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Kate Hosford

Auteur de Infinity and Me

8 oeuvres 399 utilisateurs 44 critiques

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Œuvres de Kate Hosford

Infinity and Me (2012) 260 exemplaires
Big Bouffant (2011) 45 exemplaires
Mama's Belly (2018) 27 exemplaires
Big Birthday (2012) 18 exemplaires
A Songbird Dreams of Singing (2019) 10 exemplaires
You'll Always Be My Chickadee (2024) 1 exemplaire

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Sexe
female
Nationalité
USA
Lieux de résidence
Waitsfield, Vermont, USA
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Études
Vermont College of Fine Arts (MFA|Writing for Children and Young Adults)
Professions
elementary school teacher
social worker
illustrator
children's writer
poets
Agent
Victoria Wells Arms (Wells Arms Literary/HSG Agency)
Courte biographie
Kate Hosford graduated from Amherst College with a degree in English and Philosophy. Before becoming an author, she worked as an elementary school teacher, a social worker, and an illustrator. In 2011, she received her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two sons. [adapted from Website, 5/19/2022]

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A little girl named Uma wonders how many stars there are in the sky and muses:

“Maybe the number was as big as infinity. I started to feel very, very small. How could I even think about something as big as infinity?”

She asks her friends, family, and teachers how big they think infinity is.

Uma did have other concerns. It seemed like, with all that contemplation of the mysteries of the universe, no one was noticing her new red shoes. But that night, her grandma said:

“Uma, I meant to tell you this morning - those are the most beautiful shoes I have ever seen!”

And suddenly Uma understood something about infinity: “Right then I knew - my love for her was as big as infinity.”

That night, when Uma looked at the stars cuddled up with her grandma, the sky didn’t seem so huge and cold anymore: “Now it was more like a sparkly blanket, covering us both.”

The author reports that she interviewed children in kindergarten through second grade to learn what they thought about infinity, and their answers feature in this book. She found that children understood infinity is an idea as well as a number. She concludes with the thought:

“How many ways are there to imagine infinity? An infinite number. Just close the book and begin.”

Charming and whimsical illustrations (and great endpapers!) by Gabi Swiatkowska creatively illustrate the many ideas offered to Uma about the nature of infinity. Readers 5 and up will be entertained by the pictures as well as the story.

Evaluation: This story should inspire conversations about Life, the Universe, and Everything. Adults will be intrigued as well - I was reminded of the debate in the great science fiction movie “Interstellar” about love, and what a powerful force it is - an idea echoed in this story.
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nbmars | 28 autres critiques | Jul 6, 2023 |
Note: I received a digital galley of this book through NetGalley.
 
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fernandie | 2 autres critiques | Sep 15, 2022 |
A fun collection of interrelated poems about the eating habits of a circus troupe, as told by the chef.

Note: I received a digital review copy of this book through NetGalley.
 
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fernandie | 1 autre critique | Sep 15, 2022 |
I really liked this book because of the illustrations it had as well as the story within the book. It talked about infinity and this girl who was trying to understand what infinity was. She asked different people throughout her day what infinity meant to them and she wondered about it the whole day. By the end of the book, she realized that the love for her grandma was infinite and it comforted her. I would recommend this book for primary students. I think it would be good to read before talking about infinity in a classroom and is a good segue into math.… (plus d'informations)
 
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Makenzie-Thatch | 28 autres critiques | Mar 15, 2022 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
8
Membres
399
Popularité
#60,805
Évaluation
4.0
Critiques
44
ISBN
48

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