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THE BIRTHDAY MOON
Duncan, Lois
1989 40797 From Publishers Weekly "On your next birthday / I'll give you a moon / On the end of a string / Like a golden balloon." Thus begins Duncan's engaging, rhythmic text about the wondrous different presents a moon can become. If the moon is whole, it can be a ball to play with or a coin to spend. If your birthday comes when it is a half moon, it can become a bowl for cherries or ice cream or soup. A quarter moon can become a bow to shoot arrows, a hammock or a harp. If the moon is tiny and thin, the gift giver will provide a box to protect it in. Davis's ( When Daddy Comes Home ) ethereal watercolors depicting the elusive moon provide a shimmery backdrop for the dancing text. Ages 3-8. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 1-- Lilting, rhythmic verse, coupled with bright, sparkling pastel illustrations combine to explore the many possible uses of the moon if it were given to a child as a birthday present. This gentle, dreamy fantasy depicts the moon as a ball to toss to the stars, a coin to spend at the candy shop, or to buy the sun "if it's ever for sale." If the birthday falls on a night when the moon is "not whole," it can be used as a harp, as a hammock, as a bowl, or as a bow ("so the arrows you shoot will all shimmer and glow.") Deftly conveying the universal theme of birthday wonder and anticipation, this will be a welcome spark for imaginations of all ages and a valuable asset for thematic uses. Viking Juvenile 0-670-82238-8 / 9780670822386
Hardcover As New New York, N.Y., U.S.A.
Price:
19.95 USD
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