Hosford, Kate Infinity and Me. PICTURE BOOK. Carolrhoda
Books, 2012. $16.95. Content: G.
Uma is a
little girl trying to fathom the concept of infinity. She asks the many people in her life for their opinion on
how they imagine what infinity means.
Uma starts to try to combine the idea of infinity with the notion of
forever. She listens to all of the
examples and begins to construct her own impression of infinity.
This is a unique subject for a book and
would be a good tool for elementary teachers when they are introducing infinity
as a mathematical concept. I liked the idea of the book and the illustrations
were very unique and special, but I don’t think the idea was executed as well
as it could have been. The topic
of infinity can be a little confusing itself, but the story jumped around a
bit, which made it even more difficult to follow. There were some details that could have been left out.
EL (K-3)-OPTIONAL.
Reviewed by: Shay, Library Media Specialist
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