The Hunter's Moon

 

From the book When The Moon Is Full, A Lunar Year. By Penny Pollack, Illustrated by Mary Azarian

Look to the skies this evening (October 17th) and, if the clouds clear, you will see the Hunter's  Moon, the brightest of all the supermoons this year. Click here to find out more. It is sometimes called Travel Moon, the Dying Grass Moon, or the Sanguine or Blood Moon. Click here to learn more about the different names for this moon.

Writing prompts:

• If you can, go outside this evening and observe the Hunter's Moon, then return to the warmth, sit down and write for six minutes about whatever comes into your head.
• What 'dangers' fill your night? Set a timer for six minutes and write about them.
• What's your view on hunting? Click here to read what the RSPCA has to say then write for a few minutes.