Is a Box a Book for Words?
by Harriet Ziefert (Author)
A STEAM-centered exploration of boxes to spark scientific inquiry in a fun and engaging way!
There are so many types and uses for boxes, it's time to think of as many as we can. In this entertaining book with rhyming text, young children are invited to explore all the different boxes we find in our lives and what they are used for. With a little investigation, boxes are found in so many shapes and have so many uses: from carrying fruit or playing hopscotch to a house for bees, or a case for a guitar. What constitutes a box? What size is it? What fits inside? What is it used for? An endless amount of discussion will result from this book, and even the titular question will get kids thinking.
A perfect book to initiate early-years scientific inquiry in a fun and inventive way and set children on the path to thinking critically, creatively, and reflectively.
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Publishers Weekly
Boxes' forms and uses inspire Ziefert's up-tempo rhymes, which celebrate the box's amorphous ubiquity in this playful conceptual picture book. Humorous descriptions ("Soup boxes/ poop boxes"--the latter as used by a cat) mingle with standard observations ("Boxes store./ Boxes pour") and slyly pointed phrases ("Plastic bins--almost forever--Scientists are way too clever!"). Adding a contemporary stylishness to the lines, Galí's illustrations combine photos with simple calligraphic sketches, featuring casually repeating figures including an electric pink bear. Categorizations eventually take on a wondering tone with questions ("If a hangar is a box for a plane, / Is a head a box for a brain?"), leading up to the titular query. It's an investigation of the cubic for readers of all ages. Ages 5-8. (Oct.)
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Kirkus
Eye-catching inspiration to encourage out-of-the-box thinking. (Picture book. 5-8)
