A MILLION DOTS

Book ID/图书代码： 03099619C00007

English Summary/英文概要： We start with a single tree; 1. As we turn the page, we are presented with a sum doubling the number on the page before it: 1+1 = 2; 2+2 = 4; 4+4 = 8. In this way, we reach a million (actually 1,048,576) within 40 pages.

Each sum is brought to life with a simple graphic illustration in the distinctive style of Sven V??lker. The dots form the back of a ladybird, the bubbles in a cup of soda and the water in a swimming pool. The final page opens up to a magnificent 8 page gatefold to accomodate the final two big numbers.

Gloriously simple in its concept and execution, this is a book that will bring mathematics alive to parents as well as children and will also make a stunning gift book.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 一百萬個點是個什麼樣的概念？

從1個點、2個點，到4個點、8個點、16個點…

每翻一頁，越來越神奇的事情發生了！

這是一本玩「數」的書，來自屢獲獎項的鬼才設計師兼插畫家Sven Völker，

沒有文字敘述，僅用簡單的圖畫，

引領孩子用視覺的方式領略數學與乘法的抽象概念，

一本充滿藝術創意與詩意的數學繪本！ (Zoe)

Awards/获奖情况：★本書榮獲The 2019 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books A Million Dots has been nominated one of the best top ten children’s books of 2019 by The New York Times.

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY REVIEW: Minimalist design meets math in this mind-boggling visualization of numbers up to more than one million. Starting with one tree―a large green circle stacked atop a small brown rectangle―then two; subsequent spreads double numbers as a page turn reveals four apples on the branch, then eight on the ground beneath their autumnal parents. From 16 on, the arboreal thread is dropped as disparate images help readers envisage the sums: a ladybug sports 16 spots, a glass of effervescent drink fizzes with 128 bubbles, and 256 freckles span a face. As the numerical figures increase in size, the dots become smaller until a single page cannot contain them: the final two numbers (the last count is 1,048,576) require large gatefolds to display enough minute, pixel-like dots, an effect as astonishing as it is efficient. Likely to be a hit among educators, Volker’s volume succeeds at engagingly merging art and counting. Ages 4–12.

YOUTH SERVICES BOOK REVIEW: There is not a story but there can be some interesting discussion associated with this book. While reading, kids can chime in on other things that might have 16 dots, or 1,024 dots or even 1,048,576 dots–could lend itself to some lively discussion. As an added bonus, the last page opens up to reveal a panoramic page that is about 4 feet long ― kids love this kind of thing!

LINDA’S BOOK BAG REVIEW:My goodness, what a clever book. A Million Dots is a perfect book to support both literacy and numeracy as well as create a sense of wonder. Doubling a number is the focus, but as the numbers grow the illustrations alongside them are perfectly presented to include the appropriate number of dots. I loved the way the numbers are represented visually through the images, numerically through the numbers and linguistically through the words so that A Million Dots helps make concrete what can be a very abstract concept in learning. I actually gasped aloud with a smile at the end of the book when I found ‘one million. forty-eight thousand, five hundred and seventy six’ dots over a pull out page. For such a simple concept, A Million Dots is beautifully and effectively presented and although this is a book for children, I think it would be a lovely gift to any adult interested in numbers too.

PARENTS IN TOUCH REVIEW: This is one for everyone who has wondered at the sheer enormity of numbers - and they will be even more in awe by the time they’ve finished!

PAUL ET PAULA REVIEW: ’A new book favourite in our house and oh so cute. And oh so wonderfully illustrated… and it includes some maths too!’

About the Author/作者介绍： Sven Völker

居於柏林的得獎設計師與插畫家。他曾為鈴木、大眾汽車和寶馬做過廣告和企業形象設計。他的大型藝術裝置作品已在挪威、布拉格和瑞士的巴塞爾和伯爾尼展出。

Sven V??lker is a Berlin-based, award-winning graphic designer and illustrator. He has designed identities and campaigns for Suzuki, Volkswagen and BMW. His large scale installations have been exhibited in Norway, Prague, Basel and Bern. He is the author of Go Faster (Gestalten, 2010) and There’s a Little Black Spot on the Sun Today (Nord/Sud, 2015).

Format:全彩四色

Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE

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