The Moon over Star

Written by Dianna Hutts Aston and Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

A young girl watches the 1969 moon landing with her family and is inspired to become an astronaut herself.

Support Materials

The Moon over Star: Memory Match

After reading The Moon over Star, use this Memory Matching puzzle to help students build...

The Moon over Star: Criss Cross

Answer clues based on definitions of the vocabulary words from The Moon over Star. Look for hints...

The Moon over Star: Word Search

Look for vocabulary words from The Moon over Star. Circle or click on words across, down, or...

The Moon Over Star Guide for Educators

The Moon Over Star printable guide for educators provides suggestions for activating student...

The Moon Over Star Guide for Parents and Families

The Moon Over Star printable guide for parents and families provides hands-on activities and ideas...

The Moon Over Star Guide for Community Coordinators

The Moon Over Star printable community coordinator guide is designed to be used with multiple age...

The Moon Over Star Extension Activities for Educators

The Moon Over Star printable extension activities for educators provides project based lessons for...

The Moon Over Star Vocabulary Scaffold

The Moon Over Star printable vocabulary scaffold guide pairs 10 challenge words from the story with...

Age Range	6 - 8 years
Genre	fiction
Copyright Year	2008
Page Count	32
Publisher	Dial Books
Grade Level	1st - 3rd
ISBN	9780803731073
Themes	exploration space careers inspiration