Ten flashing fireflies

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Lyrical, expressive, varied, and excellent for reading out loud.– School Library Journal, starred reviewCounting 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.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.A book quietly luminous as its subject.– Kirkus ReviewsElegant mathematical simplicity and careful rhyme, illustrated in keeping with its nocturnal theme and bedtime role.– NAPPA AwardsNational Parenting Publications Awards, Gold Medal, 1995Smithsonian Magazine Notable Books for Children, 1995Booklinks Salutes a Few Good Books, 1995American Bookseller Pick of the Lists