The Moon Over Star
by Dianna Hutts Aston and Jerry Pinkney
33 Total Resources 2 Awards 6 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2008
Word Count 1,061
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 126064, 0.5 AR Points
- Subject Headings
- Space flight to the moon--Fiction
- Apollo 11 (Spacecraft)--Fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Space flight to the moon
- Apollo 11 (Spacecraft)
- Farm life
- Farm life--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Apollo 11 (Spacecraft)--Juvenile fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | Farm Life & Ranch Life
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Jerry Pinkney about The Moon Over Star
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jerry Pinkney
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In-depth Written Interview with Jerry Pinkney
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 8
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Educator Guide from RIF Literacy Central
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Lesson Plan from Disney-Hyperion
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Reader's Theater Script from California Young Reader Medal
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Activity Guide from California Young Reader Medal
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Lesson Plan from ReadWorks.org
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Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Cherise Boothe
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Audiobook Excerpt
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2009
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
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