Spheres All Year / Esferas Todo El Año - Board Book

by Elizabeth Everett (Author), Anuki López (Illustrator)

Winter, spring, summer, and fall... discover the spheres that surround us all!

Kids quickly learn to recognize circles, squares, and triangles. But what about the shapes we can hold in our hands, stack, or roll across the floor? Introduce the early math concept of three-dimensional shapes with the help of charming illustrations and catchy rhymes!

From a little ball of cookie dough to the huge Earth we live on, Spheres All Year / Esferas todo el año teaches children to recognize the spherical objects that surround them in nature and in their everyday lives. This engaging, clever, informative booktakes readers on a bilingual (English/Spanish) tour of the four seasons. Rain or shine, in the summer heat or a winter snowstorm, there are always spheres to discover.

With this book as their guide, curious children will set out to see how many more spheres they can find on their own. Spheres All Year / Esferas todo el año is an inspiration for any child eager to observe and interact with the world--and the spheres--around them.

Invierno, primavera, verano y otoño... descubre las esferas que nos rodean a todos!

Los niños aprenden rápidamente a reconocer círculos, cuadrados y triángulos. Pero qué hay de las formas que podemos sostener en las manos, apilar o hacer rodar por el suelo? Introduce el concepto matemático primario de los cuerpos geométricos con la ayuda de ilustraciones divertidas y rimas pegadizas.

Desde una bolita de masa para galletas hasta la enorme Tierra en la que vivimos, Spheres All Year / Esferas todo el año enseña a los niños a reconocer los objetos esféricos que los rodean en la naturaleza y en su vida cotidiana. Este libro atractivo, ingenioso e informativo lleva a los lectores en un recorrido por las cuatro estaciones en español e inglés. Llueva o salga el sol, en el calor del verano o en una tormenta de nieve en invierno, siempre hay esferas por descubrir.

Con este libro como guía, los niños con curiosidad se lanzarán a ver cuántas esferas más pueden encontrar por su cuenta. Spheres All Year / Esferas todo el año es una fuente de inspiración para cualquier niño interesado por observar e interactuar con el mundo -y las esferas- que lo rodean.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Everett spent 16 years as a classroom teacher before venturing into writing. Inspired by her energetic youngster, Jalen, and his love for books, she took her background in education and meshed it with his childhood interests. The result was edu-tainment in the form of children's books! She currently lives in Longmont, CO with her family where they love spending time outdoors in the Western sun. She is the author of This Is the Sun and has several more titles coming soon. She can be reached at Elizabeth.Everett@ScienceNaturally.com.

Anuki López studied Fine Arts Grade at the University of Seville in Spain. She has been drawing since she can remember; a notebook and colored pencils were her favorite toys. Once she'd grown up, she studied Art and Graphic Design Art at university. In her final year, she discovered the fantastic world of children's book illustration and fell in love with it. She loves working and living her life as an illustrator, bringing children illustrations that are full of color, magic, humor, animals, respect and, of course, love. She lives in Seville, Spain. You can see more of her art on her Instagram page, @anukilopez.