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  Catching the Moon by Mayla Goldberg Angry at the moon for allowing high tides to destroy her village's fishing shacks, an old fisherwoman decides to catch that rascal and give him a good talking-to. However, instead of the moon, the fisherwoman begins reeling in her favorite foods. And a teapot. And finally...some magically glowing cans of paint. Might these gifts have anything to do with the silvery, shining, round-faced stranger who starts to visit on moonless nights? Chris Sheban's illustrations illuminate Myla Goldberg's salty picture book debut. Publishers Weekly Starred Review Goldberg's (The Bee Season for adults) elegant text and Sheban's (I Met a Dinosaur) enchanting illustrations in this tale of friendship between a Fisherwoman and the Man in the Moon are not to be missed....This elegant book is as captivating as moonlight shimmering on a quiet sea. $13.59 You save: 20% books;hardcover books;picture books | Ages 4-8

  
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  Catching the Moon by Myla Goldberg and Chris Sheban Angry at the moon for allowing the tides to destroy her fishing village, an old fisherwoman decides to try and catch that moon and have a word with him. But at night when she's fishing under the stars, she catches some favorite foods, a teapot, and magical paint. Do these gifts have anything to do with that stranger that starts to visit on moonless nights? $13.59 You save: 20% Hardcover Book | Grades Pre-K-3

  
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Catching the Moon

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Author: Myla Goldberg

Illustrator: Chris Sheban

Interest Level:
Pre-K-3

Age:
4-8

Genre:
General Fiction

Subject:
Understanding Self and Others

 * "In her children's debut, Goldberg's lunar language and Sheban's stunningly luminous illustrations turn this contemporary tall tale into a shining winner." — Kirkus Reviews, starred review

* "This elegant book is as captivating as moonlight shimmering on a quiet sea." — Publishers Weekly, starred review

When the old woman began to fish at night under the watching moon, the fishermen shook their heads - she'd never catch anything that way. But the old fisherwoman was wilier than they knew. The waves had risen to take bites out of all the fishing shacks, and what she was hoping to catch was the person who controlled the tides - the man in the moon.

A book that explores the unlikely friendship between a salty old woman and the sweetest man in the night sky, Catching the Moon shows the unexpected pleasures to be found when people come together.