"Nature and art intertwine in this multifaceted homage to the beauty and creativity that surrounds and resides within each of us. (Picture book. 3-7)"
A child narrator, created from cut paper and paints, introduces readers to the beauty of life's "forest," both figuratively and literally.
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"An easy, enjoyable way to start thinking about similarities and differences around the world. (glossary) (Informational picture book. 5-8)"
Many American children know about piñatas at birthday celebrations, and almost all of them know about blowing out candles, but do they know that dumping flour on the birthday child is a tradition in Jamaica?
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"If reading with a caring adult, children can show off what they know and extend their learning, though there's not much realistic about the nature. (Math picture book. 5-7)"
Flatt and Barron's fourth and final entry in the Math in Nature series rounds out the seasons with a look at shapes in the summer.
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"The simple is juxtaposed with the challenging, making the book both flexible and hard to pin down, audience-wise. (Math picture book. 5-10)"
Flatt and Barron's second in the Math in Nature series solves many of the first's problems, though the rhythms and rhymes remain inconsistent, and there is still no answer key.
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"Gorgeous cut-paper collage illustrations cannot outweigh the absence of a story. (Math picture book. 4-7)"
First in the Math in Nature series, this prompts readers to imagine animals and plants using numbers to count and arrange themselves.
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