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Rocket Beams, Lunar Dreams
The book by Chiara Colombi
- Ages 4-8
- 8 minutes
- Read aloud
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Saturday Splash - Rocket Beams: Lunar Dream
Kat and Allison read Rocket Beams, Lunar Dreams by Chiara Colombi, then imagine a game to play on a moon adventure. Allison wants to float around and pretend to be a whale.
What the cast said
Welcome back to StoryBeam, the daily podcast where imagination shines bright.
I'm Kat.
I'm Allison.
Happy Saturday Splash, everybody!
It is time for our Saturday Splash, where we zoom into giant weekend adventures.
Today, our StoryBeam is leaving Earth behind and launching high into outer space, as we read Rocket Beams, Lunar Dream by Chiara Colombi.
Get your spacesuits, everybody, because we're going a big journey up to the moon.
That's right.
Join a daring little rocket and his lunar lander friend as they zip past sparkling stars, float in zero gravity, and set off on a dreamy mission across the lunar surface.
Let's blast off into this out-of-this-world journey.
[unclear speech] I've got mine ready.
Three, two, one!
Let's read!
Rocket Beams, Lunar Dreams by Chiara Colombi
Here the cast reads Rocket Beams, Lunar Dreams by Chiara Colombi. The book's own words stay with its author and publisher, so that part of the recording is not written out. Press play to hear it.
What an exciting space mission.
Floating past the stars.
And looking back at her blue planet from the moon.
Must be the ultimate adventure.
Co-host, if you flew a rocket ship to the moon, what fun game would you play in moon gravity?
Well, I would start floating around and I'd play a whale.
Swimming around like a whale?
Yeah.
That sounds like the most fun game in the whole galaxy.
Grownups, if your little astronauts love today's spacefaring journey.
Our StoryBeam suggestion for your library bag is Roaring Rockets by Tony Mitton.
A wonderfully rhyming and irresistibly exciting space adventure.
That will have every little astronaut in the room ready for liftoff.
Look for it in our show notes.
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Or send us an email.
Keep reaching for the stars today.
Keep your curiosity soaring high.
Have a stellar Saturday Splash everyone.
And we will see you tomorrow for our cozy Sunday Sparkle.
And don't forget, keep on reading.
Bye.
A little conversation goes a long way
After the story
After listening, revisit Kat's question about a game for a moon adventure. Talk about Allison's whale idea, then imagine your own. Draw the game, name it and explain how someone else could join in.
What animal does Allison imagine being in her moon game?
What game would you invent for an imaginary moon adventure?
How would you explain your game's rules to a friend?