Infinity and Me

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When I looked up, I shivered How many stars were in the sky A million A billion Maybe the number was as big as infinity I started to feel very, very small How could I even think about something as big as infinity Uma can t help feeling small when she peers up at the night sky She begins to wonder about infinity Is infinity a number that grows forever Is it an endless racetrack Could infinity be in an ice cream cone Uma soon finds that the ways to think about this big idea may just be infinite. Best Read [ Infinity and Me ] Author [ Kate Hosford ] – kino-fada.fr Oh My Goodness this is adorable I m in love with the illustrations as well as the story This really made me think back about what it was like when you begin to think about abstract concepts I clearly remember trying so hard to wrap my mind around infinity, and the idea of forever as well Both seemed so vast, yet as a child you want to harness it and grasp it, make it tangable so it makes sense Kate Hosford does a wonderful job of explaining this incredibly difficult idea while making it fun Oh My Goodness t...Brilliantly executed A pleasure to read and ponder.This book imaginatively toys with the concept of infinity given different characters proclivities.And then, there is Uma in her red shoes sussing it out for herself.Love love love Gabi Swiatkowska s illustrations as always.Minunat Infinitul celor miciThis October 2012 release from Lerner Publishing Group is absolutely gorgeous Gabi Swiatkowska s illustrations are vivid and mesmerizing I didn t get Gabi s style with Kimberly Willis Holt s WAITING FOR GREGORY, but the style rings true in INFINITY AND ME Caldecott short lists will shift for sure with this release.Kate Hosford s character is a mentor character for approaching, embracing, and thinking through new ideas Adult characters in the book are able to address inquiry with imagination This October 2012 release from Lerner Publishing Group is absolutely gorgeous Gabi Swiatkowska s illustrations are vivid and mesmerizing I didn t get Gabi s style with Kimberly Willis Holt s WAITING FOR GREGORY, but the style rings true in INFINITY AND ME Caldecott short lists will shift for sure with this release.Kate Hosford s character is a mentor character for approaching, embracing, and thinking through new ideas Adult characters in the book are able to address inquiry with i...A truly wonderful story book Handling a subject like infinity is hard for even the most sophisticated adults to grapple with and handling it with grace no less This book created a feeling in my heart of childhood wonders and warmth Plus kick ass illustrations, no seriously, it was kinda...I wonder if this shouldn t be its own genre Ever since Ruth Krauss did A Hole is to Dig, it seems like the book based on child interviews is a thing This could be called a concept book, but it s reallyof an inquiry book The main effort of the character is to learnGabi Swiatowska s illustrations make this book what it is It s got a somewhat dark tone to it, because of the overall palette she chooses, which is unusual and interesting Her figures seem like close studies of Dusan I wonder if this shouldn t be its own genre Ever since Ruth Krauss did A Hole is to Dig, it seems like the book based on child interviews is a thing This could be called a concept book, but it s reallyof an inquiry book The main effort of the character is to learnGabi Swiatowska s illustrations make this b...Okay, here s one of those books that really should be considered nonfiction There is a very simple, unobtrusive narrative, but the book is muchabout explaining the concept of infinity in several different ways Yet, I would not put it in the 500 s with the math or space books, but perhaps in the 400 s because of its multiple ways of defining a concept I m also not sure that a child under third grade would easily conceptualize the examples given, nor the thoughts in the author s note at t Okay, here s one of those books that really should be considered nonfiction There is a very simple, unobtrusive narrative, but the book is muchabout explaining the concept of infinity in several different ways Yet, I would not put it in the 500 s with the math or space books, but perhaps in the 400 s because o...I was excited to see this book, since I have the bare beginnings of an infinity related picture book manuscript in a drawer I can t get anywhere with it So I was eager to see how Hosford worked with it.This is a lovely picture book in which a little girl, Uma, looks for a definition of infinity It s a combination of metaphors like music that goes in a circle and momentous questions But if there s no school before recess, and no school after recess, is it really recess anyIt s a c I was excited to see this book, since I have the bare beginnings of an infinity related picture book manuscript in a drawer I can t get anywhere with it So I was eager to see how Hosford worked with it.This is a lovely picture book in which a little girl, Uma, looks for a definition of infinity It s a combination of metaphors like music that goes in a circle and momentous ...The art slayed me Old fashioned but hip and not in an irksome Etsy illustrator show off way As a child I was fascinated by the concept of infinity, and Maxie is at the what is the highest number anyone could count to developmental stage I think this book could hit a lot the sweet spot for a lot of readers I also like that it s soothing rather than terrifying ENDLESSNESS could be very scary to a kid, I suspect without making infinity too cozy vastness is not cuddly The book swings bea The art slayed me Old fashioned but hip and not in an irksome Etsy illustrator show off way As a child I was fascinated by the concept of infinity, and Maxie is at the what is the highest number anyone could count to developmental stage I think this book could hit a lot the sweet spot for a lot of readers I also like that it s soothing rather than terrifying ENDLESSNESS could be very scary to a kid, I suspect without making infinity too cozy vastness is not cuddly The book sw...A fun exploration of ways to consider or visualize infinityas the infinity symbol turned into a race track with a race car driven around and around, or as a family that started with great, greatgrandparents and continues to grandparents, parents, children, grandchildren and on and on Or infinity is the number of stars in the sky Includes an author s note that briefly explains the importance of 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Infinity and Me
  • English
  • 25 January 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 32 pages
  • 0761367268
  • Kate Hosford
  • Infinity and Me