Activities with Coretta Scott King Award
Winners
Activities by Nancy Polette © 2002
HALF A MOON AND ONE WHOLE STAR
by Crescent Dragonwagon. Il1us. by Jerry Pinkney. Macmillan, 1986.
1987 Winner
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A young child sleeps, peacefully unaware of the night activity that surrounds her.
Under "half a moon and one whole star" robins, parrots and chickens sleep while
owls, bats, possums and raccoons awaken to begin their nightly outings. In the city
Johnny gets ready to play his saxophone at the club, bakers are busy at their ovens,
while ships at the dock weigh anchor and start their journeys. As the night
ends, the possums and owls get ready for sleep. |
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| ACTIVITY: List phrases from the story telling what night creatures do. |
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IN THE WOODS robins sleep parrots rest owls rouse possums sniff crickets whir raccoons walk |
IN THE CITY bakers count sailors sail people talk Johnny plays Susan sleeps dancers dance |
Use the phrases in a London Bridge Song. Example: In the dark woods robins sleep, parrots rest, owls rouse. In the dark woods possums sniff and crickets whirr. |
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