A Full Moon is Rising

Author: Marilyn Singer

Illustrator: Julia Cairns

Genre: Poetry

Grade level: 2-5

These poems celebrate the magic of a full moon and how people experience it all over the world. There are poems set in many different settings such as the city and the country. There are poems from Africa all the way to Columbia. Different religions and traditions were included in the book with different festivals involving the moon. The end poems and pages include a map and has all the locations traveled throughout the different poems. In the back of the book there is an explanation of each countries culture

This book can be used to talk about different cultures. It also can be used to talk about different religious practices or different celebrations in different parts of the world. It also can be used to talk about traditions and what they are. 

The illustrations are very colorful and detailed to show different cultures very well. The color scheme is mostly warm colors that are darker to represent the night time and the moon.