When Nanda Is Born, The Whole Of Her World Is The Circle Of Her Mother S Arms But As She Grows, The World Grows Too It Expands Outward From Her Family, To Her Friends, To The City, To The Countryside And As It Expands, So Does Nanda S Wonder In The Underlying Shapes And Structures Patterning It Cogs And Wheels, Fractals In Snowflakes Eventually, Nanda S Studies Lead Her To Become An Astronaut And See The Small, Round Shape Of Earth Far Away A Geometric Meditation On Wonder, Small World Is A Modern Classic That Expresses Our Big And Small Place In The Vast Universe.
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- Hardcover
- 32 pages
- Small World
- Ishta Mercurio
- 22 June 2017 Ishta Mercurio
Genuinely my new favorite picture book The text is so lyrical, and hits just the right repetitive notes to be soothing but not annoying I love the gentle journey Nanda goes through her entire life, and the illustrations fit really perfectly I will definitely be looking for an opportunity to read th...
When Nanda is small, her world is as well, encompassed by her mother s cradling arms As she grows, so too does her world, her horizons expanding as her knowledge and experience do Growing up, going to college, eventually becoming an astronaut, she eventually sees the world as small again When viewed from space, that isA lovely book, one which explores the individual s relationship to their world, and their changing perceptions of that world as they grow, Small World pairs a poetic text from first time author Ishta Mercurio with gorgeous artwork from illustrator Amy Corace, who has also worked on such titles as Amy Krouse Rosenthal s Little Pea I appreciated the author s afterword here, which speaks of the inspiration she took from a photograph of some Indian women scientists, and I appreciated the positive message about dreaming big Recommended to anyone loo...
The story is simple and the pictures fit it perfectly, but this one just didn t grab me I think by being a picture book, the format misses its target audience Obviously, it s meant to showcase the geometry and beauty of nature and the sky It s meant to show the girl dreaming of bigger and bigger things and eventually working hard and achieving bigger and bigger things However, the picture book format puts it squarely in the hands of younger children mostly the preK and even younger crowd and the message of this book just isn t obvious enough for them to grasp This might work as a read aloud to a young elementary school gr...
I liked this book so much My only criticism which isn t a real criticism is that I wanted this to be a biography, a story that was at least based on a real person I really appreciated the author s note as well.
This story is one that you will be happy to read over and over when your child asks you to again and again Mercurio s charming, lyrical text partnered with Corace s stunning art, make this STEM themed story about Nanda and her growing world one you won t want to miss.
Very shortSo short not worth the cost of the book but cute just too short the kids just get interested and it ends.
I wanted this book to be about a real person, with back matter to point out all the small moments of curiosity about nature, math, and engineering led to a career in space travel.Even without that back matter, this wil...