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No One Walks on My Father's Moon
There once lived a boy who was eager to learn all this great world could teach him.
(From the text.)
Recommended for ages 9 through adult.
A boy races home to share the exciting news with his father: a man has walked on the moon! But he is hurt and bewildered by his father’s reaction. “No man can walk on the face of God’s shining light!” Seeking only to understand, the boy learns to reconcile scientific discovery with religious poetry. He learns that “in truth is the many in one,” and allows that truth to return him to love.
The story could be written of any time or place where truth is perceived as “either/or.” In this tale of father and son, the conflicts of generations, cultures and creeds are viewed from the depth of understanding and heart of compassion that have endeared Ms. Curtis to readers worldwide.
Rebecca Hyland’s illustrations resonate with the sensitivity that has made No One Walks on My Father’s Moon a treasure, utilized in university-level Children’s Literature/Critical Theory classrooms and discussed in articles such as that which appeared in Tikkun Magazine in Spring 2010
No One Walks on My Father’s Moon was honored in 1997 with the Washington State Governor’s Writers Award.
(From the text.)
Recommended for ages 9 through adult.
A boy races home to share the exciting news with his father: a man has walked on the moon! But he is hurt and bewildered by his father’s reaction. “No man can walk on the face of God’s shining light!” Seeking only to understand, the boy learns to reconcile scientific discovery with religious poetry. He learns that “in truth is the many in one,” and allows that truth to return him to love.
The story could be written of any time or place where truth is perceived as “either/or.” In this tale of father and son, the conflicts of generations, cultures and creeds are viewed from the depth of understanding and heart of compassion that have endeared Ms. Curtis to readers worldwide.
Rebecca Hyland’s illustrations resonate with the sensitivity that has made No One Walks on My Father’s Moon a treasure, utilized in university-level Children’s Literature/Critical Theory classrooms and discussed in articles such as that which appeared in Tikkun Magazine in Spring 2010
No One Walks on My Father’s Moon was honored in 1997 with the Washington State Governor’s Writers Award.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 1996
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March 27, 2018
This is a very powerful picture book which talks about reconciling faith with science in a very sensitive way. Definitely something to read aloud with discussion rather than just leave on the shelves for students to borrow and potentially mis-interpret.
December 9, 2021
Mysteries
This book is unique in its own ways.The author states an idea and then leads the reader to think more deeply into his ideas .Extremely thought provoking.
This book is unique in its own ways.The author states an idea and then leads the reader to think more deeply into his ideas .Extremely thought provoking.
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