Ten Flashing Fireflies
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Book Overview
A luminous counting picture book for young readers. Counting down from ten to one, a girl and a boy empty the night sky of fireflies as-counting up from one to ten-they fill their jar with them. But once captured, the fireflies' light flickers and fades, so in a generous good-night gesture, the children release them. Luminous pictures and a chant-aloud text combine to make this two-way counting book as joyous and magical as catching fireflies on a summer night. Lyrical, expressive, varied, and excellent for reading out loud.
-School Library Journal, starred review A book quietly luminous as its subject.
-Kirkus Reviews Elegant mathematical simplicity and careful rhyme, illustrated in keeping with its nocturnal theme and bedtime role.
- NAPPA Awards National Parenting Publications Awards, Gold Medal, 1995
Smithsonian Magazine Notable Books for Children, 1995
Booklinks Salutes a Few Good Books, 1995
American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
-School Library Journal, starred review A book quietly luminous as its subject.
-Kirkus Reviews Elegant mathematical simplicity and careful rhyme, illustrated in keeping with its nocturnal theme and bedtime role.
- NAPPA Awards National Parenting Publications Awards, Gold Medal, 1995
Smithsonian Magazine Notable Books for Children, 1995
Booklinks Salutes a Few Good Books, 1995
American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1558586741
ISBN13:9781558586741
Release Date:March 1997
Publisher:Northsouth Books
Length:32 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 8.5" x 9.5"
Age Range:4 to 8 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 3
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Summer read for preschoolers
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This dimly-lit book shows children delighting in catching that perpetual favorite summer bug - the firefly (which I insist is a lightning bug). This was on a list of summer reads for preschoolers. Thumbs up.
Great book to wind down with on a summer night
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This is a wonderful book with FABULOUS nighttime illustrations. It is recommended for 4-8, but my 22-month old loves it and loves to count along with it. She asks for it again and again and even recites bits of it! It is about 2 children catching fireflies, and you also see a host of nocturnal animals as they appear as the dusk fades to dark. At the end the children release them and count them as they fly away. Very simple poetry, but read slow (!) or you will easily become tongue tied. One note: while it is a WONDERFUL book, I really question the 4-8 age recommendation. I would rate it 2-4! It is PERFECT for the "again Mommy, again" toddler stage!
Great Summer Time Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
In this book two children catch flashing fireflies in the night. This is a counting book from one to ten. After they catch all ten, they marvel at their beauty. Then, the best part of the book is that the children let the fireflies go. The watch them leave by counting backwards from ten to one, and then none. This is a captivating book that teaches not only counting, but kindness to animals. It is a great bedtime story book, just watch out for the tongue twisters!
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