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Round
CCBC Review:
“I love round things,” says the young child narrator of this picture book, who goes on to give examples of round things found in nature, from the obvious (oranges, seeds) to the harder-to-find (rings on a tree stump, small butterfly eggs). Some things that don’t start out round become round with time (a mushroom grows into its curves; once-jagged rocks smooth over many years). Round can be ephemeral (bubbles, ripples in a pond) or forever (the moon and stars). “I can be round, too,” the girl says, “in a circle of friends” or curled up alone. Intimate yet expansive, the simply stated observations are childlike even as they suggest a deep, visceral human response to roundness: the desire to touch, the feeling of being secure. Brief examples at story’s end touch on both science and aesthetics in discussing why so many things in nature are round. Ample curves in the flat, naïve-style illustrations (featuring bright colors with a muted, slightly retro feel) complement the quiet narrative. Highly Commended, 2018 Charlotte Zolotow Award ©2017 Cooperative Children’s Book Center
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 3-6
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Nature/Environment
Observation
Shapes (Concept)
Diversity subject:
Asian
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publish Year: 2017
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780544387614
CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 516 Sidman
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