Perfect Square

$15.99

Hardcover
Author: Michael Hall
Illustrator: Michael Hall
Publisher: Greenwillow
Publish Date: March 2011
Language: English
Reading Level: 2.2
EAN: 9780061915130

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Overview

“A book that begs for reams of colored paper, rooms full of imaginative hands, and a whole lot of clapping and giggling.”–Washington Post

Michael Hall, the New York Times bestselling author of My Heart Is Like a Zoo and Red: A Crayon’s Story, inspires creativity and resilience in this strikingly illustrated picture book starring a brightly colored square. Perfect Square is the perfect choice for teaching kids to think outside the box! Young readers will learn days of the week and colors of the rainbow, as well as emotional resilience.

In brilliant, innovative collage artwork, Michael Hall illustrates how a happy square transforms itself after facing one challenge after another. Cut into pieces and poked full of holes? Time to become a burbling fountain! Torn into scraps? Grow into a garden! Day after day, the square reinvents itself, from simple and perfect to complex and perfect . . . and always happy.

“A near perfect concept book . . . a book to revisit often, and with delight.”–The Horn Book

“Pages are lusciously intense as we watch versatility trump geometry”–The Chicago Tribune

Details

Pages: 40
Dimensions: 10.2 x 10.3 x 0.5 in
Lexile Score: 470
Interest Level: Lower Grade (LG)
Point Value: 0.5
ISBN: 0061915130

Awards

2014 Monarch Award - Nominee (Grades K-3)
2013 Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee (Picture Storybook)
2013 North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee (Picture Book)
2013 Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee (Primary)
2012 Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee (Picture Book)
2012 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended (Up to Seven)
2012 Ladybug Picture Book Award - Nominee (Children's Picture)
2012 Texas 2x2 Reading List - Recommended (Children's)