With his typical brilliance, award-winning David Almond weaves magic and reality together in this touching and inventive story about how Paul, a lonely boy living in a basement flat in a huge tower block, plans his great adventure. Paul believes that the moon is a big hole in the sky rather than a circulating orb. And his is determined to prove that he is right. Helped by his friends Paul climbs up and up. And what will he find? Polly Dunbar’s illustrations capture the magic perfectly.
Paul believes that the moon is not the moon, but is a great hole in the sky. It's one of many strange ideas that he's never told anyone (at school he was told that he had no ideas at all), until he meets Molly, his irrepressible neighbour, who begins to convince him that his theory might just change the world. Helped by a very long ladder, some highly irregular characters, two rather worried parents and a great deal of community spirit, Paul takes to the sky.
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Paul believes that the moon is not the moon, but is a great hole in the sky. It's one of many strange ideas that he's never told anyone (at school he was told that he had no ideas at all), until he meets Molly, his irrepressible neighbour, who begins to convince him that his theory might just change the world.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Boy Who Climbed into the Moon and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
The Boy Who Climbed into the Moon features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Fantasy / Magical, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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The Boy Who Climbed into the Moon was written by David Almond and published by Walker Books Ltd
The Boy Who Climbed into the Moon has 124 pages
