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If You Were the Moon

If You Were the Moon

If You Were the Moon - children's book about the moon

What would you do if you were the moon? Rest quietly in the sky? No way!

The moon does so much!  It spins like a twilight ballerina, plays tug-of-war with the ocean, and lights a path for baby sea turtles. Discover many roles the moon plays in this whimsical  children’s book about the moon. If you’ve ever thought the moon was beautiful…JUST beautiful, then this book will reveal the many crucial ways the moon affects our planet.

Author: Laura Purdie Salas
Illustrator: Jaime Kim
Publisher: Millbrook Press, 2017
ISBN: 9781467780094

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Awards & Recognition

* Keystone to Reading Primary Book
* finalist for 2018 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize
* Scholastic Book Club edition
* Texas Library Association Texas Topaz Reading List for nonfiction gems
*  New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2017

Reviews & More

* Kirkus review
* Bookology Bookstorm for The Stuff of Stars
* Reading Rockets: Little Projects Inspired by the Big Moon
* Pinterest board for educators with more reviews, activities, etc.
* A cool tides and moon phases flipbook idea: https://www.instagram.com/p/COQrEJYlPtV/
* Find the flipbook printable here: https://www.starhop.com/blog/2020/5/5/at-home-stem-activities-tides-and-moon-phases
* A fun fingerplay to accompany this book:

 

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JUNE NEWS

I'm updating early for June--and my busy summer is shaping up! During June and July, Yvonne Pearson and I will be co-presenting a For the Love of Loons storytime at all 14 branches of the East Central Regional Library system in Minnesota. Want to hear two great picture books and learn about loons? Check out the schedule here!

Secrets of the Loon

I'll also be visiting 3 Dakota County Libraries (MN) with storytimes centered around We Belong and self-worth and identity. Check out the details here!

More exciting news? There's going to be a Korean-language edition of Snowman-Cold=Puddle. I adore seeing my books reach kids across the world!

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