{"product_id":"leo-lea-hardcover","title":"Leo + Lea - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMonica Wesolowska\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKenard Pak\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful celebration of friendship, math, and art that honors different ways of seeing and being in the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The mathematical wonder is creatively incorporated.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It all adds up to an inventive, affecting story.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eboy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eloves numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverywhere he looks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehe sees things to count.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis classmates don't understand counting as he does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new girl loves patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCould she be\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea friend\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeo?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful friendship story, inspired by the Fibonacci sequence and cleverly constructed using its mathematical pattern, celebrates our differences, as well as how math connects us to one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung readers will love counting the number of words per page and discovering how they echo the Fibonacci Sequence, a mathematical series in which each number is the sum of the previous two: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, and so on to infinity! Text and art are masterfully conceived and constructed to reflect Leo's love of numbers. Even the color scheme in the striking illustrations follows a mathematical progression, bringing an underlying order and tranquility to the story. The mesmerizing symmetry of this fascinating and compulsively playable game of addition can also be found in the natural world and is an intriguing metaphor for the interconnectedness of all things.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonica Wesolowska was inspired by a math-loving child to base the words of this story on a math pattern. Counting as she wrote, she followed the Fibonacci sequence into a story of friendship and learned how math connects us all. She is the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eHolding Silvan: A Brief Life\u003c\/i\u003e, named a Best Book of 2013 by \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. Her essays and short stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Mama\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Carolina Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBest New American Voices\u003c\/i\u003e. She's a graduate of Reed College and teaches Creative Writing at the University of California Extension. Monica lives with her family in Berkeley, California. You can learn more about her work at monicawesolowska.com. \u003cbr\u003e Kenard Pak used colors and shapes based on the Fibonacci sequence to create a visual story of a budding friendship that opens with a simple, airy room and blossoms into a full, lush landscape. He is the author and illustrator of \u003ci\u003eGoodbye Summer, Hello Autumn, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGoodbye Autumn, Hello Winter\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2018 SCBWI Golden Kite Award for Illustration. He is also the illustrator of several picture books including \u003ci\u003eTen Ways to Hear Snow\u003c\/i\u003e by Cathy Camper, \u003ci\u003eHave You Heard the Nesting Bird?\u003c\/i\u003e by Rita Gray, and \u003ci\u003eThe Fog\u003c\/i\u003e by Kyo Maclear, which was a \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, their young daughter, and three cats. You can learn more about his work at pandagun.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 11.26 x 9.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767642980640,"sku":"9781338302875","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/059fd1a151581592ae03e0407274e0dc.webp?v=1780314167","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/leo-lea-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}