Ten Flashing Fireflies

ISBN: 1558586741

Author: Philemon Sturges

Condition: New

Lyrical, expressive, varied, and excellent for reading out loud.- School Library Journal, starred reviewCounting 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.A book quietly luminous as its subject.- Kirkus ReviewsElegant mathematical simplicity and careful rhyme, illustrated in keeping with its nocturnal theme and bedtime role.- NAPPA AwardsNational Parenting Publications Awards, Gold Medal, 1995Smithsonian Magazine Notable Books for Children, 1995Booklinks Salutes a Few Good Books, 1995American Bookseller Pick of the Lists