•/V r W * > Jr-MT, ^E*- 1.95 In this informative and stunningly beauti- ful introduction to our nearest neighbor in space, young readers can take a close-up look at the moon. Through a clear, concise text and dramatic photographs, Seymour Simon describes the moon's craters and seas, itsphases and cycles, its history, and its all-important relationship • Farth. Jacketl>hot<ixra[>hs <Iron! andback)COUrtCf] NASA DO NOT REMOVE CARDS FROM POCKET J559.91 2216641 Simon. Seymour. The moon t-'si ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FORT WAYNE, INDIANA 46802 You may return this book to any agency, branch, or bookmobile of the Allen County Public Library. MOON THE MOON THE SEYMOUR SIMON FOUR WINDS PRESS NEW YORK Allen County Public library Wayne, Indiana Ft. PICTURECREDITS Theauthorwishestoacknowledgeforthe useofphotographs NASA:Frontispiece 7, 13, 14, IS. 16. 17, 18. 20. 21.23. 24, 25. 26. 27, 29. 30, 32 HaleObservatories:9 Mount Wilsonand PalomarObservatories: 10, 11 Textcopyright ! 198i h\ SeymourSimon. All rights reserved Nopart ofthispublication maybe reproduced. stored ina retrieval system,ortransmitted, inany formorbyanymeans, electronic, mechanical,photocopying, recording,orotherwise,without prior written permissionfrom the Publisher Publishedb\ lourWinds Press. A DivisionofScholastic Inc., 730Broadway. New York. N.Y 1000s Manufactured in the UnitedstatesofAmerica 10987654321 Thetextofthisbookissetin 18pi Garamond The illustrationsareblack and white photographs i ibrarj olCongress(Catalogingin Publication Data Simon Sejmour The Moon Summan A basic introduction to Earth'silosest IneMiogohbno—r,Jiutvsecnoimlpeolsiitteriaotnurean2d mMaono'ns—misPshiootnosgrtoapiths , irom space—Juvenileliterature |i Moon] I.Title QB582.S545 1984 559.9*1 83-11707 ISHN I) SOU (|-88s <> T2216641 Remembering Irving Orlofsky