A Full Moon is Rising

Author: Marilyn Singer

Illustrator: Julia Cairns

Age level: 7years and up

Grade level: 2nd grade and up
Theme: The big world

Summary:

This is wonderful collection of children's poem about the moon in a variety of places around the world. Some of the places featured are NYC, Turkey, Israel, Morocco and South Africa. These poems discuss how each area celebrates the full moon. 

PreReading Activity:

Start a discussion about the cover of the book. Look at the people. Do you think these people live close together or in different parts of the world?

Post Reading Activity:

This book discusses celebrations around the full moon. The children could find illustrations of the different stages of the moon: crescent, whole, full, half and make a poster of these different stages.

Reflection:

I think this is a great book to introduce or study poetry. It is easy to read and for children to relate to. The illustrations would draw students in and keep them interested. The perspectives from all over the world would be wonderful for children to be exposed to.

About the Author:
Marilyn Singer was born in the Bronx on October 3, 1948. She lived most of her early life in Long Island. She attended Queens College, City University of New York, and for her junior year, Reading University, England. She holds a B.A. in English from Queens and an M.A. in Communications from New York University. In 1974, after teaching English in New York City high schools for several years, she began to write-initially film notes, catalogues, teacher's guides, and film strips. Then, she penned her first story featuring talking insect characters she'd made up when she was eight. Encouraged by the response, she wrote more stories, and in 1976, her first book, The Dog who Insisted he Wasn't, was published by E.P. Dutton & Co. Since then, Marilyn has published over 90 books for children and young adults. 

Marilyn currently lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband Steve.

From: http://marilynsinger.net/category/marilyn/biography/