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Moondog
Moondog finds a way to protect the Moon from being settled by humans who, having despoiled the Earth, are searching for a new home.
- GenresPicture Books
32 pages, Hardcover
First published September 8, 2005
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January 22, 2025
Clever plot twist here. Moondog finds a way to protect the Moon from being settled by humans.
Author John is also the illustrator. Both his text and his visuals are quirky, highly individualistic.
Why aim to protect the Moon from being settled by humans? Because, in this story, humans have ruined their home world (Earth) and are merely aiming to use the Moon as a new home. Talk about feeling used!
A clever plot twist at the end -- this bookends the clever premise upfront.
RATING THIS BOOK
My policy is to rate books in terms of the intended readers. These would appreciate fantasy and/or science fiction. They prefer when the text and visuals of a picture book are quirky and highly individualistic.
Although I didn't quite relate to this book, I'll bet many kids have. So, of course, I'm giving this labor of love FIVE STARS.
Author John is also the illustrator. Both his text and his visuals are quirky, highly individualistic.
Why aim to protect the Moon from being settled by humans? Because, in this story, humans have ruined their home world (Earth) and are merely aiming to use the Moon as a new home. Talk about feeling used!
A clever plot twist at the end -- this bookends the clever premise upfront.
RATING THIS BOOK
My policy is to rate books in terms of the intended readers. These would appreciate fantasy and/or science fiction. They prefer when the text and visuals of a picture book are quirky and highly individualistic.
Although I didn't quite relate to this book, I'll bet many kids have. So, of course, I'm giving this labor of love FIVE STARS.
June 9, 2011
Our summer school theme is NASA and space this year. So, I am teaching fiction and non-fiction about the moon, stars, and aliens. We have lots and lots of cool plans. For example, we are designing our own life-sized aliens, having spaceship races (decorated Frisbee), writing poems about what the moon is really made of: green cheese, milk, white chocolate, a pearl... Their ideas are vast and fun. As a part of summer school, we are reading tons and tons of moon, star, and alien related books. I'll review some of them here.
My kids love the wacky fantasy of it. It gave us a great way to talk about how fiction most often uses non-fiction elements to make the story more believable. It's honestly a little to much like a homily for my taste, but the kids enjoyed it.
My kids love the wacky fantasy of it. It gave us a great way to talk about how fiction most often uses non-fiction elements to make the story more believable. It's honestly a little to much like a homily for my taste, but the kids enjoyed it.
June 23, 2014
My five-year-old son picked up this book from the library last week.
I get the point of this book -- I would have to be illiterate to miss it -- and while the message is not bad, the delivery was like a sledgehammer sturdy enough to shatter the moon.
Also, my husband read this book to my son. My husband is a rocket scientist. My husband did not like this book at all.
I get the point of this book -- I would have to be illiterate to miss it -- and while the message is not bad, the delivery was like a sledgehammer sturdy enough to shatter the moon.
Also, my husband read this book to my son. My husband is a rocket scientist. My husband did not like this book at all.
March 11, 2008
A little too preachy for me.
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