If You Had Your Birthday Party on the Moon
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Picture Book · Ages 7–10 · 2019 · Est. 22 min read-aloud

If You Had Your Birthday Party on the Moon

Written by Joyce Lapin · Illustrated by Simona Ceccarelli

A child imagines having a birthday party on the Moon

5.5/7 Bookroo expert·4.0/5 Goodreads · 182 ratings
40 pages· 2,798 words· Est. 22 min read-aloud
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Imagine a birthday party on the moon! Young adventurers blast off to a low-gravity playground, where candles flicker strangely and balloons float oddly. Discover why 'moon angels' in lunar dust last for millennia. Each surprise reveals fascinating space science, making this an unforgettable cosmic celebration.

From the publisher

Blast off to an extraterrestrial birthday celebration where young partygoers get to romp in a low-gravity playground; discover that candles and balloons behave weirdly in the lunar atmosphere; and learn why the “moon angels” they make in the dust will last for millennia. This cool picture book combines fun and facts to explain the science behind each surprise in terms children can easily grasp.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Words
2,798
Reading age
7–10
Audience
Picture
Lexile
920L
Themes & topics
Books about outer spaceBooks about the moonBooks about partiesBooks about birthdaysBooks about science and nature
What readers & critics say

Reviews

5.5

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5.5

There are lots of science-y picture books these days that simultaneously try to teach you things and keep you entertained, but they're mostly terribly illustrated and not actually engaging at all. This is not the case with "If You Had Your Birthday Party on the Moon"! These are some high-quality illustrations, and even though it's jam packed with facts and there really isn't much of a story, the birthday party theme keeps things tied together, interesting, and upbeat. Will you want to read this a hundred times? Probably not, but it's a great sciency read that you'll want to read more than once and perfect book for older kids to peruse on their own, stopping for the additional fact boxes and all.

Marmee

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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~6
F&P level
~V
Publication
Published
April 23, 2019
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781454929703

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