Among a Thousand Fireflies
Hardcover – Picture Book, March 8, 2016
Candlewick Press · Hardcover · March 8, 2016
How can a firefly find the one, among so many?
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- Who it’s for
- Lyrical language and evocative photographs make the search for a matching firefly light feel quietly magical.
- Themes
- Fireflies and summer night, Finding connection
- Genres
- Insects & Spiders, Poetry, Nocturnal Animals
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How can a firefly find the one, among so many? Exquisite photographs and poetic text evoke a sense of mystery and magic. On a summer evening, just as the stars blink on, a firefly lands on a flower. Lights start to flash all around her — first one, then three, seven. Hundreds. Thousands. How will she find just one flash among them? And will he see her flash in return?
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In evocative photographs and lyrical language, Rick Lieder and Helen Frost, creators of the critically acclaimed Step Gently Out and Sweep Up the Sun, offer a true story of how two fireflies come together after finding each other’s light among thousands of others.
Small Lights, Big Wonder
Lyrical language and evocative photographs make the search for a matching firefly light feel quietly magical.
Come here for
- Firefly wonder in poetic language and exquisite photographs
Expect
- A true story framed by mystery and the search for one light among thousands
Where it sits
| Poetry | 63% |
|---|---|
| Insects & Spiders | 62% |
| Nocturnal Animals | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Insects & Spiders
- Poetry
- Dating & Sex (Teens)
- Authors
- Helen Frost
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- March 8, 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Fireflies and summer night · Finding connection
- Reading lane
- Insects & Spiders