By the Light of the Captured Moon.Scheer, Julian BY THE LIGHT OF THE CAPTURED MOON. Il. by Ronald Himler. ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-8234-1624-0. New York: Holiday House, 2001. Unp. $16.95. Billy Whee whee interj. Used to express extreme pleasure or enthusiasm. is just not ready for summer to end. He and his friends have had fun playing a game of "catch the lightning Catch the Lightning is a novel by Catherine Asaro detailing the lives of Althor Vyan Selei and Akushtina (Tina) Santis Pulivok in the Saga of the Skolian empire series by Catherine Asaro. bug." On the last night of summer, Billy decides to capture the full moon. He gets the moon into his room but realizes his mother can see the light under his bedroom door. He tries to hide the moon in his closet, in his dresser, and under his bed; Billy even places it under a tent that he makes with his sheet. Finally he realizes that he has to put the moon back into the sky. The next day, as he waits for the school bus, Billy realizes there will be more summers and more full moons for him and his friends to enjoy. This is a heartwarming heart·warm·ing or heart-warm·ing adj. 1. Causing gladness and pleasure. 2. Eliciting sympathy and tender feelings: a heartwarming tale. Adj. 1. and funny book. Ages 7-9. Reviewed by Rebecca Selig, Northampton School District, PA |
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