A Full Moon is Rising

by Marilyn Singer, Julia Cairns (Illustrator)

Overview

A children's book takes readers on a whirlwind tour of the world to discover an amazing collection of full moon celebrations, beliefs, customs, and facts. We'll visit India, Israel, Morocco, China, Australia, and many more places.

In the night sky, nothing is more magical than the full moon that rises every month. When it shines, all kinds of fascinating things occur. Tides rise to enormous heights. Children dare each other to climb a staircase to the moon. Families eat cakes with a moon inside. Campers watch out for werewolves. And sometimes, the whole moon disappears in the earth's shadow.

Come along on a whirlwind tour of the world to discover an amazing collection of full moon celebrations, beliefs, customs, and facts. We'll visit India, Israel, Morocco, China, Australia, and many more places to see what can happen ... when a full moon is rising!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781620141960
Publisher:	Lee & Low Books
Publication date:	06/01/2011
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	449,159
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	6 - 13 Years

About the Author

Marilyn Singer, recipient of the 2015 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children, is the author of more than one hundred award-winning books for young readers, including Lee & Low’s A Full Moon Is Rising. She has enjoyed a variety of New Year’s celebrations—watching midnight fireworks in a city park, receiving red envelopes at a favorite Chinese restaurant, and eating honey cake with family on Rosh Hashanah. Singer and her husband live in Brooklyn, New York, and Washington, Connecticut. Her website is www.marilynsinger.com.

Julia Cairns is a full-time fine artist and illustrator known for her colorful images and joyous, whimsical style. In addition to creating illustrations for children’s books, Cairns has exhibited her fine art in numerous shows and galleries. "The moon always inspires me," says Cairns, and it often appears in her paintings. A Full Moon Is Rising gave her many more opportunities to paint her favorite celestial body. Cairns lives in Galisteo, New Mexico, with her husband and their two children. You can find her online at juliacairns.net.

Editorial Reviews

"Gentle and lovely, just like its inspiration." — Kirkus Reviews

"Singer's sparkling verses celebrate the majesty of the moon as experienced in settings around the world, each distinctly conveyed in Cairns's perceptive watercolors... The breadth of perspectives creates a stirring portrait of a familiar but no less marvelous sight." — Publishers Weekly

"Singer's poetry presents a world of science facts, cultural events, and some of the unusual customs that surround the cyclical occurrence. Her poems create marvelous pictures. . .. Cairns's vibrant watercolors and warm folk-art style successfully capture the excitement of the around-the-world occurrences...The combination of descriptive poetry and eye-catching illustrations will invite children to wonder and imagine while the multicultural themes and science facts will excite and satisfy." — School Library Journal

"Marilyn Singer's polished little poems shine in this mesmerizing lunar journey that puts science and myths, customs and geography into context . . . Educators will reap abundant curricular tie-ins—in science, social studies, geography, and religion—from this collection. Young and old will likely gain insights as they pore over this pleasing, well-conceived book. . . A Full Moon Is Rising gives readers ample cause for celebration, regardless of the night sky's performance." — New York Journal of Books

Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education
Best of the Best Books - Chicago Public Library
Notable Children's Recording - American Library Association (ALA)

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