Annaka Harris and John Rowe - I Wonder

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ANNAKA HARRIS

ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN ROWE

Eva loves to look for the moon. It follows her from
place to place, disappearing behind trees and
mountains, and then appearing again someplace new.

Look, Mama, there it is!

The moon looks so beautiful in the sky.
How do you think it follows us, Eva?

Eva thinks about it, but she just cant figure it out.

Its okay to say, I dont know, says her mother.
When we dont know something, we get to wonder about it!

I wonder if the moon and the earth are friends, says Eva.
Her mother smiles. I like that idea.

But, Mama, how does the moon really stay close to us?

There is an invisible force called gravity that pulls all
the things in the universe together, Evas mother explains.
Gravity keeps the moon close to the earth, and it keeps the
planets close to the sun, too. They circle around like this.

Eva understands a little better, but then she starts to wonder
Mama, where does gravity come from?

I dont know, Eva. Nobody really knows for sure. And when no
one knows the answer to something, its called a mystery .
A mystery is something for everyone to wonder about together.

How fun! Eva imagines herself wondering
about gravity together with

all of the people in the world.

Eva watches the moon disappear behind the clouds
as she walks, excited to see where it will appear next.

How many grains of sand are in the whole world, Mama?

I wonder about that too! There are trillions and trillions
of grains of sand, but nobody knows exactly how many.

Eva tries to think about all the sand in the whole world.

It feels so big that I cant fit it all in my imagination.
It makes me feel dizzy, like Im falling.

I know what you mean, her mother agrees,
and Im sure other people feel that way too.

Eva walks down another path, looking for the moon,
and a little, orange butterfly appears.

Then she notices there are butterflies everywhere!
Mama, where did all of these butterflies come from?

These butterflies have been flying around for a few days.
But they started out as little caterpillars. And those
caterpillars came from eggs. And those eggs came from
other butterflies. There are cycles all around us, with
one thing ending and another beginning. Things are always
changing . Can you think of other things that change?

Hmm Clouds, and frogs

and ME!

Later Eva wonders, Mama, what was here before all the
butterflies, and frogs, and clouds before everything?

I dont know, answers her mother. Its another mystery!
I like trying to imagine what was here before the
beginning of everything. What do you think was here?

And Eva says, smiling, I dont know.

She thinks about it for a long time, and then
she has an idea! I wonder if there were feelings

As she walks home, Eva sees
the moon again, glowing brightly
above the roof of her house.
Lets go inside and look for
the moon through the window!

We live with some big mysteries.
When we come upon one, were given a little gift.
Every mystery is something for all of us to
wonder about together.

What do you wonder about?

Authors Note

I believe that one of the most important gifts we can give our children is the confidence to say I dont know. Its the foundation from which we begin our investigation of the world: asking questions, taking the necessary time to understand the answers, and searching for new answers when the ones we have in hand dont seem to work. The feeling of not knowing is also the source of wonder and awe.

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