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Moon Rope/Un Lazo a La Luna: Bilingual English-Spanish
Fox wants to go to the moon. Mole does not--at least not until he hears about the huge worms waiting up there for him to eat. So the two of them set off on their adventure, with a little help from a rope of grass and their friends the birds. The bilingual text and bold art showcase Lois Ehlert at her captivating best.
40 pages, Paperback
First published September 15, 1992
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Lois Ehlert
84 books196 followersLois Ehlert has created numerous inventive, celebrated, and bestselling picture books, including Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Holey Moley, The Scraps Book, Mice, Ten Little Caterpillars, RRRalph, Lots of Spots, Boo to You!, Leaf Man, Waiting for Wings, Planting a Rainbow, Growing Vegetable Soup, and Color Zoo, which received a Caldecott Honor. She lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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March 1, 2016Title: Moon Rope
Author: Lois Ehlert
Genre: Non-European Folktale
Theme(s): Peer Pressure/Mockery
Opening line/sentence: “Mole was taking a break from digging for worms when fox came by.”
Brief Book Summary: Fox wants to go to the moon and wants to tie a rope to the moon, so he could climb it. They then asked the birds to tie the rope to the moon when they weren’t able to throw it. Mole and Fox started climbing up the rope, but Mole was scared and then fell all the way down and landed on a bird. All the creatures were laughing at Mole. They thought he let go on purpose, so he could go home. He ran away and dug a very big hole and will only come out after dark. The birds say that on a clear night, they can see Fox in the full moon looking down on Earth.
Professional Recommendation/Review #1: Carolyn Phelan (Booklist, Oct. 15, 1992 (Vol. 89, No. 4))
Visually dynamic, this picture book presents a Peruvian folktale in both English and Spanish. Fox wants to go to the moon and persuades his friend Mole, who's reluctant to leave the good earth, to climb with him up a grass rope to his destination. When Mole slips and falls, the other animals laugh at him. He's so ashamed that he burrows into the earth, but Fox still looks down from the full moon, where one can make out his shadowy face to this day. Each double-page spread includes a large, stylized illustration and English text in white and Spanish text in silver. The storytelling in both languages is succinct and fluent, with only a few awkward translations in the Spanish. Bold collages of brightly colored papers, including a shiny silver, incorporate designs and motifs from ancient Peruvian artifacts, architecture, textiles, and sculpture into a riveting, modern interpretation of the tale. A fine choice for reading aloud. Category: For the Young. 1992, HBJ, $14.95. Ages 4-8. Starred Review.
(PUBLISHER: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (San Diego:), PUBLISHED: c1992.)
Professional Recommendation/Review #2: Debra Briatico (Children's Literature)
In this interpretation of a Peruvian folktale, Ehlert uses her signature bright colors to tell the story of a fox and a mole who want to climb a rope of grass to the moon. Fox, who keeps his eyes on the goal, is successful, but Mole, who is more interested in worms, slips and returns to earth where he hides his embarrassment by digging a tunnel. In this large format book, Ehlert uses brilliant colors and simple cutouts with Peruvian motifs to tell an endearing story. The text is provided for the reader in both English and Spanish. 1992, Harcourt Brace, $17.00. Ages 4 to 8.
(PUBLISHER: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (San Diego:), PUBLISHED: c1992.)
Response to Two Professional Reviews: I agree with both reviews, but I don’t think the second one talks enough about the two languages in the book. I feel that that is a very important aspect and it was looked over. In addition, I agree that the illustrations are done very nicely and I like that they add in Peruvian-like illustrations.
Evaluation of Literary Elements: I think the fact that the book has both English and Spanish writing is very important because it can help children whose first language is not English to learn how to read more easily or it can teach Spanish to non-Spanish speakers.
Consideration of Instructional Application: In a classroom, I will use this book to talk about different languages and being nice to others. I will talk about how the other animals weren’t nice to the Mole and I will talk about not giving in to peer pressure.
Author: Lois Ehlert
Genre: Non-European Folktale
Theme(s): Peer Pressure/Mockery
Opening line/sentence: “Mole was taking a break from digging for worms when fox came by.”
Brief Book Summary: Fox wants to go to the moon and wants to tie a rope to the moon, so he could climb it. They then asked the birds to tie the rope to the moon when they weren’t able to throw it. Mole and Fox started climbing up the rope, but Mole was scared and then fell all the way down and landed on a bird. All the creatures were laughing at Mole. They thought he let go on purpose, so he could go home. He ran away and dug a very big hole and will only come out after dark. The birds say that on a clear night, they can see Fox in the full moon looking down on Earth.
Professional Recommendation/Review #1: Carolyn Phelan (Booklist, Oct. 15, 1992 (Vol. 89, No. 4))
Visually dynamic, this picture book presents a Peruvian folktale in both English and Spanish. Fox wants to go to the moon and persuades his friend Mole, who's reluctant to leave the good earth, to climb with him up a grass rope to his destination. When Mole slips and falls, the other animals laugh at him. He's so ashamed that he burrows into the earth, but Fox still looks down from the full moon, where one can make out his shadowy face to this day. Each double-page spread includes a large, stylized illustration and English text in white and Spanish text in silver. The storytelling in both languages is succinct and fluent, with only a few awkward translations in the Spanish. Bold collages of brightly colored papers, including a shiny silver, incorporate designs and motifs from ancient Peruvian artifacts, architecture, textiles, and sculpture into a riveting, modern interpretation of the tale. A fine choice for reading aloud. Category: For the Young. 1992, HBJ, $14.95. Ages 4-8. Starred Review.
(PUBLISHER: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (San Diego:), PUBLISHED: c1992.)
Professional Recommendation/Review #2: Debra Briatico (Children's Literature)
In this interpretation of a Peruvian folktale, Ehlert uses her signature bright colors to tell the story of a fox and a mole who want to climb a rope of grass to the moon. Fox, who keeps his eyes on the goal, is successful, but Mole, who is more interested in worms, slips and returns to earth where he hides his embarrassment by digging a tunnel. In this large format book, Ehlert uses brilliant colors and simple cutouts with Peruvian motifs to tell an endearing story. The text is provided for the reader in both English and Spanish. 1992, Harcourt Brace, $17.00. Ages 4 to 8.
(PUBLISHER: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (San Diego:), PUBLISHED: c1992.)
Response to Two Professional Reviews: I agree with both reviews, but I don’t think the second one talks enough about the two languages in the book. I feel that that is a very important aspect and it was looked over. In addition, I agree that the illustrations are done very nicely and I like that they add in Peruvian-like illustrations.
Evaluation of Literary Elements: I think the fact that the book has both English and Spanish writing is very important because it can help children whose first language is not English to learn how to read more easily or it can teach Spanish to non-Spanish speakers.
Consideration of Instructional Application: In a classroom, I will use this book to talk about different languages and being nice to others. I will talk about how the other animals weren’t nice to the Mole and I will talk about not giving in to peer pressure.
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September 17, 2018“Moon Rope” by Lois Ehlert is a Peruvian folktale, where two animals, a fox and a mole, try to climb a moon to the rope. The book captures your eye with the abstract art and colorful pages. It is a very intriguing beast tale and leaves readers hanging with an exciting cliffhanger: “Mole hasn’t seen the fox on Earth. Have you seen him on the moon?” Just like Dona Flor, this story is bilingual, however, every word is translated into Spanish and English not just a few vocabulary words. Last year, I worked in a bilingual classroom and this book would have been perfect for my students learning Spanish because each language is on each page. Additionally, I know students would get drawn into the illustrations and idea, just like I did. This story inspires and encourages students to reach for their dreams, so hopefully I can get a copy of this book for my library.
March 15, 2025
Fox longs to travel to the moon in this bilingual picture book retelling of a traditional Peruvian folktale from author/illustrator Lois Ehlert. Convincing Mole to accompany him and some birds to take his grass rope and hang it over the that celestial body, Fox begins to climb, followed by his talpine friend. Mole's subsequent fall, and the ridicule he experiences at the hands of the other animals drives him underground, where he remains, a burrowing creature. And Fox? Some say you can still see Fox in the moon...
Adapted from a tale called The Fox and the Mole, found in Enriqueta Herrera's collection, Leyendas y fábulas peruanas , the story in Moon Rope is told in English by Ehlert and translated back into Spanish by Amy Prince. It is an engaging pourquoi tale, explaining both how moles came to be how they are, and why you can see a fox (in this tale, anyway) in the moon. It's fascinating to think of the different figures various human cultures have spied in the moon, from the fox seen here to the rabbit that Chinese folklore sees in that heavenly orb. This phenomenon is known as pareidolia—the human tendency to perceive patterns or meaning where there is none—and in the west, tradition supplies a man in the moon, with numerous cultural references to this figure. In any case, I enjoyed the story here, and thought that the collage-style illustrations, inspired by Peruvian decorative motifs, were striking. Recommended to young folklore enthusiasts, and to anyone seeking Peruvian stories.
Adapted from a tale called The Fox and the Mole, found in Enriqueta Herrera's collection, Leyendas y fábulas peruanas , the story in Moon Rope is told in English by Ehlert and translated back into Spanish by Amy Prince. It is an engaging pourquoi tale, explaining both how moles came to be how they are, and why you can see a fox (in this tale, anyway) in the moon. It's fascinating to think of the different figures various human cultures have spied in the moon, from the fox seen here to the rabbit that Chinese folklore sees in that heavenly orb. This phenomenon is known as pareidolia—the human tendency to perceive patterns or meaning where there is none—and in the west, tradition supplies a man in the moon, with numerous cultural references to this figure. In any case, I enjoyed the story here, and thought that the collage-style illustrations, inspired by Peruvian decorative motifs, were striking. Recommended to young folklore enthusiasts, and to anyone seeking Peruvian stories.
January 31, 2025
This is an adaptation of a Peruvian tale called "The Fox and the Mole". The illustrations look like Nazca lines in the desert, with sharp angles. The story is an interesting tale/fantasy, but the design of the book gets in the way.
I had a problem immediately with the prologue describing the story's origin. It is written in black ink onto a dark blue background on a glossy paper. This is nearly impossible to read.
It is nice having the bilingual writing, but there are again color choices for the written words that make them impossible to read. The English is always written in white (OK), but the Spanish is written in a metalic silver that is almost invisible on the page.
This may have looked good on someone's computer screen when this was designed, but someone should have run one copy of the book through full publishing, before fully printing this.
The art showing a fox, bird, mole, tree, snake, etc. adhere to such a strong artistic approach, that the intended young readers might not even point and say "snake" (which looks like a geometric arrow with a triangle head).
I had a problem immediately with the prologue describing the story's origin. It is written in black ink onto a dark blue background on a glossy paper. This is nearly impossible to read.
It is nice having the bilingual writing, but there are again color choices for the written words that make them impossible to read. The English is always written in white (OK), but the Spanish is written in a metalic silver that is almost invisible on the page.
This may have looked good on someone's computer screen when this was designed, but someone should have run one copy of the book through full publishing, before fully printing this.
The art showing a fox, bird, mole, tree, snake, etc. adhere to such a strong artistic approach, that the intended young readers might not even point and say "snake" (which looks like a geometric arrow with a triangle head).
November 26, 2018
Moon Rope is a bilingual English/Spanish picture book based on the Peruvian myth of "The Fox and the Mole." The myth explains why the mole is nocturnal and why there is a fox face in the moon. The Fox and the mole want to go to the moon. The Fox, with the help of some birds, hooks a rope onto the tip of a crescent moon. Together, Fox and Mole climb up but Mole falls down and is embarrassed. Now Mole will only come out a night. This is a fantastic book for all ages, including adults who are trying to learn Spanish. The illustrations are based on Peruvian textiles and the book as a whole is a great learning tool for myths and folklore.
March 15, 2018
With bright, simple illustrations, we read the Peruvian folktale. For English second language learners, this book is also written in Spanish so for a teacher, this could really put them at ease in a classroom. For our English students, they could be exposed to Spanish while reading about a folktale.
April 7, 2019
This book is good because it is in English and then right under it, it is in Spanish. This is really helpful for Spanish speaking students to learn English. This is a cute story about a Fox and a Mole. Fox wanted to go to the moon, but Mole did not. It took some convincing, but Mole finally agreed. They worked together to build a grass rope to get to the moon.
October 8, 2018
Translation of this Peruvian fairytale is so so. Could be used to talk about failure, shame, and telling the truth.
February 24, 2019
This is one of my favorite folktales. It's in English and Spanish so that makes for a fun multilingual reading. It's silly, and hopeful, and involves the moon.
September 18, 2021
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February 12, 2023Level: 2.5
Longer read with simple vocabulary. Tells the Peruvian folktale about a mole and a fox who travel to the moon. An Aesop like tale that tries to explain a few things.
Longer read with simple vocabulary. Tells the Peruvian folktale about a mole and a fox who travel to the moon. An Aesop like tale that tries to explain a few things.
January 11, 2025
I was so taken by the striking color scheme in this book! I enjoyed reading the foreword that explained the origin/inspiration of the story and color choices. I had never heard of this folktale before and think that it is a memorable one.
June 14, 2020
This is a cute folk tale written in Spanish and English so that you can work with all students including EL students with this book. This is a fable that explains why the mole stays in the ground and only comes out at night and that the fox, who was never seen again comes out on the full moon. You can also discuss problem and solution, the fox wants to go the moon and decides to make a rope out of grass, but some of the attempts do not work. Also, when mole falls from the rope a bird catches him.
March 13, 2017
Cute book with great pictures & color! Kids would enjoy looking at book. Good book for talking about a different culture! Could be for all younger ages!
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October 16, 2015b>Title: Moon Rope/Un lazo a la luna
Author: Lois Ehlert
Genre: Non-European Folktale
Theme(s): adventure, friendship.
Opening line/sentence:
(Mole was taking a break from digging for worms when fox came by.)
Brief Book Summary: (A Peruvian folktale about Fox and his friend Mole. Mole is only interested in collecting worms, but Fox's adventorous dream is to go to the moon. Mole doesn't like the idea, but Fox conviences him to go with him. One of them made it.)
Professional Recommendation/Review #1: (Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly
In this imaginative take on an ancient Peruvian tale, Fox persuades Mole to climb with him on a grass rope he has braided and--with the birds' help--hitched to the moon. Fox trains his sight upward and is not seen again except by the birds, who claim they can spy him in the moon still. Mole, nervously looking downward, falls; the birds carry him back to earth amid the jeers of the other animals, and to this day he prefers his solitary tunnel. Simple though it is, this retelling emphasizes its timelessness as a story: on one hand there is the insatiable desire to transcend earthly bounds; on the other, the fear of the unknown. Ehlert's characteristic, highly stylized cut-paper figures, in deep, vibrant colors that are used to set off the evanescent silver of the fox, rope and moon, capture the myth's magic and dexterously suggest its pre-Columbian origins. The book's bilingual text provides valuable material for the ever-growing audience for multicultural children's books. Ages 4-8. (Sept.))
Professional Recommendation/Review #2: Children's Literature - Debra Briatico
In this interpretation of a Peruvian folktale, Ehlert uses her signature bright colors to tell the story of a fox and a mole who want to climb a rope of grass to the moon. Fox, who keeps his eyes on the goal, is successful, but Mole, who is more interested in worms, slips and returns to earth where he hides his embarrassment by digging a tunnel. In this large format book, Ehlert uses brilliant colors and simple cutouts with Peruvian motifs to tell an endearing story. The text is provided for the reader in both English and Spanish.)
Response to Two Professional Reviews: (I am pleased to read that both reviews bring up the fact that this story is available in Spanish as well. It is important to expose children to myths and folktales from other cultures and have them available for them to read. )
Evaluation of Literary Elements: (The pictures in this book are very simple. Younger kids will apprecite the different shapes they can find in the pictures. There are a lot of colors used in the pictures and the colors are bright and will catch the eye.)
Consideration of Instructional Application: (After reading this story, children can use geometric shapes of different colors to create a pictures, a story can be added to the image created by students.)
Author: Lois Ehlert
Genre: Non-European Folktale
Theme(s): adventure, friendship.
Opening line/sentence:
(Mole was taking a break from digging for worms when fox came by.)
Brief Book Summary: (A Peruvian folktale about Fox and his friend Mole. Mole is only interested in collecting worms, but Fox's adventorous dream is to go to the moon. Mole doesn't like the idea, but Fox conviences him to go with him. One of them made it.)
Professional Recommendation/Review #1: (Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly
In this imaginative take on an ancient Peruvian tale, Fox persuades Mole to climb with him on a grass rope he has braided and--with the birds' help--hitched to the moon. Fox trains his sight upward and is not seen again except by the birds, who claim they can spy him in the moon still. Mole, nervously looking downward, falls; the birds carry him back to earth amid the jeers of the other animals, and to this day he prefers his solitary tunnel. Simple though it is, this retelling emphasizes its timelessness as a story: on one hand there is the insatiable desire to transcend earthly bounds; on the other, the fear of the unknown. Ehlert's characteristic, highly stylized cut-paper figures, in deep, vibrant colors that are used to set off the evanescent silver of the fox, rope and moon, capture the myth's magic and dexterously suggest its pre-Columbian origins. The book's bilingual text provides valuable material for the ever-growing audience for multicultural children's books. Ages 4-8. (Sept.))
Professional Recommendation/Review #2: Children's Literature - Debra Briatico
In this interpretation of a Peruvian folktale, Ehlert uses her signature bright colors to tell the story of a fox and a mole who want to climb a rope of grass to the moon. Fox, who keeps his eyes on the goal, is successful, but Mole, who is more interested in worms, slips and returns to earth where he hides his embarrassment by digging a tunnel. In this large format book, Ehlert uses brilliant colors and simple cutouts with Peruvian motifs to tell an endearing story. The text is provided for the reader in both English and Spanish.)
Response to Two Professional Reviews: (I am pleased to read that both reviews bring up the fact that this story is available in Spanish as well. It is important to expose children to myths and folktales from other cultures and have them available for them to read. )
Evaluation of Literary Elements: (The pictures in this book are very simple. Younger kids will apprecite the different shapes they can find in the pictures. There are a lot of colors used in the pictures and the colors are bright and will catch the eye.)
Consideration of Instructional Application: (After reading this story, children can use geometric shapes of different colors to create a pictures, a story can be added to the image created by students.)
November 6, 2016
Lois Ehlert is one of my favorite children’s authors and so I was excited to read Moon Rope. I found this book to be clever and very appealing to young readers as the illustrations are beautiful, and I especially love the metallic fox and moon found in the text. Moon Rope is in the folklore genre as it is based off a Peruvian folktale and you will find the story in Spanish as well as English on each page; this is a great addition to the book. I believe Moon Rope would be appropriate for pre-kindergarten through first grades.
In this book, the fox wants to visit the moon, and so he makes a rope of grass and asks the mole to visit the moon with him. After birds take the rope “to the moon”, the fox and mole climb the rope, but unfortunately the mole falls. When he lands, all the animals laugh at him. He is so embarrassed and saddened; he decides to go into his hole and hides, sharing the characteristics of moles to this day. The reader is also left wondering if the fox reached the moon as the book suggests you can see the fox’s face each time the moon is full.
As a kindergarten teacher, I would read this story when studying fairy tales and fiction stories. This would be a great way to introduce other cultures as this story is based off of a Peruvian folk tale. I would love reading the English words to this book, and then later asking our Spanish teacher to read the words to my class in Spanish. This would be a great way to reread the story and discuss what’s happening in the book in more detail with our students while also exposing them to Spanish texts. Lastly, I think this book would help students to create beautiful art work. Students could recreate an illustration or make their own illustration using paper in the same color scheme Lois Ehlert used within this story. I allow my students to do this with her other books Leaf Man and Snowballs (for example, creating illustrations that look similar to hers in Leaf Man using leaves) and my students absolutely love these art projects.
I really love this book because you can read it in both English and Spanish and it’s a great folktale that has been passed down from generation to generation. I believe young readers will be very interested in the story between the fox and mole and question if this really happened between the two characters. I can’t wait to read this in my class!
In this book, the fox wants to visit the moon, and so he makes a rope of grass and asks the mole to visit the moon with him. After birds take the rope “to the moon”, the fox and mole climb the rope, but unfortunately the mole falls. When he lands, all the animals laugh at him. He is so embarrassed and saddened; he decides to go into his hole and hides, sharing the characteristics of moles to this day. The reader is also left wondering if the fox reached the moon as the book suggests you can see the fox’s face each time the moon is full.
As a kindergarten teacher, I would read this story when studying fairy tales and fiction stories. This would be a great way to introduce other cultures as this story is based off of a Peruvian folk tale. I would love reading the English words to this book, and then later asking our Spanish teacher to read the words to my class in Spanish. This would be a great way to reread the story and discuss what’s happening in the book in more detail with our students while also exposing them to Spanish texts. Lastly, I think this book would help students to create beautiful art work. Students could recreate an illustration or make their own illustration using paper in the same color scheme Lois Ehlert used within this story. I allow my students to do this with her other books Leaf Man and Snowballs (for example, creating illustrations that look similar to hers in Leaf Man using leaves) and my students absolutely love these art projects.
I really love this book because you can read it in both English and Spanish and it’s a great folktale that has been passed down from generation to generation. I believe young readers will be very interested in the story between the fox and mole and question if this really happened between the two characters. I can’t wait to read this in my class!
October 26, 2009
Title: Moon Rope/Un lazo a la luna
Summary: Fox wants to go to the moon. Mole does not--at least not until he hears about the huge worms waiting up there for him to eat. So the two of them set off on their adventure, with a little help from a rope of grass and their friends the birds. The bilingual text and bold art showcase Lois Ehlert at her captivating best.
Potential Audience (reading level): ages 6-10; transitional
Genre: Bilingual folk tale
Topic: animals (nocturnal, hibernation, interactions), travel, outer space, imagination
Specific curricular uses: Independent Reading (have children match English and Spanish words)
Social issues the book addresses: Peer pressure, conflict/problem-solving, language differences
Specific literary elements: Bilingual text, dialogue,
Interactions and counter actions of text and image: Vivid imagery helps to tell the story (the image of the face in the moon at the end of the story can be a catalyst to start discussion). Illustrations are simple, geometric, and colorful, and they were inspired by ancient Peruvian textiles, jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, and architectural detail.
Summary: Fox wants to go to the moon. Mole does not--at least not until he hears about the huge worms waiting up there for him to eat. So the two of them set off on their adventure, with a little help from a rope of grass and their friends the birds. The bilingual text and bold art showcase Lois Ehlert at her captivating best.
Potential Audience (reading level): ages 6-10; transitional
Genre: Bilingual folk tale
Topic: animals (nocturnal, hibernation, interactions), travel, outer space, imagination
Specific curricular uses: Independent Reading (have children match English and Spanish words)
Social issues the book addresses: Peer pressure, conflict/problem-solving, language differences
Specific literary elements: Bilingual text, dialogue,
Interactions and counter actions of text and image: Vivid imagery helps to tell the story (the image of the face in the moon at the end of the story can be a catalyst to start discussion). Illustrations are simple, geometric, and colorful, and they were inspired by ancient Peruvian textiles, jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, and architectural detail.
November 5, 2009
Summary:
Fox wants to go to the moon. Mole does not--at least not until he hears about the huge worms waiting up there for him to eat. So the two of them set off on their adventure, with a little help from a rope of grass and their friends the birds. The bilingual text and bold art showcase Lois Ehlert at her captivating best.-Anon.
Potential Audience (Reading level): Ages 6-10
Genre: Bilingual Fiction/Folk Tale
Topic: Animals (Hibernation, nocturnal, interactions, communication), travel, solar systems, imagination
Specific Curricular uses: Independent Reading: have children match Spanish and English words.
Social issues the book addresses: Peer Pressure,problem solving
Specific literary elements: Bilingual Text, Dialogue
Interactions and counter actions of text and images: Vivid imagery helps to tell the story. Illustration are simple, geometric and colorful. They are inspired by ancient Peruvian textiles, jewelry, ceramics and sculpture and architectural detail.
Fox wants to go to the moon. Mole does not--at least not until he hears about the huge worms waiting up there for him to eat. So the two of them set off on their adventure, with a little help from a rope of grass and their friends the birds. The bilingual text and bold art showcase Lois Ehlert at her captivating best.-Anon.
Potential Audience (Reading level): Ages 6-10
Genre: Bilingual Fiction/Folk Tale
Topic: Animals (Hibernation, nocturnal, interactions, communication), travel, solar systems, imagination
Specific Curricular uses: Independent Reading: have children match Spanish and English words.
Social issues the book addresses: Peer Pressure,problem solving
Specific literary elements: Bilingual Text, Dialogue
Interactions and counter actions of text and images: Vivid imagery helps to tell the story. Illustration are simple, geometric and colorful. They are inspired by ancient Peruvian textiles, jewelry, ceramics and sculpture and architectural detail.
July 15, 2011
Age of readership: 4-8
Genre: Picture Book
Diversity: Bilingual
Description of the illustrations: Cut paper color illustrations with bold colors.
Personal response to the book: A funny folktale of a fox with the help of a mole wants to climb to the moon for worms.
Curricular and programming connections: The book can be used for preschool, kindergarten, and library bilingual story time will a bilingual theme.
Genre: Picture Book
Diversity: Bilingual
Description of the illustrations: Cut paper color illustrations with bold colors.
Personal response to the book: A funny folktale of a fox with the help of a mole wants to climb to the moon for worms.
Curricular and programming connections: The book can be used for preschool, kindergarten, and library bilingual story time will a bilingual theme.
March 7, 2011
"Moon Rope" is a good book for students in the upper elementary school grades to read because it is a little more wordy and lengthy than the usual childrens book. It is a bilingual book, so if you have English Language Learners in your classroom they will enjoy reading something without having to ask for help with figuring out what words mean.
September 6, 2016
This is a great bilingual book for children to read. Students can get familiar with other cultures based on the writing. In my classroom, I would probably use this book for casual reading. If I wanted to do an activity with the story, I would do a fact or fiction activity where students have to pick out the facts from the book.
September 11, 2012
Both English and Spanish text. Peruvian folk-tale of why the mole stays underground. Interesting art based on traditional Peruvian textiles, jewelry, ceramics, etc. The story was a basic "Why this does this" folktale, a good story for young children and an introduction to bilingual texts/classmates.
February 28, 2015
A great folktale from Peru about achieving goals. Fox wants to go to the moon and take Mole with him. Ehlert's text is available in both English and Spanish yet, the silver font was sometimes hard to read. Beautiful illustrations inspired after Peruvian art accompany the story. My favorite illustration is the end where the image of Fox can be seen in the moon upon close examination.
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April 14, 2015This book is a great book for the Spanish culture. It is especially good for students to read in a Spanish class. Each page has two passages, they both say the same thing but the difference is one is in English and the other is in Spanish. It would be great for students to practice reading in both languages while understanding what the story is saying.
January 11, 2009
Fox and mole attempt to climb to the moon in this telling of a Peruvian folktale.
Text in both Spanish and English. A pourquoi story explaining why moles live underground and why there's a fox in the moon. Illustrations are large and good for story hours; it was enjoyed by the third graders.
Text in both Spanish and English. A pourquoi story explaining why moles live underground and why there's a fox in the moon. Illustrations are large and good for story hours; it was enjoyed by the third graders.
January 23, 2016
Not the folktale I thought it was - Ehlert has info on the verso about the origins of the tale. Not my favorite Ehlert illustrations - except for the final page! Good choice to add to lesson on the moon, not the familiar "trying to reach the moon" folktale. Spanish flows well.
September 22, 2016
Wonderful tale! Great story time read for all ages. Illustrations are abstract, but not much preschoolers can't get them. Very bold shapes and colors. Lois Ehlert writes and creates many wonderful stories for kids!
February 9, 2010
Moon Rope is an adaptation of a Peruvian folktale translated into Spanish. The surprise in in the moon!
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March 22, 2012Quick read. Appropriate for k to 1 st. Grade. A story of why a mole only comes out at night. Bilingual
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