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If You Had Your Birthday Party on the Moon
If you had your birthday party on the moon, what would it be like? Blast off to an extraterrestrial celebration and find out! This cool picture book combines fun and facts to help kids learn all about outer space.
Have your birthday party on the moon and everyone will come! After all, who wouldn’t want to ride in a rocket and celebrate for a day that lasts as long as a month on Earth? Then, young partygoers could romp in a low-gravity playground; watch candles and balloons behave weirdly in the Moon’s atmosphere; and see why the “moon angels” they make in the thick carpet of lunar dust will last for thousands of years. With each discovery, kids learn the science behind the surprise, explained in terms they’ll understand. Complete with sidebars and a glossary, this entertaining adventure is perfect for sharing at home and at school.
Have your birthday party on the moon and everyone will come! After all, who wouldn’t want to ride in a rocket and celebrate for a day that lasts as long as a month on Earth? Then, young partygoers could romp in a low-gravity playground; watch candles and balloons behave weirdly in the Moon’s atmosphere; and see why the “moon angels” they make in the thick carpet of lunar dust will last for thousands of years. With each discovery, kids learn the science behind the surprise, explained in terms they’ll understand. Complete with sidebars and a glossary, this entertaining adventure is perfect for sharing at home and at school.
40 pages, Hardcover
First published April 23, 2019
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About the author
Joyce Lapin
2 books2 followersJoyce has enjoyed reading and learning about other worlds since childhood. A former advertising copywriter, she's happy to have found a kinder, gentler life writing books.
Joyce's books include "If You Had Your Birthday Party on the Moon" and "The Little Spacecraft That Could."
Joyce lives in Simsbury, Connecticut.
Joyce's books include "If You Had Your Birthday Party on the Moon" and "The Little Spacecraft That Could."
Joyce lives in Simsbury, Connecticut.
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April 30, 2019
You have been cordially invite to a birthday party on the moon! Learn about how the low-gravity environment makes activities more fun as well as special scientific facts about outer space. Who wouldn’t want a birthday party on the moon?
Recommended for grades K-2nd. Lexile Level: N/A
Reviewed by Christine Hwang, Youth and School Services, Vernon Area Public Library
Recommended for grades K-2nd. Lexile Level: N/A
Reviewed by Christine Hwang, Youth and School Services, Vernon Area Public Library
June 5, 2021
Okay, where the hell was the editor for this book? Isn't there someone out there who is supposed to look at layout, and TYPEFACE, and stuff like that?
Great premise, great material, fun pictures. Only the typeface is tiny. And white. And crowded onto the page because there's a lot of information this book wants to share.
All of which make it hard to read. It would be useless in a group setting, and families might struggle even reading it one on one.
Sad, really.
Great premise, great material, fun pictures. Only the typeface is tiny. And white. And crowded onto the page because there's a lot of information this book wants to share.
All of which make it hard to read. It would be useless in a group setting, and families might struggle even reading it one on one.
Sad, really.
April 12, 2025
Very informational.
February 3, 2023
Bought this for a birthday book for the newly 8 year old. There weren't a lot of age appropriate options that I could find for a birthday themed book, but this looked age appropriate and fun. Not as "happy birthday" themed as I wanted to read on birthday night, but still really cute.
Eh.
Story was cute and parts of it got my step-son very involved and saying "I want my party on the moon!" So, that was good. It wasn't a BUST, per say. But he was zoning out in areas.
Here's the problem with this book:
It was too information heavy. You had the narrative, right? The cute "this is what would happen if your birthday was on the moon!" and if we were chugging along with that the rating would have been higher. That was a cute narrative. A little long when all was said and done, but totally 8-year old appropriate (due to the length) and interesting. But then...
There were these factoid information boxes with the narrative on almost each page. So, you would have the cute, rhyming book narrative, and then a factoid box telling you something about space or NASA or science. And I love information, really, I do. But it broke you out of the narrative. I would be reading, and rhyming, and having a grand ol' time and then have to stop, switch my voice to a more serious one (as the voice of the text demands) and break the narrative to give him a fact on space.
I HATE breaking the narrative.
Maybe I could have done a read-through without any of the information boxes and then went back? But he gets really annoyed when I skip ANY text on a page, so I knew that wouldn't fly.
I'm not anti-information. The factoids were very interesting and his dad and I actually found them cooler than he did. BUT maybe a page at the end compiling all these facts together?
There's never any excuse to break the narrative.
And, for the 8 year old's comments on the book: I asked him what he thought at the end. I NEVER tell him my opinion until he tells me his. And he looked at me, shrugged, handed me the book and said "eh." I said, "A little information heavy, huh?" And he and dad both said, "Yeah." But it did a good job making him tired, so maybe that's a win?
Eh.
Story was cute and parts of it got my step-son very involved and saying "I want my party on the moon!" So, that was good. It wasn't a BUST, per say. But he was zoning out in areas.
Here's the problem with this book:
It was too information heavy. You had the narrative, right? The cute "this is what would happen if your birthday was on the moon!" and if we were chugging along with that the rating would have been higher. That was a cute narrative. A little long when all was said and done, but totally 8-year old appropriate (due to the length) and interesting. But then...
There were these factoid information boxes with the narrative on almost each page. So, you would have the cute, rhyming book narrative, and then a factoid box telling you something about space or NASA or science. And I love information, really, I do. But it broke you out of the narrative. I would be reading, and rhyming, and having a grand ol' time and then have to stop, switch my voice to a more serious one (as the voice of the text demands) and break the narrative to give him a fact on space.
I HATE breaking the narrative.
Maybe I could have done a read-through without any of the information boxes and then went back? But he gets really annoyed when I skip ANY text on a page, so I knew that wouldn't fly.
I'm not anti-information. The factoids were very interesting and his dad and I actually found them cooler than he did. BUT maybe a page at the end compiling all these facts together?
There's never any excuse to break the narrative.
And, for the 8 year old's comments on the book: I asked him what he thought at the end. I NEVER tell him my opinion until he tells me his. And he looked at me, shrugged, handed me the book and said "eh." I said, "A little information heavy, huh?" And he and dad both said, "Yeah." But it did a good job making him tired, so maybe that's a win?
July 20, 2019
Birthdays are always fun and what could be better than a birthday party on the moon, after all, one day there lasts 706 hours, compared to earth's mere 24 hour day. After a 3-day ride in a rocket ship to the moon, the birthday child, with friends and dog, arrives. As everyone disembarks wearing spacesuits and party hats, because there is no breathable air on the moon, the first thing they notice is the moon black's sky, and earth shining in the distance. But now let the party begin. No need for a bouncy house thanks to the moon's weaker gravity, partygoers can just jump and slide all over the moon's surface. Playing ball is great - a ball can be hit much higher and further then on earth; the candy and other prizes will fall so slowly from a piñata, you can easily find your favorites before they hit the ground. Explore the moon's craters, make moon dust angels that will last forever, play a game of scavenger hunt for all of the things man has left behind, or collect of moon rocks, but be careful, they will weigh much more on earth than on the moon. And finally, have you cake and pizza inside the rocket before heading home. This is a fun birthday/moon story, but it is also an interesting information book. There are easy to understand explanations about everything that the partygoers see and do on the moon compared to doing and seeing those same things on earth. The earthlings are depicted as very colorful in the cartoon-like digitally created illustrations, and are in sharp contrast to all the grays and blacks of the moon's environment. Back matter includes a Glossary, Selected Bibliography, Suggestions for Further Reading, and internet links of astronauts on the moon.
March 10, 2020
If you had your birthday party on the moon, all your friends would ride a rocket to get there and, since a day on the moon is almost a month long in earth time, everyone would have lots of time to do all sorts of amazing things, like bouncing over the lunar surface and making moon angels. Or, how about playing scavenger, searching for the things the Apollo astronauts left behind? Will you still be able to see the boot prints astronauts left in the dusty lunar soil? Could you find an American flag? How about space boots? Or a moon buggy? Can you find a four-leaf clover and a falcon feather?
In this informative, yet delightful, picture book, young readers who blast off for this exciting extraterrestrial celebration will learn many moon and space facts as they take rocket rides and collect space rocks for party favors. Colorful illustrations, sidebars, a glossary, selected bibliography, and suggestions for further reading all extend the science learning. The information boxes extend the STEM-supporting information and, just to complete the adventure, there are links to watch the astronauts moonwalk and one to join NASA’s Kids’ Club.
A perfect book for all readers, young and old, interested in space exploration, the moon, and/or science.
Highly recommended.
In this informative, yet delightful, picture book, young readers who blast off for this exciting extraterrestrial celebration will learn many moon and space facts as they take rocket rides and collect space rocks for party favors. Colorful illustrations, sidebars, a glossary, selected bibliography, and suggestions for further reading all extend the science learning. The information boxes extend the STEM-supporting information and, just to complete the adventure, there are links to watch the astronauts moonwalk and one to join NASA’s Kids’ Club.
A perfect book for all readers, young and old, interested in space exploration, the moon, and/or science.
Highly recommended.
September 28, 2019
A lot of fun facts about the moon and space travel, including a few I didn't already know. I feel like even as a child I might have enjoyed it even more without the frame of a birthday party, and just straight 'what it's like on the moon', but then I was a very odd child...
There are several references to things happening 'billions of years ago' (e.g. talking about where the moon may have come from).
There are several references to things happening 'billions of years ago' (e.g. talking about where the moon may have come from).
December 5, 2019
Too many words for me to want to read to my 4.5 year old again, and the birthday party theme was a little unnecessary, but he really liked it and the info was solid (it'll be better for him in a year or so). Some facts in there we hadn't read in (the many) other moon books yet though!
July 1, 2019
This picture book cleverly combines so many things I love: STEM content, second person POV, and layered text with infoboxes! It's much more interesting way for kids to learn about gravity and space travel versus your traditional straightforward text. I'd love to see this become a series: "If You Had Your Birthday Party [INSERT PLANET/PLACE/HISTORICAL PERIOD/ETC.]".
February 2, 2020
If You Had Your Birthday Party on the Moon by Joyce Lapin, illustrated by Simona Ceccarelli. PICTURE BOOK. Sterling Children’s Books, 2019. $17. 9781454929703
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Framed around the idea of bringing your friends to the moon for a party, this book covers a lot of information about the moon. Each page has a section of story detailing what your party might look like and a section of information that expounds on the facts involved in the story.
I learned so much in this book. It is a bit longer than your average picture book, but it is fun to read and holds the reader’s attention well. I do think jumping between narrative and fact-telling is a bit clunky, but also a good way to learn a lot.
Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher
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BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Framed around the idea of bringing your friends to the moon for a party, this book covers a lot of information about the moon. Each page has a section of story detailing what your party might look like and a section of information that expounds on the facts involved in the story.
I learned so much in this book. It is a bit longer than your average picture book, but it is fun to read and holds the reader’s attention well. I do think jumping between narrative and fact-telling is a bit clunky, but also a good way to learn a lot.
Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher
https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/20...
May 19, 2019
Cute story interspersed with cool facts about the moon.
May 18, 2019
I confess this book totally surprised me. I was expecting a simplistic storyline, much like one I read in the past about what would happen if a dinosaur came to your birthday party. Instead, it's very informative, talking about the science aspect of going to the moon for a birthday party. It talks about the lack of gravity in space and the low gravity on the moon, why the moon has 1/6 of the gravity Earth has, what would happen to various objects in space. Would they float or fall? Could a candle be lit to celebrate your birthday? Why is one side of the moon called the "dark side"? What would happen if you hit a piñata in space? Why does the moon have dark spots and craters? What would happen if you made angels in the moon's dust? What did the Apollo astronauts leave behind?
Whew! There's a lot of information in this picture book! I love that. If you want to, you can skip some of the added info when reading to younger children and either add to the reading as children grow or let your children/students read that extra info on their own when they're ready. The only thing I didn't love about this book was that sometimes the extra information (in boxes) would require flipping back a page to read because the storyline moves on and there's no easy way to insert the information. You stop mid-thought or flip back. Awkward. But, I loved the sheer quantity of information and the fact that some of it was new to me. The illustrations are marvelous.
OK, I've just talked myself into going from 4/5 to 4.5/5. I'm taking off half a point for the awkwardness of the way added info is inserted but that may not bug everyone.
I got a copy of If You Had Your Birthday Party on the Moon from Sterling Children's Books in exchange for an unbiased review. I would say this one is not for little ones who are still wiggly, unless you don't mind reading to a child while s/he is playing. I did that with the longer picture books till mine were ready to sit still. I love a book that grows with a child and I think this has that aspect. It includes a glossary of science/space terms.
Whew! There's a lot of information in this picture book! I love that. If you want to, you can skip some of the added info when reading to younger children and either add to the reading as children grow or let your children/students read that extra info on their own when they're ready. The only thing I didn't love about this book was that sometimes the extra information (in boxes) would require flipping back a page to read because the storyline moves on and there's no easy way to insert the information. You stop mid-thought or flip back. Awkward. But, I loved the sheer quantity of information and the fact that some of it was new to me. The illustrations are marvelous.
OK, I've just talked myself into going from 4/5 to 4.5/5. I'm taking off half a point for the awkwardness of the way added info is inserted but that may not bug everyone.
I got a copy of If You Had Your Birthday Party on the Moon from Sterling Children's Books in exchange for an unbiased review. I would say this one is not for little ones who are still wiggly, unless you don't mind reading to a child while s/he is playing. I did that with the longer picture books till mine were ready to sit still. I love a book that grows with a child and I think this has that aspect. It includes a glossary of science/space terms.
August 30, 2019
If You Had Your Birthday Party on the Moon by Joyce Lapin with illustrations by Simona Ceccarelli honors the 50th anniversary of the moon landing in this imaginative exploration of an out-of-this-world birthday party. The narrative traces the adventure from take-off to moon landing and finishes with the return trip to earth. The entertaining romp is also a clever device for introducing young readers to a wealth of facts tucked neatly into the story line.
You’ll make the 239,000-mile journey at 40 times the speed of a plane. Along the way experience zero gravity and then discover that gravity on the moon means a 100-pound person on earth only weighs 17 pounds on the moon. Gravity is so slight that the moon can’t hold onto atmosphere so spacesuits must be worn outside of the rocket ship. Favorite activities for any moon party will be bouncing and gliding in slow motion, exploring craters, and gathering moon rocks for souvenirs. Or perhaps making moon angels in the thick moon dust would be fun. Another possibility would be a scavenger hunt for many things that astronauts left on the moon during their visit.
And, of course, you’ll want to take advantage of the fact that a day on the moon lasts 709 hours, so you’ll have about 30 days to celebrate. Pizza, cake, and punch pose unique challenges for the partiers when they return to the rocket to eat and the obligatory birthday piñata offers a last look at low-gravity hijinks.
Text boxes appear on double-page spreads to provide additional details and a Glossary explains terms.
Ceccarelli’s bold artwork provides plenty of visual appeal. A wealth of detail reinforces both the fun and the facts.
IF YOU HAD YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY ON THE MOON is an entertaining picture book with the added bonus of being a delightful introduction to a study of the moon.
Recommended for home and school libraries.
You’ll make the 239,000-mile journey at 40 times the speed of a plane. Along the way experience zero gravity and then discover that gravity on the moon means a 100-pound person on earth only weighs 17 pounds on the moon. Gravity is so slight that the moon can’t hold onto atmosphere so spacesuits must be worn outside of the rocket ship. Favorite activities for any moon party will be bouncing and gliding in slow motion, exploring craters, and gathering moon rocks for souvenirs. Or perhaps making moon angels in the thick moon dust would be fun. Another possibility would be a scavenger hunt for many things that astronauts left on the moon during their visit.
And, of course, you’ll want to take advantage of the fact that a day on the moon lasts 709 hours, so you’ll have about 30 days to celebrate. Pizza, cake, and punch pose unique challenges for the partiers when they return to the rocket to eat and the obligatory birthday piñata offers a last look at low-gravity hijinks.
Text boxes appear on double-page spreads to provide additional details and a Glossary explains terms.
Ceccarelli’s bold artwork provides plenty of visual appeal. A wealth of detail reinforces both the fun and the facts.
IF YOU HAD YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY ON THE MOON is an entertaining picture book with the added bonus of being a delightful introduction to a study of the moon.
Recommended for home and school libraries.
June 5, 2019
A party on the moon becomes that much better when mixed with loads of information and fun moon facts.
While this book appears to be a cute story about a birthday party on the moon, it's so much more. The author takes listeners to a trip on the moon, speaking to them as if they are having a party there with their favorite guests. While the usually party things such as balloons, cake and games are present, none of these function quite the way they do on Earth. It starts with the rocket ride, the real surprises such a trip entails (such as distance, speed and lack of gravity) before settling on the moon.
The excitement of a party keeps a light, delightful atmosphere while facts and information are dribbled in about everything from the moon's surface to its rotation to items other astronauts have left behind. While many of these facts glide right in with the story, there are extra tidbits here and there through-out the illustrations.
The illustrations are bright, fun and dance on the edge of reality. The kids are fun to watch as they party and explore, which invites young listeners to dream of bouncing around on the moon themselves. Still, the illustrations hold a touch of more realistic details to give young listeners an idea of what the moon looks like.
This is a fun book not only for moon and space fans, but a great way to introduce kids in general to some outer space information.
I received a complimentary copy and we enjoyed reading this tale as well as learning about the moon so much that I'm leaving my honest thoughts.
While this book appears to be a cute story about a birthday party on the moon, it's so much more. The author takes listeners to a trip on the moon, speaking to them as if they are having a party there with their favorite guests. While the usually party things such as balloons, cake and games are present, none of these function quite the way they do on Earth. It starts with the rocket ride, the real surprises such a trip entails (such as distance, speed and lack of gravity) before settling on the moon.
The excitement of a party keeps a light, delightful atmosphere while facts and information are dribbled in about everything from the moon's surface to its rotation to items other astronauts have left behind. While many of these facts glide right in with the story, there are extra tidbits here and there through-out the illustrations.
The illustrations are bright, fun and dance on the edge of reality. The kids are fun to watch as they party and explore, which invites young listeners to dream of bouncing around on the moon themselves. Still, the illustrations hold a touch of more realistic details to give young listeners an idea of what the moon looks like.
This is a fun book not only for moon and space fans, but a great way to introduce kids in general to some outer space information.
I received a complimentary copy and we enjoyed reading this tale as well as learning about the moon so much that I'm leaving my honest thoughts.
March 27, 2022
If You Had Your Birthday Party on the Moon by Joyce Lapin strikes the perfect balance between a goofy premise that students will laugh at and facts about the moon and outer space that will teach students. It's about what would happen if you were to have your birthday party on the moon, and the practical implications of how that would affect the details of your party (traveling there, eating cake, breaking a piñata). This would make a great informational read aloud for 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade. During a unit on outer space and the moon, I would use this book to help my students understand some of the more real life implications of concepts like zero-gravity or why people would weigh less on the moon. It's difficult to understand, and books like this make it more familiar. This book would also pair well with a morning meeting in which students could share about their birthdays, or what they would want their coolest birthday party ever to be like. This book resonated with me because I learned a lot, while staying very entertained. The illustrations are great, and the facts about weightlessness, the rotation of the moon, canyons and mountains, all the details stick with me because they're presented in a creative and engaging format.
May 27, 2019
This cute book shares a balance of reality and fiction.
Reality:
This book takes place on the moon. It shares with children what it's like on the moon from lack of wind to other important elements. In addition, for children who want to read more, this book offers some fun facts.
Fiction:
The overall story line is tons of fun. The story is about a child who wants to have a party in a place no one had done before. It is very engaging and cute to read.
Note:
This book contains a lot of words. I would recommend reading it to an older child or a child who has a longer attention space.
Overall:
This book is adorable. I loved the cute tale of having a party on the moon. In addition the cute tale, this book offered a lot of learning moments. They were not overwhelming, but rather planted the seeds for children to question and explore more outside of the book. A great book to own.
I received this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine and were in no way influenced by outside sources. I am a professional blogger at Little Lady Plays
Reality:
This book takes place on the moon. It shares with children what it's like on the moon from lack of wind to other important elements. In addition, for children who want to read more, this book offers some fun facts.
Fiction:
The overall story line is tons of fun. The story is about a child who wants to have a party in a place no one had done before. It is very engaging and cute to read.
Note:
This book contains a lot of words. I would recommend reading it to an older child or a child who has a longer attention space.
Overall:
This book is adorable. I loved the cute tale of having a party on the moon. In addition the cute tale, this book offered a lot of learning moments. They were not overwhelming, but rather planted the seeds for children to question and explore more outside of the book. A great book to own.
I received this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine and were in no way influenced by outside sources. I am a professional blogger at Little Lady Plays
August 1, 2019
Everyone has a birthday! What place would be cooler for a party than the moon? It takes only 3 days to get there in a rocket, you experience weightlessness, and the different feel of gravity once you and your friends are on the moon. Things you usually do at a party are very different on the moon - you can't light your candles and breaking the piñata is unusual out there.
Joyce Lapin takes a very familiar experience - a birthday party - and teaches about the moon through that perspective. She compares the moon's gravity to a bounce house, teaches about air resistance through dust angels, and talks about the geography of the moon. Includes a glossary, bibliography and internet sites.
Joyce Lapin takes a very familiar experience - a birthday party - and teaches about the moon through that perspective. She compares the moon's gravity to a bounce house, teaches about air resistance through dust angels, and talks about the geography of the moon. Includes a glossary, bibliography and internet sites.
November 14, 2019
This book is explaining how a birthday party would be like on the moon. This book explains that it would take a month to get to the moon and "party goers" would see what it's like to take a space shower and play with fire when lighting candles. The it explains what it would be like on the moon and making snow angels in the thich moon dust. I really liked this book because it gave really good facts about space and but put it in kid friendly terms. I would use this book in my classroom to teach my children about space. I would tell them that it takes a month to travel to the moon, that you have special gear to wear out on the moon, and how it takes your body a few days to get used to the lack of gravity.
May 24, 2019
Imagine doing all the usual birthday party activities - bouncing, dancing, and playing games; exploring around you; singing Happy Birthday; blowing out candles; eating cake; hitting the pinata; and more - on the moon, where EVERYTHING will be different! Lapin's fun and funny look at a party on the moon offers easy-to-understand scientific explanations for these differences, packing pages with cool facts about space, the moon, gravity, astronauts, and much more, while Ceccarelli's bright and lively illustrations help young readers imagine that it could happen for them one day soon. A Glossary and other back matter add to the learning.
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July 18, 2019This is not what I was expecting when I picked up the book. The story is far less about the party and more about the Moon itself. Party elements are the "prop" for talking about specific aspects of traveling to and being on the moon. I wasn't expecting narrative nonfiction to this depth. There is a TON of science in these pages. Go to the Reading Tub to see our recommendations for reading this book.
October 26, 2019
I like this book because it was about a birthday party on the moon and lots of other facts about the moon. And it turns out there has been more birthday parties on the moon, and I guess it's not fiction, because I heard some stuff about rockets (BECAUSE I HEARD SOME STUFF ABOUT ROCKES) but not everything about rockets. I don't know everything about rockets; it didn't tell us everything about rocket ships, it told us about birthday parties on the moon, mostly, and (spaceship! spaceship! spaceship!) rocket ships!
June 26, 2019
You have been cordially invite to a birthday party on the moon! Learn about how the low-gravity environment makes activities more fun as well as special scientific facts about outer space. With all of the unique things you can do, who wouldn’t want a birthday party on the moon?
Recommended for grades K-2nd. Lexile Level: N/A
Reviewed by Christine Hwang, Youth and School Services, Vernon Area Public Library
Recommended for grades K-2nd. Lexile Level: N/A
Reviewed by Christine Hwang, Youth and School Services, Vernon Area Public Library
January 19, 2023
I really enjoyed reading this book. The author takes readers on a fun adventure through outer space, showing the reader all the elements that entail the moon, zero gravity, and others. It puts a silly twist on space science and how things work outside our planets orbit. The book features a diverse group of children in the illustrations and the information contained in the book is accurate and up-to-date.
June 11, 2019
This fun picture books is a blend of an imaginative story about having a birthday party on the moon and informational text presenting fascinating facts about space travel and the moon. The digital artwork is colorful and loaded with fun detail to make this a terrific resource to have on the bookshelf.
January 9, 2020
Interesting idea or speculation of what it would be like to have your birthday party on the moon. There are moon facts and a glossary at the back. Weightlessness, rockets, atmosphere, space suits and what you might do there with illustrations at the back of things you might find there and wear to go there.
November 22, 2020
A creative mixture of facts about the moon and a fictional story about having a birthday party on it, this is a wonderful way for children to learn about the moon while also enjoying a good read. This book will hold the attention of children well because who doesn't want to have their birthday party on the moon?! This book provides a perfect balance of fact and fiction while remaining very entertaining.
June 24, 2019
This nonfiction work explores what it would be like to spend time on the moon, from the perspective of kids at a birthday party. The logistics provide an explanation for how and why things work the way they do on the lunar surface.
June 27, 2019
A fun and fact-filled picture book about the moon, traveling in space, living in space etc. The story line follows a birthday party on the moon but each page has multiple call out boxes with fun facts about space.
November 17, 2019
A cute text that is informational and narrative at the same time, this would be incredible for my students. While entertaining, it discusses how the moon is different with lots of vocabulary and facts.
November 8, 2021
This book, for it's clever and fun concept, is simply way too long. Kids love parties and they love space, but the printing on this book is hard to read because it has to be so small to fit all the text in. Not sure why the facts-laden text also needed sidebars. The art is super cute, though.
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