Gabi swiatkowska biography of albert

  • It tells the story of a young girl grappling with the concept of infinity who seeks out explanations from different people in her life, ranging from her school.
  • Infinity and Me is an intriguing and rather sweet book about a little girl contemplating infinity.
  • An infinitely delightful parable of the inescapable humanity we bring to even the most intellectually ambitious inquiries, told in gorgeous illustrations.

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    It must be catching or maybe a less heralded developmental milestone: My 8-year-old has been asking me about atoms for the past month. Thinking of the right answers has been harder for me than having a sex talk. Though, so far, the questions are pretty basic. My strategy has been to go wide instead of deep with some books we have at home: a lovely biography of Albert Einstein for kids titled “On a Beam of Light” bygd Jennifer Berne and illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky; another fantastic picture book, “Infinity and Me,” written bygd Kate Hosford and illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska. When words can’t give all the answers, I lean on a visual encyclopedia “The Where, the Why, and the How: 75 Artists Illustrate Wondrous Mysteries of Science,” by Matt Lamothe, Julia Rothman, and Jenny Volvovski with a forward bygd that visual genius David Macaulay.

    Next on my list: “Big Questions From Little People & Simple Answers From Great Minds” bygd Gemma Elwin Harris.

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    About the Author

    Kate Hosford is the author of several picture books, including Infinity and Me which won the New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book award and was named an ALA Notable Children's Book. She lives in Brooklyn. Gabi Swiatkowska likes looking at the moon surrounded by seemingly infinite stars from her home in France. Find more of her books and illustrations at

    Reviews

    "A stellar artistic vision of the infinite power of intergenerational love." --starred, Kirkus Reviews

    "A stellar artistic vision of the infinite power of intergenerational love." --starred, Kirkus Reviews

    -- (9/15/ AM)

    "Even for adults, this is an enormously complex idea--scientifically, mathematically, philosophically--but Hosford smoothly distills it to a manageable serving that will both engage and challenge kids. Swiatkowska's art, too, is remarkable at this elucidation, illustrating the text literally but with appropriately disorienting and surreal details that combine to whimsical, v

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    "A stellar artistic vision of the infinite power of intergenerational love." --starred, Kirkus Reviews

    -- (9/15/ AM)

    "Even for adults, this is an enormously complex idea--scientifically, mathematically, philosophically--but Hosford smoothly distills it to a manageable serving that will both engage and challenge kids. Swiatkowska's art, too, is remarkable at this elucidation, illustrating the text literally but with appropriately disorienting and surreal details that combine to whimsical, visually stunning effect." --The Horn Book Magazine

    -- (1/1/ AM)

    "Hosford's (Big Bouffant) story is as much a look into the interior life of a sensitive girl as it is a meditation on a mathematical concept--a task for which Swiatkowska's (This Baby) idiosyncratic portraits are perfectly suited." --Publishers Weekly

    -- (9/24/ AM)

    "Swiatkowska's imaginative artwork combines the free-wheeling, slightly eerie absurdity of Monty Python animations, the formality of nineteenth-century decorative patt