Did you know that a Super Blue Moon is supposed to happen on August 30? Will it really be blue? That might be super cool, but the term “Blue Moon” doesn’t refer to the moon’s color. A Blue Moon refers to the occurrence of two full moons during one calendar month. This August’s Super Blue Moon means that it will be one of the biggest and brightest moons of 2023, which makes it not just Super but rare. I don’t know if it will be visible in our area because, as I write this column, clouds and rain are in the forecast for August 30.
By the time you read this column, the Super Blue Moon event will be over, but learning more about the moon can happen anytime. And remember: going to the library and checking out books doesn’t have to happen once in a blue moon.
Adults
- Across the Airless Wilds: The Lunar Rover and the Triumph of the Final Moon Landings by Earl Swift.
- Moon: An Illustrated History from Ancient Myths to the Colonies of Tomorrow by David Warmflash.
- One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission that Flew Us to the Moon by Charles Fishman.
- Shoot for the Moon: The Space Race and the Extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11 by Jim Donovan.
Children
- The Apollo Missions for Kids: The People and Engineering Behind the Race to the Moon with 21 Activities by Jerome Pohlen.
- One Giant Leap written by Robert Burleigh, illustrated by Mike Wimmer.
- You Can’t Bring a Sandwich to the Moon…and Other Stories About Space written by Laurie Calkhoven, illustrated by Valerio Fabbretti.
New at the Library
Fiction
- Beneath Dark Waters by Karen Rose.
- The Road to Neverwinter by Jaleigh Johnson.
- A Very Typical Family by Sierra Godfrey.
Nonfiction
- Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s by B. Dylan Hollis.
- A Pity Party is Still a Party: A Feel-Good Guide to Feeling Bad by Chelsea Harvey Garner.
- What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator by Barbara Butcher.
Children
- Boop! written by Bea Birdsong, illustrated by Linzie Hunter.
- The Deep!: Wild Life at the Ocean’s Darkest Depths written and illustrated by Lindsey Leigh.
- How to Catch a Polar Bear by Stacy DeKeyser.
This is just a small sampling of the many new titles added each week to the Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries collection. Find more in our catalog, or call 360-906-5000 to reserve titles or find additional listings.
Jan Johnston, Collection Manager
Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries
You can email Jan at readingforfun@fvrl.org.
