Ten Flashing Fireflies

Two young siblings collect ten flashing fireflies in a jar one summer night in this rhyming counting book from author Philemon Sturges and illustrator Anna Vojtech. One by one they capture the little creatures, entranced by their light. But when those lights grow dim in captivity, the children release the fireflies, who flit away into the dark night...

One of a number of picture books I requested from the library recently, after being entranced by the sight of fireflies lightning up in my back yard one evening, Ten Flashing Fireflies pairs an engaging text in rhyme with lovely, dark-toned illustrations that capture the beauty of the night, and the wonder of these twinkling creatures. I really appreciated the fact that the children are show more moved to free the fireflies, when they realize they are slowly killing them, and think that this would make a lovely bedtime book during the summer. show less

Luminous pictures and a buoyant, chant-aloud text, from 1 to 10 and 10 to 1, combine to make this two-way counting book as joyous and magical as catching fireflies on a summer night.

This book was an excellent way to introduce an addition activity. The storyline is very interactive and allows for several engaging questions. The story also talks about summertime and what fireflies do. It is your goal to get all ten in the jar. When you do, you let them go.

This book is about catching fireflies in a jar. As the child is catching then she is counting them and at the end of the story she lets them all go free. I like this story because it teaches children how to count in a real way that is possible in real life, and is something safe and fun to do. Who doesn't like to go out and catch fireflies. I would use this in my classroom because my children could go home and do that. I think that this book would be good for the grades (4-K - second grade). I think that the theme for this book would be catching fireflies.

The illustrations in this book are fantastic. This is a great counting book. The fireflies are so bright and glowing!

Cute book about counting fireflies and placing them in a mason jar.
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