The Numberlys

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From the team who brought you The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Less comes an alphabet tale extraordinaire Once upon a time there was no alphabet, only numbersLife was fine Orderly Dull as gray paint Very numberly But our five jaunty heroes weren t willing to accept that this was all there could be They knew there had to be.So they broke out hard hats and welders, hammers and glue guns, and they started knocking some numbers together Removing a piece here Adding a piece there At first, it was awful But the five kept at it, and soon it was artful One letter after another emerged, until there were twenty six Twenty six letters and they were beautiful All colorful, shiny, and new Exactly what our heroes didn t even know they were missing.And when the letters entered the world, something truly wondrous began to happen Pizza Jelly beans Color Books Based on the award winning app, this is William Joyce and Moonbot s Metropolis inspired homage to everyone who knows there is to life than shades of black and gray. New Read [ The Numberlys ] author [ William Joyce ] – kino-fada.fr Look, I think this is a pretty book with great illustrations and the story it tells is pretty decent, but I can t help but be upset by the whole thing This entire book is about how the fact that numbers are BORING and we need LETTERS AND WORDS to bring magic into our lives and I just think that s totally unnecessary We already have those books, we read those books all the time There need to bebooks about the enjoyment and the excitement of numbers because mathematics is not promoted or Look, I think this is a pretty book with great illustrations and the story it tells is pretty decent, but I can t help but be upset by the whole thing This entire book is about how the fact that numbers are BORING and we need LETTERS AND WORDS to bring magic into our lives and I just think that s totally unnecessary We already have those books, we read those books all the time There need to bebooks about the enjoyment and the exc...In a world where there are only numbers, everything is very orderly and neat But it s also very gray, even the food Then five friends started to wonder if there was somethingthan numbers, something different So they started inventing and they slowly came up with letters And when they reached the final letter Z, things started to change Color entered their dreary lives as the letters fell into place Once the letters formed words, real changes started and the entire world was flooded w In a world where there are only numbers, everything is very orderly and neat But it s also very gray, even the food Then five friends started to wonder if there was somethingthan numbers, something different So they started inventing and they slowly came up with letters And when they reached the final letter Z, things started to change Color entered their dreary lives as the letters fell into place Once the letters formed words, real changes started and the entire world was flooded with color and yummy foods and possibilities Based on the app, this is a second picture book from the creators of The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Less, which also started as an app Joyce creates a numeric and order filled world reminiscent of Orwell s 1984 in the first pages of the book The text here is very simple, allowing most of the storytelling to be done by the illustrations Joyce keeps a light hand here and uses humor to show how dark the world is Who could imagine...I love William Joyce s retro style of art illustration His pictures tell such great stories, he is one of the few authors that can convey a story that way The book goes from black and white to color and it is fun The book starts out with only numbers in the world and the world is gray, lifeless and dull When The Numberlys decide that things should change, they set out to do something about it So, they create Letters Boom, the world comes colorfully to life.This is a fun book showing the va I love William Joyce s retro style of art illustration His pictures tell such great stories, he is one of the few authors that can convey a story that way The book goes from black and white to color and it is fun The book starts out with only numbers in the world and the world is gray, lifeless and dull When The Numberlys decide that things should change, they set out to do something about it So, they create Letters Boom, the world comes colorfully to life.This is a fun book showing th...I thought this was spectacularly boring There s very little story to it, to be honest, and no character s to connect to or root for The characters, such as they are, are merely there The illustrations are cute but not enough so to really make a difference, enjoyment wise And ...NOTE Possible spoilers, but c mon, it s a picture book.Maybe I m in a foul mood today or something, but I was soooo disappointed This book looked adorable and the illustrations are really great, but the story fell flat They did something They were tired, but happy The end WHATNumbers and mathematics are at the heart of what our children will need to succeed in the times to come, and math ideas are beautiful and plentiful and ever growing and evolving The dull dreary world that the authors say is so awful that it is numberly does not reflect the beauty that is central to mathematics Unfortunately many Americans, parents of children and teachers, believe that math is dull and too hard to be worth the time This book exacerbating a problem so great, teachers must co Numbers and mathematics are at the heart of what our children will need to succeed in the times to come, and math ideas are beautiful and plentiful and ever growing and evolving The dull dreary world that the authors say is so awful that it is numberly does not reflect the beauty that is central to mathematics Unfortunately many Americans, parents of children and teachers, believe that math is dull and too hard to be worth the time This book exacerbating a problem so great, teachers must combat it at every level of our children s education, up to and including college, in order to even begin to teach I am stunned that these authors and illustrators of picture books, from a profession that holds constant, eloquent discourse on the us...I adored this book The words and illustrations work together to show what happens when a group of people who live in a world where there are only numbers and no alphabet decide to make a change It s a simpl...Joyce is pretty much an automatic love for me This one has a clear plastic dustjacket with the black and white numbers on it and a special surprise underneath Gorgeous The story concept is good, but really, this is just awesome a...The art is 5 stars, but the story is 1 star As an English major, who loves art of all sorts, I see the beautiful, many shades of grey in a world without colors or language.but come on A written language is wonderful, but the mess...My student brought this book to me and said, You have to read this

The Numberlys
  • English
  • 01 December 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 56 pages
  • 1442473436
  • William Joyce
  • The Numberlys