If You Decide to Go to the Moon [Inscribed by Illustrator]

McNulty, Faith; Kellogg, Steven (illus.)

ISBN 10: 0590483595 / ISBN 13: 9780590483599

Published by Scholastic, New York, 2005

About this Item

Large quarto in black color illus jacket and boards; approx 28p (unpaged): chiefly color illustrations; 29 cm. Inscribed and signed by illustrator with a few small ink drawings. "If you decide to go to the moon," writes Faith McNulty, "read this book first. It will tellyou how to get there and what to do after youland. The most important part tells you how to get home. Written in the second person, the text allows the reader to participate in every aspect of the journey, from packing ("don't forget your diary and plenty of food") to liftoff (at first you'll feel heavy; don't worry") to traveling thorugh space (where "the moon glows like a pearl in the black, black sky"). The reader lands at the Sea of Tranquility, the site of the first lunar landing. A Space flight to the moon -- Juvenile literature. Voyages, Imaginary -- Juvenile literature. Space flight to the moon. Lunar surface. Space flight to the moon. Voyages, Imaginary. Space flight to the moon. Imaginary voyages. Picture books for children -- Juvenile literature. Moon -- Surface -- Juvenile literature. Moon -- Surface. Moon. Moon. Moon -- Surface -- Juvenile literature. Moon -- Surface. Fine in near fine(-) jacket with gentle edge-wear.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: If You Decide to Go to the Moon [Inscribed by Illustrator]
• Publisher: Scholastic, New York
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0590483595
• ISBN 13: 9780590483599
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Kellogg, Steven
• Edition: First ed., fourth printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children's Books & Young Adult

About this title

Synopsis

Two artists at the height of their powers have created a beautiful book with an unforgettable message about the moon and an even more important message about the earth. A publishing event!

"If you decide to go to the moon," writes Faith McNulty, "read this book first. It will tellyou how to get there and what to do after youland. The most important part tells you how to get home. Written in the second person, the text allows the reader to participate in every aspect of the journey, from packing ("don't forget your diary and plenty of food") to liftoff (at first you'll feel heavy; don't worry") to traveling thorugh space (where "the moon glows like a pearl in the black, black sky"). The reader lands at the Sea of Tranquility, the site of the first lunar landing

About the Author

Faith McNulty was born in New York City. She attended private schools, and left college after two years to work for The New York Daily News. Because she has a deep interest in animals and their behavior, she wrote about animals for The New Yorker for twenty years. Many of her experiences as an animal writer are the basis for her current writings for children. Faith also worked as a children's book reviewer for The New Yorker magazine from 1979 to 1991. Currently she lives at her farm in Rhode Island and writes children's books.
Steven Kellogg has illustrated more than a hundred books, including IS YOUR MAMA A LLAMA? and THE DAY JIMMY'S BOA ATE THE WASH. He has also retold and illustrated the adventures of tall-tale heroes such as Paul Bunyan, Mike Fink, and Johnny Appleseed. He lives in Essex, New York.