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Description
Die-cut pages show the phases of the moon as it shines on animals all over the world, from sea turtles laying eggs on the beach to frogs in the jungle and mice in the fields.
Publication
Doubleday Books for Young Readers (2018), 32 pages
User reviews
LibraryThing member MunsonWilliams
The much-loved children’s series that began with Tree: A Peek-Through Picture Book brings you an elaborate 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
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 Picture Book series: Tree, Bee, Ocean, and The Twelve Days of Christmas.
Over deserts and forests, Arctic tundra and tropical beaches, the moon shines down on
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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 Picture Book series: Tree, Bee, Ocean, and The Twelve Days of Christmas.
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LibraryThing member jfe16
The moon shines down on animals in deserts, forests, tropical beaches, and Arctic tundra. What do animals do at night? What does the moon in their night skies look like?
The rhyming text introduces each animal in its habitat, each page in this peek-through picture book features cut-outs of the moon
This book is part of a peek-through series that began with “Tree” and “Bee” and “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” It’s perfect for young star-gazers as well as for readers interested in animals and science.
Highly recommended.
The rhyming text introduces each animal in its habitat, each page in this peek-through picture book features cut-outs of the moon
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showing many different stages, waxing and waning across each page of this charming book. Young readers are sure to enjoy watching the moon change shape as they meet the different animals living in the moonlight.This book is part of a peek-through series that began with “Tree” and “Bee” and “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” It’s perfect for young star-gazers as well as for readers interested in animals and science.
Highly recommended.
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Awards
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration (Nominee — 2019)
Charlotte Award (Nominee — Primary — 2021)
Kansas NEA Reading Circle Recommended Book (Primary — 2019)
Language
Original language
German
Original publication date
2017
Physical description
32 p.
ISBN
1524769665 / 9781524769666