Books like Half a Moon and One Whole Star

Looking for books like Half a Moon and One Whole Star by Crescent Dragonwagon (Juvenile Fiction · grades K–3)? The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

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10 books similar to Half a Moon and One Whole Star

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Why each is a match

Dicey's Songgrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (1980s).
Fablesgrades K–3
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (1980s).
Jacob Have I Lovedgrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (1980s).
Jumanjigrades K–3
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (1980s).
Lon Po Pogrades K–3
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (1980s).
Owl Moongrades K–3
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (1980s).
Song and Dance Mangrades K–3
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (1980s).
The Polar Expressgrades K–3
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (1980s).
A Story, a Storygrades K–3
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (K–3).
A Tree Is Nicegrades K–3
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (K–3).

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