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|title=Journey to the Moon
|author=Lucio and Meera Santoro
|reviewer=Sue Bell
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Journey to the Moon is an exciting and stimulating book. Every page reveals beautifully constructed 3D pop ups and takes you on a wonderful journey over land, under the sea, up into the sky and on into space. You'll travel by train, boat, plane and spaceship. It's recommended to stir the imagination but the text might prove difficult for some in the 4 to 8 age group.
|rating=4
|buy=Yes
|borrow=Yes
|pages=14
|publisher=Simon & Schuster Childrens Books
|date=December 2007
|isbn=978-1847382023
|aznuk=1847382029
|aznus=1416947213
|cover=1847382029
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Hold onto your seats! We are off on an incredible journey as we open this wonderful pop-up book which is one of the best I have ever seen. I have always been amazed by these miniature pieces of artwork, and these are all really well constructed.

Each page contains a large pop up vehicle taking you up in the sky, under the sea and even to the moon. A beautifully coloured, cut and crafted series of sets take the young viewer on a magical journey via train, boat and plane and on into space.

The book provides interactive and practical experience for the age group it is designed for, but the vocabulary, size and layout of the text may be difficult for some 4 to 8 year olds to read. However, it provides a very good stimulus for oral discussion with an adult or for peer discussion. Each tableau contains intricate elements to intrigue and fascinate not only the age group for which it is intended, but older children and adults as well. Every stage of the journey contains additional surprise features tucked away for children to discover.

The drawing and design combined with sophisticated card engineering ensure that each stage of the journey is absorbing and delightful together with a strong sense of discovery of each feature as the story unfolds. The scenes are direct and simple and are intended to act as a series of stage sets onto which the audience and their narrator can project their own story, interpreting the characters and features in any way they wish.

It is a robust book and easy to handle even for a child and it isn't one of those books which Mummy has to hang on to in case it gets damaged. Do as I did and put the open book on a table and get down to see it at eyelevel - it gives a whole new perspective.

It's well worth the price and both children and adults will thoroughly enjoy the journey. Like all good ideas this production is a simple one. Imaginatively designed, it's skilfully constructed to provide hours of creative fun.

I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy to The Bookbag.

Here at Bookbag we've also seen some good pop-up books by Ruth Wickings in the [[Enchanted World]] series but it has to be said that they're not as complex or entertaining as those in ''Journey to the Moon''.

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|comment=I'm sure that's Flash Gordon's rocket! Welcome to Bookbag, Sue.
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