in the dust and stone beneath their feet, no seed has ever grown, no root has ever reached. still, secrets wait there, the story of the moon: where did it come from? how old is it? what is it made of? (not green cheese)

and up above the ash-gray plains, the sky is pitch and empty, and all the stars stay hidden: that is how bright the moon is when you are standing on its face.

but in that blank and starless sky... high above there is the earth, rushing oceans, racing clouds, swaying fields, and strangers, everyone you've ever known, everyone you might- the good and lonely earth, glowing in the sky.


this was great. excellent front and back matter. any kid into space will devour this. i enjoy how detailed and informative yet interesting the writing is, and the prose has wonderful moments of figurative language and levity and lingering on poignant human moments. a bit long for some story time visits as i've already discovered, but a great book to offer for the kid to keep and finish on their own. the illustrations are wonderful at catching the details of machinery and the wondrous lonely beauty of space