Just How Long Can A Long String Be?!
By Keith Baker
(Arthur A. Levine Books, Hardcover, 9780545086615, 32pp.)
Publication Date: April 2009
Categories: Concepts - General
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Selected by Indie Booksellers for the Summer 2009 Kids' List“Ant is stopped short when he encounters a huge ball of string. As he starts to unravel the ball of string, he asks his friend Bird, 'Just how long can a long string be?' Wise Bird says 'it depends,' and proceeds to show Ant just how true that is. With colorful and cheerful illustrations, Baker illustrates a great lesson in taking a big problem and breaking it down to a manageable size.”
-- Trish Brown, Hooray for Books!, Alexandria, VA
Description
Top picture book author and artist Keith Baker presents a classic book about problem solving for the very young.
One day Ant encounters a great big ball of string, and can't see his way over or through it. Fortunately, when he asks his friend Bird "How long is a string?" Bird wisely shows him all the wonderful ways a string can be cut up and used, to the delight of both friends. And after a day of adventure the question doesn't seem to be a problem anymore -- a string can be as long as Ant needs it to be.
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