A review by jbuwalda
A Full Moon Is Rising by Marilyn Singer
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
A Full Moon is Rising (2011) is a book of poems by Marilyn Singer, with illustrations by Julia Cairns. This book is geared toward elementary age kids and can help them see the scope of what poetry can do. Each of the poems describes the moon as different people see it around the world, and even from the International Space Station. Singer uses simple, kid-friendly language, focusing on poetic devices like metaphor, rhythm, and personification to communicate meaning and help young readers appreciate poetry.
This book would be a great tool for helping elementary students examine different perspectives on the same theme. You could also use it in lessons about comparing and contrasting to look at similarities and differences between the poems in the book.
This book would be a great tool for helping elementary students examine different perspectives on the same theme. You could also use it in lessons about comparing and contrasting to look at similarities and differences between the poems in the book.