Moon: A Peek-Through Picture Book

by Britta Teckentrup

Overview

From the much-loved children’s series that began with Tree: A Peek-Through Picture Book comes an informative book with peek-through holes that show the moon’s different phases with each turn of the page.

Over deserts and forests, Arctic tundra and tropical beaches, the moon shines down on creatures around the world. Children will love discovering how it changes from day to day as the lunar cycle is shown through clever peek-through holes, each revealing the moon in a different size and shape.

It’s the perfect light nonfiction book for young stargazers—and an ideal bedtime book, ending with a giant moon hovering over a sleepy town hunkered down for bed.

Look for all the books in the Peek-Through series: Tree, Bee, Ocean, Moon, Home, Bugs, and Family.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781524769666
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	02/20/2018
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

BRITTA TECKENTRUP has written and illustrated over seventy children's books, which have been published in over twenty countries. Her books include Tree, Bee, Moon, Ocean, Home, Bugs, and Family in the Peek-Through Picture Book series, as well as Under the Same Sky, which was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Born in Hamburg, Germany, and educated in London at St. Martin's College and the Royal College of Art, she lives with her family in Berlin.

Editorial Reviews

2021 New York State Reading Association Charlotte Award Nominee

Nominated for the 2019 Kate Greenaway Medal

"Young readers will delight in finding the many creatures on every page. . . . A lovely addition, perfect for bedtime and one-on-one sharing."—School Library Journal

"The author's rhyming text includes well-chosen language that delights the ear."—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2017-10-28
Third in the Peek-Through Picture Books series that includes Tree (2016) and Bee (2017), this volume employs die cuts to explore the phases of the moon.Starting with the crescent on the cover, the orb waxes until it is full, about halfway through the book. Along the way, Teckentrup's digitally manipulated handmade collages reveal the beauty and variety found in nocturnal settings around the globe. She depicts the flora and fauna of the ocean, tundra, savanna, desert, and other biomes. Some creatures gaze up at the sky; others stare out at readers. In each scene, a few animals shimmer in the illumination, while the shadows contain hidden surprises. The author's rhyming text includes well-chosen language that delights the ear and scans reasonably well: "A scorpion scuttles through the night, / Glowing with an eerie light." Curiously, the sequence of views after the full moon includes a "new" (nearly invisible) moon—and then the full moon again—before moving through the waning stages. Since this is not the actual progression one would witness, this is potentially confusing. Perhaps the decision results from a design challenge related to the die cuts, but while this is obviously not marketed as a science book, the choice is nevertheless unfortunate, since the changes to the moon's appearance are the book's focus. The cycle should be accurate.An engaging if flawed title. (Picture book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews