The Moon

This is a great visual book that has a consistent theme. Every page is black with breathtaking photos of lunar explorations. It is not as easy to pick out information as other non-fiction texts as all the information is written out in paragraph form, lacking text boxes, subheadings and other text features, but for the interested student, they will learn a lot. Because of the colors and photos, it is a very immersive experience and I think would really allow students to imagine space travel. I would like to see it updated with information from more recent discoveries as the first edition of this book was written almost 30 years ago, and the most recent update was 14 years ago.

I thought this book was a really great nonfiction text for students. The author did a great job presenting information that was scientifically accurate and yet had language that is very straight forward. I liked that the pictures were all taken from actual telescopes and from the Apollo 13 mission. I think students would get a lot of really good information just from looking at the pictures so I think this would be really great as a part of a provocation in a unit on the solar system specifically focusing on the moon. This book could be used anywhere from K-5th grade honestly. I think if this book were used in a lower elementary classroom you could have the students look at the pictures first and then go back through and read sections show more of the book. The book is information heavy for lower elementary so this definitely wouldn't be a read aloud book that you would do in one sitting, but I would read parts of it as students are learning more about the properties of the moon and exploration of the moon. show less

Full of facts about the moon in a way that I, a non-science-minded person, could understand. This actually really fascinated me. I'm going to put a copy on my shelves in school.

I liked this book for a few reasons. First, as this is a nonfiction book, the information is historically and scientifically accurate. All of the images of the moon were taken during the Apollo moon missions, and each image describes the information covered in the text. When briefly discussing the information of the first successful Apollo mission (Apollo 11), the iconic picture of Buzz Aldrin is featured prominently above the text. Images such as this one puts the content of the book into greater perspective. Lastly, the book is presented in a way that walks readers through basic, but important information about the moon's history, physical features, and human exploration. There is no moral, or message to this book, as it is a show more nonfiction informational book. show less

Seymour Simon's The Moon is a great science book for children about the moon. Like Simon's other work, the photography in this book is mesmerizing and excellent. The book is full of interesting and informative facts about the moon including the Apollo 11 landing and the environment of the moon. This is a great book for an introduction to a science curriculum for children, especially involving space, and is both exciting and educational.

This is an excellent beginner's guide to the moon. The photographs are excellent and the information presented is child-friendly, though a bit limited.

This book does a great job of highlighting some of the best moon photographs taken from Earth and from NASA moon missions. The information provided with the picture is on a basic level, however it relates well to the pictures being depicted and would be useful to those students in 4th or 5th grade, or possibly a reference book for middle school students.