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Numeralia

Jorge Lujn author Susan Ouriou translator Isol illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada

Published:13th Mar '14

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Numeralia cover

From the first page of this unusual and original collaboration between Jorge Luján and Isol, readers will realize that this is not just another counting book. Whether they are discovering that three is for bedtime kisses, or that five is for secret creatures hiding in a glove, children will delight in the poetic and sometimes surreal text. The illustrations by Isol, winner of the 2012 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, depict a world at once familiar and strange, a place where the three musketeers can suddenly become six, and the ugly duckling is not so ugly after all.

This is a book that presents children with the opportunity to go beyond simply learning to count from zero to ten. The book will encourage very young children (and older ones as well) to create their own meanings and make their own connections between the text and the art.

Luján reinvents numbers through a fanciful lens. . . . clever [and] child-friendly. * School Library Journal *
It's an unexpected way of looking at written characters, but one that will make intuitive sense to children. * Publishers Weekly *
Numeralia is the melding of artistic endeavor and creativity, conveying staid concepts with the right blend of quirkiness and originality. * CM Magazine *

  • Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Up to Seven) 2015

ISBN: 9781554984442

Dimensions: 285mm x 228mm x 8mm

Weight: 411g

32 pages