The Moon Over Star by Dianna Hutts Aston, ill. by Jerry Pinkney. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2008. ISBN: 9780803731073
Annotation: Inspired by the Apollo 11 flight and moon landing, a young girl on her family’s farm starts to dream of becoming an astronaut
Media: graphite, ink, and watercolour on paper
Rating: 5Q/5P
lss August/2009
TOP TEN. The Moon Over Star by Dianna Hutts Aston and Jerry Pinkney, ill. New York, NY: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8037-3107-3
Annotation: The Moon Over Stars combines the historic event of astronauts on the moon with a sensitive African American farm girl’s recognition of her grandfather’s dreams as well as her own.
Media: Full-color graphite, ink and watercolor on paper.
Rating: 5Q/5P.
Curricular connections: History/Social Studies, English/Language Arts, Poetry, Black History Month.
School level: Middle school or junior high, High school.
NP 07/04/09
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. The Moon over Star by Dianna Hurts Aston and Jerry Pinkney ill. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers 2008.
ISBN 9780803731073
Its 1969 eight year old Mae, on her family farm, follows the progress of Apollo 11 flight and moon landing thinking that someday she might be an astronaut.
Media: graphite ink and watercolor on paper.
5Q/5P
Curriculum Connection
6th –8th Social science/ History
D. Guhl Summer 2009
Citation: The Moon Over Star by Diana Hutts Aston and Jerry Pinkney, ill. New York: Dial, 2008.
ISBN: 0803731078
Annotation: In 1969, Mae watches Neil Armstrong walk on the moon through television. Mae is so captivated and inspired by this instance that she dreams of one day becoming an astronaut.
Media: Graphite, Ink, Watercolors
Literary Device: Allusion- The grandfather calls his grand daughter “Mae” which alludes to Mae Jemison, the first African American astronaut.
Curricular Connections: 5th-7th grade Science or Language Arts/English. Subjects- Mae Jemison, Neil Armstrong, Space Voyage, African Americans
Rating: 5Q/5P
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S.F 6/21/09
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