
Field Trip to the Moon
Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · January 18, 2022
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- Who it’s for
- Rich atmospheric art turns a lunar field trip into a funny, surprising invitation to imagine.
- Themes
- Moon exploration, Being separated from a group, Imagination and drawing
- Pacing
- Mixed
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It's field trip day, and students are excited to travel on their yellow spaceship bus from their space station to the moon in this wordless picture book. An ALA Notable Children's Book A Golden Duck Notable Picture Book Climb aboard the spaceship bus for a fantastic field trip adventure to the moon! Once their bright yellow ship lands, students debark and set out with their teacher to explore.
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They jump over trenches and see craters and mountains on the moon's surface and even Earth in the faraway distance. But when one student takes a break to draw some pictures and falls asleep, they wake up to discover that the rest of the class and the spaceship are gone. How the student passes the time waiting to be rescued makes for a funny and unexpected adventure that will enchant children all over the galaxy. With rich atmospheric art, John Hare's wordless picture book invites children to imagine themselves in the story--a story full of surprises including some friendly space creatures. A perfect complement to discussions and lessons on the moon landing. Don't miss Field Trip to the Ocean Deep, another wordless adventure! Recipient of the Pied Piper Literary Prize An ILA-CBC Children's Choice! A Pennsylvania Center for the Book Baker's Dozen Selection! A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Horn Book Best Book of the Year A Bank Street Best Book of the Year - Outstanding Merit A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
A Wordless Moon Trip
Rich atmospheric art turns a lunar field trip into a funny, surprising invitation to imagine.
Come here for
- Moon craters, mountains, and Earth seen from afar
- A wordless adventure that leaves room to invent the story
Expect
- A student’s unexpected solo stretch after the class departs
- Friendly space creatures and visual surprises
Where it sits
| Space Exploration Fiction | 74% |
|---|---|
| Alien Contact | 46% |
| School Stories | 24% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- School Stories
- New Experiences
- Alien Contact
- Authors
- John Hare
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- January 18, 2022
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Moon exploration · Being separated from a group · Imagination and drawing
- Reading lane
- School Stories