Blue moon – level 1

04-08-2015 07:00

This news is about the moon. There was a full moon on the 2nd of July. There also was a full moon on the 31st of July.

Sometimes, the moon can look blue. When a volcano erupts, the moon can look blue. In 1883, Krakatoa exploded. It was a big volcano. There was a blue moon almost every day.

The moon can also look red. This happens when the moon is close to the ground.

Difficult words: full moon (when you can see the entire moon), volcano (a mountain which can sometimes explode), erupt (to explode).

You can read the original story and watch the video in the Level 3 section.

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