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If You Decide to Go to the Moon
Contributor(s): McNulty, Faith (Author), Kellogg, Steven (Illustrator)

ISBN: 0590483595 ISBN-13: 9780590483599
Publisher: Scholastic

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Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: October 2005
Annotation: Written in the second person, the text allows the reader to participate in every aspect of the journey, from packing to lift-off to traveling through space, ultimately landing at the Sea of Tranquility, the site of the first lunar landing. Full color.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Astronomy

Dewey: 629.454

LCCN: 2004027755

Age Level: 3-5

Grade Level: PreK-K

Lexile Measure: 630 AD (Adult Directed Text)

Physical Information: 0.36" H x 10.22" W x 11.28" L (1.13 lbs) 48 pages

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Awards: North Carolina Children's Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2007
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2007
Red Clover Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2007
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, Winner, Nonfiction, 2006
Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007), Winner, Silver, 2005

Review Citations: Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2005 pg. 605
Ingram Children's Advance 10/01/2005 pg. 43
Kirkus Review - Children 09/01/2005 pg. 979
School Library Journal 10/01/2005 pg. 41
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2005 pg. 148 - Recommended
Booklist 11/01/2005 pg. 41
Publishers Weekly 11/14/2005 pg. 67
Kirkus Best Children's Books 12/01/2005 pg. 14
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2005 pg. 47
School Library Journal 12/01/2005 pg. 66
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2006 pg. 16
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2006 pg. 148 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 101799
Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
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

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