The Moon Tonight: Our Moon’s Journey Around Earth

“What kind of Moon will rise tonight?” Starting with a rising moon and ending with a lunar calendar that traces the moon’s changes, Chang-hoon introduces the subject, explaining, “Unlike the Sun, the Moon does not make its own light. It glows by reflecting the light from the Sun.” Further pages discuss its gravitational pull, detail how the moon waxes and wanes, and invite readers to duplicate the latter phenomenon for themselves (“Grab a ball and turn on a flashlight”). Throughout, Ho’s textural, luminous illustrations show an East Asian-presenting child gazing at the orb, bathed in lunar light. Understanding the secrets behind the changing moon doesn’t take away from its beauty, but deepens it, in this ethereal exploration. Back matter concludes. Ages 3–7. (Jan.)