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Moon Plane
Can airplanes fly to the moon? This one can!
Above the clouds an airplane flies into the sky.
On the ground a small boy looks up.
A young boy sees a plane overhead and imagines himself in it, traveling all the way to the moon. What does he see on his way?With characteristically spare prose, Caldecott Honor winner Peter McCarty invites readers along for an imaginary trip from...more
Above the clouds an airplane flies into the sky.
On the ground a small boy looks up.
A young boy sees a plane overhead and imagines himself in it, traveling all the way to the moon. What does he see on his way?With characteristically spare prose, Caldecott Honor winner Peter McCarty invites readers along for an imaginary trip from...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
August 22nd 2006
by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
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The Moon Plane, written and illustrated by Caldecott Honor winner Peter McCarty, tells the story of a little boy who dreams of traveling in a plane to the moon. The story begins with a little boy who sees a passing plane above him, and then follows his imagination as he dreams what it is like to fly in the plane. The story is simple yet powerful, but the real magic lies within the illustrations. The soft colors and shading creates a calm, dream like theme that makes the reader feel like they are...more
A simple story of a young boy using his imagination to be able to fly. An airplane flies over the countryside, and suddenly, the boy is in the plane, heading toward the moon. By the end of the book, though, he's safely back home, with plenty of adventure under his belt. The illustrations are reminiscent of Hondo and Fabian--very soft and muted. Colors are sparse and there is no difference between the imagined world and the real world, but most children won't have a problem with that. Overall, it...more
Cute book about a boy's imagination after he sees a plane flying in the sky, and imagines himself flying over cars, trains, and boats. Finally it leaves the earth and flies all the way to the moon where the boy gets off and flies across the moon in his space suit. He then gets back on the plane and returns to his house, mother and off to bed to dream about flying. I liked the softly grey and white illustrations (pencil on watercolor paper)that made everything look rounded and almost airbrushed....more
Moon Plane is a sweet book perfect for a young child. A little boy imagines flying to the moon in a plane. The illustrations are perfect for the text. My son really enjoyed this book. He often wonders what it would be like to fly to Mars. I enjoyed this book because the text was short and sweet( I had to read it four times in a row.) I'm sure we will read it AT LEAST four more times before returning it to the library.
After discovering Peter McCarty's work only recently, I have quickly become a fan of his books. He writes simply, appropriate for bedtime reading to sleepy children, and for young first time readers just learning. The pictures are all splendid, soft pencil with muted colors. The story is simple, a boy imagines himself flying aboard a plane all the way to the moon and back. A delightful book indeed.
This is a simple story about a boy's dream to fly in an airplane - above the roads and houses, over the ocean, and all the way to the moon. The narrative is short and good for beginning readers and the illustrations are soft, sepia-tones that help impart the feeling of being in a dream world. Our girls liked this story and our oldest helped me read it aloud.
This is a story about a young boy who daydreams about flying an airplane to the moon. It reminded me a bit of "Where the Wild Things Are" because in this story too, a little boy dreams of adventure and then longs for home and safety at the end. The illustrations have a misty, dream-like quality that fit perfectly. This book would be great for storytime.
With beautiful, muted illustrations, this book starts out with a small boy looking up at an airplane in the sky...and we follow that boy as he imagines that plane flying him to the moon and back. Simple text helps take even the smallest reader up in that plane and all the way to the moon.
A boy sees an airplane flying overhead and wonders what it would be like if he were flying in that plane all the way to the moon. Very simple story with gorgeous illustrations to match it. I really enjoyed this book.
As with every other Peter McCarty book the illustrations and beautiful. While some of his books might be weak in the story area, this one is well done and would make a great bedtime story.
Peter McCarty is one of my favorite author/illustrators of children's' books. His illustrations are just beautiful, and the story is of a little boy with a big imagination.
Maddie loves this book. The pictures are all black and white and the story is simple, but it simply casts a spell over Maddie. She becomes totally absorbed by it.
Sam is going through an airplane phase. He throws a fit if we don't read this to him over and over and over again.
McCarty's delightful illustrations and simple text tell a sweet and simple story of a child's imagination.
The story is simple for what I like to read in story time but the illustrations are great.
This book is adorable. The illustrations are so magical and soothing! :)
This would be a great book to encourage creative writing. Science fiction
Simple imagination story with just as simple yet wonderful illustrations.
A simple story with beautifully simple pictures. Room for the child's own imagination.
For chidren of picture book age who dream of flying, airplanes or visiting the moon.
For chidren of picture book age who dream of flying, airplanes or visiting the moon.
This was a cute book with black and white illustrations about a child whose imagination grows to greater heights before returning to his mother.
Lovely illustrations, great read for a moon-struck Rabbit who also loves planes.
May 05, 2013
Tania McCartney
marked it as to-read
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I was born in 1966 in Westport, Connecticut right in the middle of two older brothers and two younger sisters. We kept our mother busy while my father worked long hours at IBM. Most of my childhood was spent in my head. I was usually recreating a battle from World War II or running from dinosaurs in prehistoric times. To this day, I develop characters and environments based on worlds I first creat...more
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