Big Bug
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Board Book · Ages 1–4 · 2014

Big Bug

Written & illustrated by Henry Cole

Explore the world of scale, where big becomes little with every page turn.

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28 pages
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Journey through a world where size is an illusion. Start with a ladybug, zoom out to the vast sky, then return to a cozy scene with a napping dog. Each page reveals how perspectives shift, making the big seem small and the small seem big. Young readers will be enchanted by vibrant farm scenes and the playful exploration of scale. What will seem big or little next?

From the publisher

Size is relative, but everything is worth seeing in this concept book from the illustrator of And Tango Makes Three—now available as a Classic Board Book. Beginning with a beautiful close-up of a “big” ladybug, this adorable board book artfully depicts the concept of scale as it zooms out from the bug, to a flower, to a cow, all the way to an expansive spread of sky. Then author Henry Cole masterfully zooms back in from that sky, to a tree, to a house, to a window, all the way to the end where an adorable dog is taking a “little” nap. Young readers will love the lush illustrations of the animals, objects, and scenery of a farm, and they’ll delight in seeing how something “big” can suddenly seem “little” with every turn of a page!

At a glance
Format
Pages
28
Reading age
1–4
Audience
Board
Lexile
BR80L
Themes & topics
Books about bugs and insectsBooks about farm animalsBooks about first conceptsBooks about size and shapeBooks about size
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~1.1
F&P level
~C
Publication
Published
May 8, 2018
First published
April 15, 2014
Publisher
Little Simon
Edition
Language
English
Type
Board Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781534416901

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