![]() alphabet concept seems sophisticated for young picture book readers, but teachers and librarians might find useful opportunities for discussion or by pairing this with other alphabet books. The jacket flap invites readers "to "see this book come to life through the augmented reality app." Readers/viewers able to manipulate those machines on screen and help those little people crank out letters are likely to enjoy the lesson of recognizing and naming them. The varied layouts can be a bit confusing and the tone rather static, but there are comic moments and a provocative premise about the value of letters and words. Then…artful…" As the falling bits shape into letters of the alphabet, they also take on color, and soon the world has pizza, jellybeans, and names for people. As they struggle with the machinery lines, ad shapes tumble out. This is a world where "there weren't any books or colors or jellybeans or pizza." But the friends want MORE, and in wordless spreads, they get to work, marching down long stairs among giant cogs and gears. With book plate signed by both Joyce and Ellis. Based on the award-winning app, this is William Joyce and Moonbots Metropolis-inspired homage to everyone who knows there is more to life than shades of. One day, they decide they want something different from their orderly, black-and-white world. Friends 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 live in a world where there is no alphabet - only numbers. ![]() And everything added up…So life was sort of…numberly." Long, tidy rows of the little inhabitants, whose head antennae gives them an extraterrestrial appearance, include five friends who are unhappy with the sameness. : NUMBERLYS: A Joyce-ian world of numbers without letters until. William Joyce All cast & crew See more cast details at IMDbPro Storyline The Numberlys is an epic homage to Fritz Lang's Metropolis, but for kids. They had nice shapes and kept things in order. ![]() ![]() The spare text and many wordless pages tell of a time when there were only numbers and no alphabet: "Everyone liked numbers. Thank you for signing up, fellow book lover Watch your inbox for the Adult Bookseller Newsletter. Its buildings appear especially tall as the pages here often rotate the layout-readers must move the book a quarter turn so that the left-hand side tops a view spilling down the double page. Also, I love, love, love color, so I really like when the book’s illustrations change from sepia to full color.Ī quirky book, The Numberlys is a perfect read-aloud for elementary school kids.K-Gr 3-In this large, mostly vertical picture book, the numberlys are tiny folks living in a black-and-white futuristic metropolis. I think it’s cool that Joyce and Ellis have readers play around with what it means to ‘read’ a text in a book centered around the power of letters and words. I like the nontraditional, interactive page lay-out (you have to almost flip the book to read the words) and how some of the pages are wordless. Because of a commitment to change, these friends give meaning to their world by introducing words. So five friends decide to shake things up a bit and end up producing letters, the alphabet, and, eventually, cool words like jellybeans and pizza. And everything added up …” But this numberly world does not allow enough expression. They had nice shapes and kept things orderly. Morris Lessmore comes an alphabet tale extraordinaire Once upon a time there was no. Readers are introduced to a wordless world, which works for a while: “Everyone liked numbers. From the team who brought you The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (view the animated short film version here), so I was excited to see what he was up to this time. Morris Lessmore comes an alphabet tale extraordinaire Once upon a time there was no alphabet, only numbers Life was fine. I absolutely loved William Joyce’s book The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. The Numberlys by William Joyce (Goodreads Author), Christina Ellis (Illustrator) 3.93 Rating details 1,053 ratings 207 reviews From the team who brought you The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. William Joyce and Christina Ellis’s (2014) The Numberlys ( Moonbot Books) is a strangely enticing read.
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