on the moon or outer space and might even lure those who don't usually choose to read about science topics. VERDICT A well-done picture book that captures the allure of the moon for all ages while also providing upper elementary students with solid material.—Suzanne Costner, Fairview Elementary School, Maryville, TN

Edition details

• Publisher: Plum Street Publishers, Inc.
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1945268026
• ISBN 13: 9781945268021
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Leslie Stall Widener
• Number of pages: 32