{"id":451,"date":"2019-07-05T11:06:48","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T18:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=451"},"modified":"2019-07-05T11:06:48","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T18:06:48","slug":"luna-by-david-a-aguilar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/luna-by-david-a-aguilar\/","title":{"rendered":"Luna by David A. Aguilar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday July 20, 2019 is the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing. To celebrate, let\u2019s check out a new middle grade book\u00a0 Luna: The Science and Stories of Our Moon<\/em> by David A. Aguilar.<\/p>\n

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Beginning with how the moon is thought to have come about and how the moon compares with Earth, Aguilar then takes the reader on a ride through other moons, as well as moon myths and hoaxes, before settling down for a detailed discussion of moon features. Perfect for the lunar landing anniversary is a section about what the Apollo astronauts discovered.<\/p>\n

The pluses: The book is filled with fantastic illustrations by David A. Agulilar. Also there are three hands-on activities in the back: making a 3D model of lunar craters with Plaster of Paris, using a small telescope to explore the moon, and directions for drawing the moon.<\/p>\n

Luna<\/em> is arriving on shelves just as interest in the moon and lunar landings is peaking. Explore a copy today!<\/p>\n

For more, see our full review at Wrapped in Foil blog, <\/a>as well as Anastasia Suen’s Apollo 11 Quick Tips post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Copyright \u00a9 2019 Roberta Gibson<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Saturday July 20, 2019 is the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing. To celebrate, let\u2019s check out a new middle grade book\u00a0 Luna: The Science and Stories of Our Moon by David A. Aguilar. Beginning with how the moon is thought to have come about and how the moon compares with Earth, Aguilar … <\/p>\n

Continue reading “Luna by David A. 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