The Moon

by Hannah Pang, Thomas Hegbrook (Illustrator)

Overview

For centuries, humankind has gazed up at the Moon in awe and wonder. It has been a source of inspiration to artists, astronomers, poets, and mathematicians alike. But how much do we really know about our closest neighbor? Explore the history of man’s relationship with the Moon—the science, the myths, the facts, and the fiction—and how it affects our everyday lives and the world around us.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781944530242
Publisher:	Tiger Tales.
Publication date:	04/02/2019
Series:	360 Degrees
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	1,101,357
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Hannah Pang has been a children's book editor for over thirteen years before chasing her dream to become an author and freelance editor.  Hannah’s work has involved a number of titles across novelty fiction, non-fiction, picture books, revised editions of classics and character-led series. She lives in the beautiful West-Sussex countryside with her husband and book-loving daughter, plus a cat named Sprout and a huge spider called Woolly!

Editorial Reviews

04/08/2019

An ambitious exploration of the Earth’s celestial companion touches on an eclectic array of topics, including what makes the moon a moon, the science of tides, phases of the moon, how the moon affects animal behavior, lunar exploration, and ways the moon influenced human myths, cultural beliefs, and creative expression. Hegbrook’s slick digital illustrations adorn every spread, and one-page moon myths and literary excerpts (the Tlingit’s “Raven and How the Tides Began”; a section of Jules Verne’s De la Terre á la Lune) punctuate nonfiction segments. Discussions of the moon’s influence on art, music, and literature are limited, though, and sections on how the moon influences human physical rhythms are speculative. Despite the breadth of information, disparate thematic explorations fail to cohere into a compelling whole, leaving the reader with the sensation of loosely related fragments adrift in space. Ages 8–11. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

04/01/2019

Gr 7 Up-Pang gives an exhaustive overview of everything in relation to Earth's moon. Each section dedicated to one topic, starting with basic facts, followed by debunking myths, then to space exploration, and finally current studies about the moon and its ability to hold life. The beautiful illustrations, a highlight of the book, allow the text to truly come alive and provide visual aid to the science behind the moon's orbit, its relation to Earth, and the other components of the solar system. The diagrams and explanations of tides, orbit, and more could be very useful for science lessons. However, the text is very small and hard to decipher at times, causing an issue with readability. In some sections, the flow of the chapter is thrown off. For example, in the first chapter the reader is introduced to the origin of the moon with diagrams and historical beginnings, and then a Tlingit legend about the moon is included before moving on to how tides work. The other chapters have better flow and do a better job of sticking to the overall theme, but there is still an issue of confusing organization. There is a glossary of terms and glossary of people to know, but it lacks a bibliography, references, or an index. VERDICT An additional purchase where the topic is of interest.-Molly Dettmann, Norman North High School, OK

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