<p>Maurice on the Moon is a science fiction adventure book for kids about a teen growing up on the Moon, his adopted homeland. Maurice hates the Moon and dreams of leaving it for Earth, the big jewel in the lunar sky that taunts him and where life would be so much better. He can't understand why his parents left Earth, making him work at a mining company whenever he isn't in school and where he's stuck living in a crater! His parents have dreams of gaining citizenship on their adopted planet while Maurice brainstorms ways to get away from deadly radiation and frozen lava to a home where he doesn't have to wear a pressure suit and helmet just to go outside and play. Maurice's mischievous ways even have him considering a stolen ride on a space liner! But leaving home isn't as easy as it seems and paradise doesn't always keep its promises! In this realistic science fiction book, follow Maurice and his best friend Cassie, as they jump over people, avoid landslides, search for helium and more - all things kids do on the Moon, in this fantasy space series. Maurice on the Moon is the first book in The Maurice Series, a science fiction series of books geared towards teens. If you're looking for more fantasy fiction for teens, also read the second book, The Doomed Colony of Mars and the newly released third book, Crisis on the Far Side!</p>

Maurice on the Moon (The Maurice Series)

Bárth, Dániel

Science & Math

Funderstanding LLC

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The Inspiring Teacher: Making a Positive Difference in Students' Lives

Education & Teaching

Sullo, Bob

Schools & Teaching

Maurice and the Doomed Colony of Mars

Children's Books

Action & Adventure

The Maurice Series: Maurice and the Doomed Colony of Mars      Maurice and the Doomed Colony of Mars continues the adventures of Maurice Haberman, a young boy growing up in a frontier mining colony which began in Maurice on the Moon.  In Doomed Colony of Mars, Maurice and his ecologist mother are shanghaied into going to Mars to try and save the Eureka Colony, which is on the verge of ecological collapse.  On the way to Mars, Maurice meets Shannon Kappel, the daughter of an Irish flight engineer who has also been recruited in the rescue effort.  Sparks fly as the cultured girl from Ireland meets our frontier boy from the Moon!  On Mars, Maurice becomes convinced that the problems plaguing the colony are not just accidents; he begins to see spies and saboteurs around every corner.  Could someone living in this remote colony hundreds of millions of miles from Earth really be trying to destroy the environment upon which all their lives depend?  Mars is a challenging environment for Shannon, who has never been to space before; and for Maurice, who has never spent much time on a planet with real weather.  Can they survive Martian storms and dust devils as they explore craters, ancient lake beds, and the fabulous Mariner's Valley on Mars?  Maurice continues to look for evidence of sabotage, but there doesn't seem to be any motive for one of the colonists to destroy their own home, and no one is quick to believe a notorious prospector and buggy pirate from the Moon!  The tension mounts as Maurice and Shannon continue to explore; Maurice could be right about the saboteur - dead right! Teaching Science Through Literature: Maurice on the Moon is currently an adopted science text for students from 5th to 8th grade in several districts across Southern California.  The book meets California State Science standards for Earth and Space Science, Physical Science, and Biological Science / Ecology.  A complete curriculum guide containing chapter by chapter science standards, questions, activities, and investigations that integrate science with literature, mathematics, writing, art, and other multi-disciplinary subjects is available at MauriceOnTheMoon.com   Teachers who are interested in using Maurice as a classroom text are encouraged to contact the author for suggestions and assistance in implementing this exciting book into their own classrooms.  The curriculum is easily scalable for students at every level from the most basic to the most advanced.  The discovery oriented activities closely follow the adventures of Maurice and his friends in the book.  Let Maurice on the Moon help you put the sense of adventure back into your classroom!  Other book in the Science through literature series include: Maurice on the Moon (Xlibris, 2006): Meet Maurice Haberman, a young boy growing up on the Moon in the frontier mining colony of Gassendi LEX.  Maurice's parents both work for the Helium-3 mining company that owns most of the colony they live it; they brought Maurice to the Moon to escape the congested, polluted conditions on Earth.  Maurice doesn't share his parents' enthusiasm for the Moon; in fact, he hates it and dreams of leaving the Gassendi colony and the Moon forever.  Earth seems just out of reach, a colorful world where air is free, water falls from the sky, plants grow wild, and no one has to pay for oxygen or wear a space suit.  Maurice will do almost anything to get to Earth, even stealing aboard a space liner!  But leaving home isn't as easy as it seems, and paradise doesn't always keep its promises!Maurice on the Far Side: Coming soon!

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