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Higher! Higher! (2009)

by Leslie Patricelli(Favorite Author)

3.82 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0763632414 (ISBN13: 9780763632410)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Candlewick Press

review 1: Great book! It is so simple and easy to read! A wonderful way for children to learn a new word and an ever better way to get them to understand what the word means. I love the illustrations and how they play to the meaning of the word, "higher." What I like even better is how it sort of resets itself at the end. Not sure what I mean? Read it. This is the kind of book that you could read over and over again, easily. The sky is the limit. Literally!
review 2: The exhilaration of soaring beyond the blue sky is captured with succinct eloquence in Leslie Patricelli;s picture book Higher! Higher! The sparse repetitive text and bright crayon-like illustrations feature a little girl who gleefully asks to go higher as she swings. The illustrations showcase her imagined... more sense of achieving greater and greater height until she reaches space and discovers she is not the only one who enjoys the freedom a swing provides. A fun read that appears deceptively easy, yet offers a deeper understanding of the power of imagination.What makes this book work so well is how unpretentious it is. It is in fact based on the real-life experience of Patricelli’s own child wanting to go “higher, higher” while swinging. The vibrant acrylic colors reflect the childlike delight of almost defying gravity experienced while swinging. The repeated text could either be seen as annoying or genius. The simple text allows readers to feel the rush of seemingly moving beyond the sky until the delightful surprise ending. A satisfying quick read for both beginning readers and adults. less

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