MOON!EARTH’S BEST FRIEND

by Stacy McAnulty; illustrated by Stevie LewisAges 4-8

HENRY HOLT BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERSImprints of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group

Color in all the things you won’t find on Moon!

Color in all the things you will find on Moon!

MOON!EARTH’S BEST FRIEND

by Stacy McAnulty; illustrated by Stevie LewisAges 4-8

HENRY HOLT BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERSAn Imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group

Discover all of Moon’s phases with Oreo cookies!

WHAT YOU NEED:

• (8) Oreo cookies, one for each moon phase

• A Popsicle stick or other tool for scraping the frosting

WHAT TO DO:

1. Separate Oreo cookies carefully, while keeping the frosting intact.

2. After twisting, most of the frosting will be on one side or the other. You can always transfer frosting if needed.

3. Re-create each phase in cookies and frosting to show how Moon changes from new moon to full moon.

waning crescent waning gibbous

new moon full moon

waxing crescentwaxing gibbous

first quarter

last quarter

MOON!EARTH’S BEST FRIEND

by Stacy McAnulty; illustrated by Stevie LewisAges 4-8

HENRY HOLT BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERSAn Imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group

The Dark Side of MoonFrom Earth, we never see the dark side (which is

really the back side) of Moon. Draw what you imagine is hiding on the dark side of Moon!

MOON!EARTH’S BEST FRIEND

by Stacy McAnulty; illustrated by Stevie LewisAges 4-8

HENRY HOLT BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERSAn Imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group

Out of This World SearchFind all the lunar words hidden in the word search puzzle below.

SATELLITE

MOON

EARTH

SUN

PHASES

SOLAR SYSTEM

GRAVITY

UNIVERSE

ECLIPSE

CRESCENT

GIBBOUS

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MOON!EARTH’S BEST FRIEND

by Stacy McAnulty; illustrated by Stevie LewisAges 4-8

HENRY HOLT BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERSAn Imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group

Pack for Your Moon Adventure

Only 12 people have walked on Moon. Would you like to go to Moon? Why?

What would you bring?

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

MOON!EARTH’S BEST FRIEND

by Stacy McAnulty; illustrated by Stevie LewisAges 4-8

HENRY HOLT BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERSAn Imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group

Stellar Friends!Moon is Earth’s best friend.

Use the cards below to write a note to a friend that you think is out of this world!

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

!

MOON!EARTH’S BEST FRIEND

by Stacy McAnulty; illustrated by Stevie LewisAges 4-8

HENRY HOLT BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERSAn Imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group