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The Moon Over Star
By Aston, Dianna Hutts
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80373-107-3
- Publisher
- Dial
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2009
K-Gr 3 A girl remembers the summer of 1969 and the first moon landing in this lushly illustrated, 40th-anniversary tribute. From her small town of Star, Mae and her family pray for the astronauts, she and her cousins build a homemade "rocket ship," and they all watch the historic moment on television. Pinkney's remarkable graphite, ink, and watercolor paintings evoke both the vastness o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2008
Young Mae describes one day in the summer of 1969 when everyone's attention in her town of Star was focused on three astronauts and their historic moon-landing. Her family prays for the astronauts at church in the morning, and at noontime the children play at blasting off; they celebrate the successful landing in the afternoon and watch the moonwalk that evening. Mae can't help...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Mae describes one day in 1969 when everyone was focused on the moon landing. Her grandfather doesn't feel the same enthusiasm...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
