A Million Dots

By Sven Volker

Book Overview

A New York Times Top 10 Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2019 'A profound addition to children's book collections emphasizing the concepts of math and design'. --School Library Journal

A stunning visualization of numbers big and small.

We start with a single tree; 1. As we turn the page, we are presented with a sum doubling the number on the page before it: 1+1 = 2; 2+2 = 4; 4+4 = 8. In this way, we reach a million (actually 1,048,576) within 40 pages.

Each sum is brought to life with a simple graphic illustration in the distinctive style of Sven V lker. The dots form the back of a ladybird, the bubbles in a cup of soda and the water in a swimming pool. The final page opens up to a magnificent 8 page gatefold to accommodate the final two big numbers.

Gloriously simple in its concept and execution, this is a book that will bring mathematics alive to parents as well as children and will also make a stunning gift book.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1908714662
• ISBN13: 9781908714664
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Cicada Books
• Length: 44 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.7" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 7