What the Moon Is Like

by Branley and Franklyn Mansfield Branley

Book Overview

Imagine that you're walking on the moon. What is it like? For thousands of years people looked up at the moon and wondered about it. Now we know what the moon is like. There is no air on the moon and nothing grows, but there are towering mountains and deep craters--and much more Colder than the desert, the hotter than the desert, the moon is an amazing place to explore. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064451852
• ISBN13: 9780064451857
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 10.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Informative and well illustrated

I bought this for my preschool student. He loved it. The illustrations were great and the information was simply stated. The text was presented in a visually appealing manner with additional text boxes for additional information. We read it often.

Its a keeper

My child is rather young still (3 yrs) for this book, but I like the overview it gives and many of the images are great. Something he will grow into.

One Step

I got this book for the little boy I nanny for. We always read it. He loves it as well as outer space. If yours loves life from out of this world, go buy it. he/she will love it

Travel to the Moon

What child does not want to be an astronaut when they grow up? Traveling in space, walking on the moon: How amazing! This book allows children to explore their curiosity and excitement about the moon. It is well illustrated and the narration is interesting and keeps their attention. They are learning, yet it is fun. It is unique because the story is supplemented with short teaching times referring the child to the pictures on the page. (Even I learned a few things about the moon.) My son has always wanted to ride in a space ship... Now he wants to live on the moon! "It is so cool," he said. I highly recomend this book.