| The Night the Moon Fell: A Maya Myth Contributor(s): Mora, Pat (Author), Domi (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0888999380 ISBN-13: 9780888999382 Publisher: Groundwood Books OUR PRICE: $6.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: One night a gust from her grandfather's blowgun causes Luna, the moon, to tumble from the sky and fall into pieces in the dark ocean below. With the help of the little fish and her own wiles and strength, she rises, beautiful and round once again, taking her new friends with her to create the Milky Way. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General |
| Dewey: 398.208 |
| Lexile Measure: 580 |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 7.5" W x 9.5" (0.17 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 41728 Reading Level: 3.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A whoosh from her grandfather s blowgun causes Luna, the moon, to tumble from the sky and fall to pieces in the dark ocean. To save herself, she enlists the help of little fish to glue her back together. At last she rises, beautiful and round again, taking her new friends with her to create the Milky Way. Pat Mora and artist Domi have taken the traditional Mopan Maya (Belize) myth in which the moon is a young weaver and the Milky Way a fish and transformed it into a magical story of friendship and imagination." |