Book Detail
Shooting for the Moon |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Krensky, Stephen | Illustrator: Fuchs, Berni | ||||||||
| Title: Shooting for the Moon | Date: 2001 | ||||||||
| Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux | City: New York | ||||||||
| ISBN, paperback: 0-374-36843-0 | ISBN, hardback: | ||||||||
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: | ||||||||
| Family: | Young Adult: | ||||||||
| Picture: Yes | |||||||||
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| Book Type(s): biography and autobiography | |||||||||
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Summary: |
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| This beautifully illustrated biography of Annie Mozee, known to the world as the sharpshooter, Annie Oakley, describes her impoverished childhood as well as her career as a performer. | |||||||||
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| Students will want to discuss and write about the significance of the title, "Shooting for the Moon." They may also want to reflect on the author's note at the end, which attributes opening the world of sports to women. Did Annie encounter gender discrimination? Students might pick one period of Annie's life and write about it in the first person. Learners may want to discuss/write about the topic of rising above difficult circumstances to achieve success using Annie's motto, "Aim at a high mark and you will hit it." | |||||||||
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