This wordless picture book takes the 'reader' from outerspace, looking down at the earth, down, down, down, until the farmland and the rivers and the city becomes clearer...until finally we see a little boy who has stopped on his bicycle to take a better look at a ladybug through his magnifying glass. We are magnifying down onto the child too, giving the reader an interesting perspective to think about. A very enjoyable read.

Jenkins' distinctive cut-paper collage illustrations take readers on a fascinating, wordless journey that begins with a look at the earth from outer space and ends with a close-up of a ladybug. The double-page spreads show progressively smaller aerial views of a coastline, a town, a street, and so on, until they finally zoom in on the ladybug as seen through the magnifying glass of a young girl. As with all wordless books, children can apply their own interpretation to the pictures to create a story that is uniquely theirs. The book can also be used by preschool and primary-grade teachers to introduce basic science vocabulary, and of course, it can simply be enjoyed as a work of art. ( )

Can be used with all grade levels since it is wordless. Can be used as an introduction to Google Earth. ( )

FROM PUBLISHER'S INFO:
If you were an astronaut traveling far out in space and you looked at the earth, what would you see? A small ball in the huge black universe. That's where these pictures begin. Then they move closer and closer to the earth, each view revealing new details. Until finally . . . See for yourself. In this wordless picture book with stunning cut-paper illustrations, Steve Jenkins masterfully depicts the many levels of the universe, from the farthest reaches of space to the most familiar corner of your backyard.