The Moon Book

This book fosters some development of processes. It may encourage students to think about their prior knowledge about the moon and any facts regarding the moon. It also had small experiments, that require minimal materials, so that students can do experiments for further understanding.

• Author: Gail Gibbons
• Year Published: 1997
• ISBN: 0-8234-1297-0

Science Topics

• Space Science

Minimum Suggested Grade Level

• 1st Grade

Maximum Suggested Grade Level

• 5th Grade

Summary

The Moon Book talks about anything and everything related to the moon. It discusses the different phases, craters, moon landings, and other historical information. The book is really easy to follow and provides a lot of illustrations that will allow readers to better comprehend the material.

Evaluation

• Appropriateness: High
• Authority: High
• Accuracy: Medium
• Liteary Artistry: High
• Appearance: Medium

Questions

Does the book foster development of processes?

This book fosters some development of processes. It may encourage students to think about their prior knowledge about the moon and any facts regarding the moon. It also had small experiments, that require minimal materials, so that students can do experiments for further understanding.

Does the book provide an opportunity for children to ask and answer their own questions?

The book provides lots of information that may or may not be new information for students. This can lead to several different opportunities to ask questions. For the most part i feel that these question could be answered as we read throughout the book.

Does the book encourage children to think for themselves?

This book allows to the students to think for themselves but only in the sense of reflecting and thinking about their prior knowledge. Other than that i think this book provides information that the students could use to self-answer questions that they may have.

Is the science topic addressed in ways that are appropriate to the lesson?

I think that this book covers the topic of the moon appropriately. There is a lot of information regarding the distance of the moon from Earth, the orbit of the moon, the phases, eclipses, etc. There are many opportunities for questions to arise as well as experiments to go along with some of the sections.

Is the content based on sound scientific principles? Is it accurate?

The book is very informative and the information presented can be easily understood and is accurate. It goes into depth about different details about the moon. It talks about the different moon phases and even tides that happen because of the moon. This book can be used to introduce different lessons that may be done regarding the moon.

Does the book distinguish between fact and fiction?

The book is very factual. It presents information about the moon in an expository form. The book for the most parts just presents different facts and explanations about the moon.

Are the illustrations clear and accurate?

The illustrations are very clear and accurate. There are pictures of what each phase would look like from Earth. The diagrams are really simple and very easy to follow. Throughout the story there are words on the illustrations that label things that the students may not know, which could be really helpful.

Is the book written at the level of your students?

For the younger grades this would probably be something that is read to them. There is some vocabulary that may be hard for them to understand. There may also be concepts that younger students may not understand and could used further explanation.

Is there a multicultural component? Is it free from stereotyping?

There is not a multicultural component in this book and it is free of stereotypes. There are no main characters and would be used just to present information on the moon.

Is the book free from gender bias?

The book is free of gender bias. There is an illustration regarding astronomers but in it there is both a boy and girl. Just like that one illustration throughout the book there is a equal role for both males and females.

Does the book show the close association between science and other disciplines?

I don't think there is too much of a connection with other disciplines. It is mainly a bunch of facts about the moon and i think everything that could be done with this would be science. We could incorporate writing possibly by having the students write about something that the learned or thought was interesting.

Does the book present a positive attitude toward science and technology?

The attitude for this book would be neutral. The illustrations of the different characters could be portrayed as more positive but for the most part it is just facts about the moon that could possibly be presented in a more positive way depending on the teacher.