The Moon and I
by Betsy Byars. 
Nonfiction. 112 pages. Grades 4-9.
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Review
With a light and humorous touch, Ms. Byars tells of the way she writes her books. Throughout the account, she also tells of her relationship with a snake, Moon, which she found near her cabin. Her need to learn more about snakes in general and Moon in particular became an obsession that, for a brief time, dominated her existence. That obsession, the reasons for it, and the ways in which she conducted her research are so interesting and helpful that you'll want to read the brief book aloud at the outset of a research project.
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A listing of all our classroom individual author and illustrator study articles. - Pinballs by Betsy Byars, book review.
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