If You Were the Moon

Laura Purdie Salas & Jaime Kim

If You Were the Moon

What would you do if you were the moon?
Do you think you would rest quietly in the night sky?
 
Oh, no. The moon does so much more than you might imagine! It spins like a twilight ballerina, plays tug-of-war with the ocean, and lights a pathway for baby sea turtles.
Discover the many other roles the moon plays in this whimsical and lyrical picture book.

Millbrook Press

Non-Fiction Picture Book

Age 4+
32 pp
hc | 248 x 248 mm
Publication: 2017


Author: Laura Purdie Salas
Illustrator: Jaime Kim

All rights available, excl. Chinese (simpl. & compl.), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish

  • Look inside
  • Book trailer
  • Poetic exploration of nature
  • Bedtime story with early science information

Awards

  • Keystone to Reading Book Award Nominee, Short-listed, 2019
  • Texas Topaz Reading List, Winner, 2019
  • New York Public Library Best Books for Kids, Winner, 2017
  • AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books Finalist, Short-listed, 2017

“[B]oth a wonderful bedtime read and a versatile early science resource for young children in group settings.”—School Library Journal, May 2017

“Appealing for classroom and story hours.”—Booklist, March 2017

“In this inventive and spirited exploration, poetry and science come together . . . . Orbiting between poetic lullaby and astro-powered essentials, Salas and Kim provide a great addition to a nighttime-window reading shelf and/or early-science classroom.”—Kirkus Reviews, Dec 2016

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