Moontellers

Moontellers
Author: Lynn Moroney
Publisher: Cooper Square Pub
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1995
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

A collection of twelve tales about the moon from a variety of cultures includes information about each culture.

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Newbery Honor Book)

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Newbery Honor Book)
Author: Grace Lin
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2009-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316052604

A Time Magazine 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time selection!​ A Reader’s Digest Best Children’s Book of All Time​! This stunning fantasy inspired by Chinese folklore is a companion novel to Starry River of the Sky and the New York Times bestselling and National Book Award finalist When the Sea Turned to Silver In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life's questions. Inspired by these stories, Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man on the Moon to ask him how she can change her family's fortune. She encounters an assorted cast of characters and magical creatures along the way, including a dragon who accompanies her on her quest for the ultimate answer. Grace Lin, author of the beloved Year of the Dog and Year of the Rat returns with a wondrous story of adventure, faith, and friendship. A fantasy crossed with Chinese folklore, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a timeless story reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz and Kelly Barnhill's The Girl Who Drank the Moon. Her beautiful illustrations, printed in full-color, accompany the text throughout. Once again, she has created a charming, engaging book for young readers.

Many Moons

Many Moons
Author: Diana Brueton
Publisher: Fireside Books
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1992-10
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780671768010

This lavishly illustrated, fact- and fiction-filled book explores aspects of the moon such as Moon goddesses, the moon's place in astrology and ancient rites, the moon's effects on Earth, scientific facts about the moon itself, the future of moon travel, and more. Includes an introduction by Col. James Irwin, one of the 12 Apollo astronauts to walk on the moon. 250 photographs and illustrations, many in color.

Myths of the Man in the Moon

Myths of the Man in the Moon
Author: S. Baring-Gould
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2005-12-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781425316686

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

The Moon

The Moon
Author: Diana Brueton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 262
Release: 1991
Genre: Moon
ISBN: 9780760707821

This spectacularly illustrated volume celebrates the varied influence of the moon throughtout human history from the fantastic superstitions about "The Man in the Moon" to our overwhelming feelings of awe as Neil Armstrong took that historic first step on the moon's surface.

Moon Lore

Moon Lore
Author: Timothy Harley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 326
Release: 1885
Genre: History
ISBN:

Moon Lore by Timothy Harley, first published in 1885, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.