A STEAM-centered exploration of boxes to spark scientific inquiry in a fun and engaging way!
There are so many types and uses for boxes, it’s time to think of as many as we can. In this entertaining book with rhyming text, young children are invited to explore all the different boxes we find in our lives and what they are used for. With a little investigation, boxes are found in so many shapes and have so many uses: from carrying fruit or playing hopscotch, to a house for bees, or a case for a guitar. What constitutes a box? What size is it? What fits inside? What is it used for? Endless amount of discussion will result from this book, and even the titular question will get kids thinking. A perfect book to initiate early-years scientific inquiry in a fun and inventive way and set children on the path to thinking critically, creatively, and reflectively.
Praise
An intriguing title sparks a host of connections and associations .. . Ziefert’s book evokes Mary Ann Hoberman and Betty Fraser’s classic A House Is a House for Me. Halfway through, the text switches from assertions to interrogatives (the preferred sentence form for many Ziefert books). . . the author offers plenty of food for thought; young dreamers will have plenty to mull. The inventive book art combines photo elements with neon color and a lively black linework that changes in thickness for pleasing variety. A bright pink bear with an elongated snout and tiny toes appears in several illustrations; the few human figures are amusingly cartoonish and vary in skin tone. Eye-catching inspiration to encourage out-of-the-box thinking.(Picture book. 5-8)
—Kirkus Reviews
"Boxes’ forms and uses inspire Ziefert’s up-tempo rhymes, which celebrate the box’s amorphous ubiquity in this playful conceptual picture book. Humorous descriptions mingle with standard observations and slyly pointed phrases adding a contemporary stylishness to the lines, Galí’s illustrations combine photos with simple calligraphic sketches, featuring casually repeating figures including an electric pink bear. Categorizations eventually take on a wondering tone leading up to the titular query. It’s an investigation of the cubic for readers of all ages."–Publishers Weekly
—Publishers Weekly
