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Moony Luna / Luna, Lunita Lunera by Jorge Argueta

  Moony Luna / Luna, Lunita Lunera  Written by: Jorge Argueta  Illustrated by: Elizabeth Gomez  Originally Published in: 2005  When five-year-old Luna Lunita Lunera starts attending school, she is worried she is going to encounter monsters while she's there. She's able to gather her courage in order to attend school but decides that school is not right for her. She even hides under a table during class. But her new classmates and are able to convince her to come out and play with them. Luna decides school isn't so bad after all and is actually excited to show her strength when she attends school the next day.  This book is a bilingual picture book, as it has the story in English and Spanish on the same page. This book is best suited to early elementary students, as it is a picture book and only has around 30 pages. Luna's fears when attending school is something that everybody can relate to. Whether it's fear of starting a new school, job, or even...

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