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What better way to learn about the moon and Earth than through the eyes of a moon rock that Neil Armstrong brought back to Earth after his historic trip to the moon?

A moon rock named Bok formed billions of years ago and watched over the Earth where he witnessed so many wonders. Bok was there when amphibians learned to live above water. Bok saw the dinosaurs and the ice age. In 1969 when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon he took a piece of it with him back to Earth. Bok goes on a journey with Neil in a space shuttle while people on Earth were waiting for them to safely land. Many years later Neil is given part of the rock that he brought to Earth and he named it Bok.

Neil does a great job explaining the formation of the moon and Earth’s evolution from the perspective of Bok the rock though younger readers may find this information more challenging to understand. Armstrong’s use of the moon rock to present informative text is clever and engaging.

As a bonus, there are several pages at the end of the story that talks about the moon and Earth and Neil’s “small step” that space lovers will gobble up. Once you read this book you will be inspired to road trip it to Cincinnati, Ohio where you can see Bok on display.