Big and Small, Room for All
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Book Overview
From the immensity of the cosmos to the miraculous world of things too small to see, this stunning board book is a celebration of how we are all connected to the universe and to each other. For the first time in board book format, this concept book by award-winning author Jo Ellen Bogart explores the size of animate and inanimate objects and their places in the universe. She introduces children to the concept of "we" -- that humans are a big part of the world, but a small part of all of existence. In the vastness of the universe, with galaxies swirling through space, the book begins with simple words printed on the darkness. Moving closer to our world, we see the solar system, our sun at the center. Closer still, we see the huge ball of fire, the sun, and the third planet out from it -- our blue Earth. From Earth looming huge on the page, young readers view smaller and smaller things, from mountain to tree to man to child to kitten to mouse to flea to microscopic beings, amazing in their complexity.
Format:Board book
Language:English
ISBN:0143198939
ISBN13:9780143198932
Release Date:July 2017
Publisher:Tundra Books (NY)
Length:30 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 7.9" x 6.5"
Age Range:2 years and under
Grade Range:Preschool
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Pleasant book with one flaw
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
A very simple book that's quite pleasing to read aloud about how your perception of size changes depending on what you're comparing the object to. Here's a sampling: (this is from memory so it might not be exact) "Big and small, big and small, room for all, big and small. Big Sun, small earth. Big earth, small mountain. Big mountain, small tree..." And it goes down from tree, to man, to child, to kitty, to mouse, to flea. The water color illustrations are gorgeous and my son enjoys this book. Since it's so simple, he's memorized it and recites it sometimes before he goes to bed to soothe himself. The only thing that really bothers me about the book is the last sentence. "Big sky, big sky, what is bigger than the sky? The Never ending sky." UGH! Isn't that like saying "What is bigger than the moon? The Moon!" I know it's a small thing but it's enough to bump this down to four stars in my book. Otherwise the book is excellent.
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