I was in Grade Five when, I still find it hard to believe, actual people walked on the surface of the moon. This week in Australia we are enjoying a full moon - perfect timing as we head towards the 20th July - the anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing. I have been spending time just gazing up at the moon and thinking about that walk 50 years ago.
Hopefully in schools and school libraries next week there will be lots of displays of books about astronauts, space and the moon - Non-fiction and Fiction. Here are some picture books which would be perfect to share with your classes next week.
Papa Please get the Moon for me by Eric Carle
Watch the whole book here. The sound track is just perfect and Juliet Stevenson has such a gentle voice.
Happy Birthday Moon by Frank Asch
This is one of my most favourite books to read aloud and I would follow this with Mooncake and Moongame.
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
Grab a torch and go outside to look at the moon and perhaps spot an owl
The Boy who loved the Moon by Rino Alaimo
Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
Watch this video of the whole book.
It would also be great to share some poetry about the moon. I have mentioned this beautiful poetry book in previous posts - I am the seed that grew the Tree.
Here are two poems from this huge anthology.
June 17th
THE MOON Iain Crichton Smith
The moon is a boat that drifts in the sky
with nobody near but the stars that stand by
peering down as if they wished to say,
"Who pulled up the anchor and let you away?"
24th January
FLYING J.M. Westrup
I saw the moon,
One windy night,
Flying so fast -
All silvery white -
Over the sky
Like a toy balloon
Loose from its string -
A runaway moon.
The frosty stars
Went racing past,
Chasing her on
Ever so fast.
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