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"Our moon is magnificent. Sometimes, it appears in the night sky as a massive glowing disk. Other nights, it can't be seen at all. Without the moon, our world would be a different place"--

Space travel runs in Mike Goldwing's family: both his father and grandfather were astronauts. But the twelve-year-old's estranged grandfather, Frank, has lived a life isolated after missing out on the chance to make history as a member of the Apollo XI crew. When Mike discovers that an eccentric billionaire plans to fly to the moon, claim its vast, valuable mineral resources, and destroy the American flag planted by the Apollo XI astronauts, the countdown...

"Fae, in mourning for her missing mother, sits night after night below the Moon that her mother so loved. Then one night she discovers she can pluck the Moon out of the star-filled sky! Back safe in her house, she holds it close, feeling comfort at last. But Fae loses the Moon, and finds that taking it has awakened ancient monsters--rats, dragons, and more, who hunt it for themselves. Will Fae be able to reclaim the Moon, find her own inner strength,...

Katie and Pedro are enjoying a night of camping, but when it gets dark and Katie starts to feel nervous, her father reassures her it will not last long, for tonight the Moon will be particularly bright.

Die-cut pages show the phases of the moon as it shines on animals all over the world, from sea turtles laying eggs on the beach to frogs in the jungle and mice in the fields.