{"product_id":"ten-flashing-fireflies-9781558586741","title":"Ten Flashing Fireflies","description":"\u003cb\u003eA luminous counting picture book for young readers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCounting 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eLyrical, expressive, varied, and excellent for reading out loud.\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA book quietly luminous as its subject.\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Elegant mathematical simplicity and careful rhyme, illustrated in keeping with its nocturnal theme and bedtime role.\u003cbr\u003e - NAPPA Awards \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eNational Parenting Publications Awards, Gold Medal, 1995\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSmithsonian Magazine Notable Books for Children, 1995\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBooklinks Salutes a Few Good Books, 1995\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAmerican Bookseller Pick of the Lists\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilemon Sturges was an architect and the author of several books for children, including \u003ci\u003eI Love Trains!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Love Trucks!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Love Planes!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Love School!\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eI Love Bugs!\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnna Vojtech has illustrated numerous books for children, mostly folktales and stories about nature. Nature has always been a strong source of inspiration for Anna. Her pictures are full of flowers and animals, of giraffes and elephants, of little birds and chipmunks. Folktales are also about people, their nature and their spirit. Through her illustrations Anna has brought readers closer to our Native American heritage as well as the traditions of other nations.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Northsouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50601095102738,"sku":"9781558586741","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0e2e9cd3-74e1-4e3a-98eb-bdd8313644dc.jpg?v=1732220326","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ten-flashing-fireflies-9781558586741","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}