Un minuto

"Sometimes, one minute is short," shares a small girl as she joyously rides a carousel. And then, as she braves a dentist's prodding, "Sometimes, one minute is long." As illustrated by this quietly resonant picture book debut, a minute can be short, long, important, uneventful, and so much more depe Leggi tutto

libro breve che mi ha spaccato la testa perchè ha letteralmente parlato di ciò che ho continuamente in testa: il tempo. il tempo mi affascina e spaventa allo stesso tempo, è assurdo, inusuale, ha senso ma non ne ha.. e lo scandire del tempo penso serva all'uomo per non impazzire. effettivamente un m Leggi tutto

This story gives multiple examples of what can happen in a minute. Sometimes a minute is long, and other times a minute can be short. One minute is sixty seconds, and a multitude of things can happen, or maybe not.

I wasn't a huge fan of the illustration style, but this book did communicate that a lot can happen in a minute, or nothing can happen at all. Several have commented on a problematic scene in which the young girl runs into traffic to rescue her dog, who is very nearly hit. Instead of making this a "h Leggi tutto

This is a fiction picturebook geared towards children ages 3-6. In one minute, so many things can happen. This is a story about all the things that can happen in 60 seconds. What I like about this book, is that it covers positive happenings, negative happenings, scary happenings and even when nothin Leggi tutto

Eigenlijk vind ik het best een boek om een rekenles mee te starten. In groep 3, 4 en/of 5. Ook in groep 1-2 is dit boek aan te bieden. Wat kunnen de leerlingen allemaal in 1 minuut? Ik stel me voor dat er verschillende onderzoekjes worden gedaan.

This is a brilliant concept book about what a minute is. It gives the technical définition (a minute is 60 seconds), and examples of what can happen in one minute. Art pairs perfectly with the text.