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Usborne Book of the Moon

Laura Cowan

Age: 4+

£12.99

Series: Big Picture Books

Usborne Book of the Moon

By: Laura Cowan

Illustrated by Diana Toledano

Series : Big Picture Books

Age 4+

£12.99
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For thousands of years, the Moon has been the one thing in the night sky that everyone anywhere on our planet recognises. Trace the story of the Moon around the world and through history, from ancient legends about its creation, to its first sighting through a telescope, right up until the Apollo 11 mission and the first Moon landing in 1969.
Extent:
32 pages
Dimensions:
297 x 247mm
Hardback ISBN:
9781474950848
Key Stage:
KS1, KS2
Publication Date:
June 2019
Work Reference:
04964
Laura Cowan
Laura studied literature twice at university, so she's read a lot of books (always helpful when writing them). Before joining Usborne, she taught English in Barcelona, Dublin and Cambridge. She now lives in East London, where she regrets the lack of sun and sea.

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Shortlisted

Made for Mums Award 2020

Shortlisted

SLA Information Book Award 2020

Beautifully illustrated... Straightforward and informative, and preserves the magic of the moon.

Gardners, Children's Top Ten for June 2019

Brimming with fun and fascinating facts, questions and answers, myths and mysteries, and the exciting history of mankind’s race through space to land on the Moon, this is a wonderful introduction to our amazing, faraway Moon.

Lancashire Evening Post

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Develop creative writing skills, build on key scientific vocabulary, and learn all about our incredible moon with these literacy focused tasks suitable for KS1 and KS2.
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