Voyages to the Moon and the Sun

** "Voyages to the Moon and the Sun" by Cyrano de Bergerac is a thought-provoking fantasy that uses imaginative journeys to examine science, philosophy, and society. The book starts with a group of characters who are talking about the moon, which sparks the lead, Cyrano, to think it might be an actual world. This conversation fuels Cyrano's determination to journey to the moon and his belief that it's another Earth. He gets even more excited about going into space after reading a story about people living on the moon. As the story goes on, Cyrano tries funny experiments, like using dewy bottles to fly, as he gets ready for his moon trip. The book mixes jokes and serious thoughts, inviting the person reading to think about the world in a new, fantastical way. **