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Have you ever wondered what happens around the world in each and every second of the day? How many text messages are sent? How much ice cream is eaten? How many plastic bottles are recycled? This striking portrait of our world in numbers makes statistics fun and accessible to kids! Every Second offers a unique introduction to numbers and statistics, perfect for kids in kindergarten and at elementary school. Full of fascinating and fun facts, and clear, colorful infographic illustrations, this book will help develop math skills and an understanding of our world. This book also provides the perfect launch-pad for thought and discussion about a wide range of issues, including the environment. For example, juxtaposing statistics show that although 15,000 plastic bottles are produced every second, only 1,600 are recycled. With remarkable facts, lush illustrations, and memorable infographics, Every Second reveals the incredible things that happen each and every second in our world!

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What goes on around the world in every tick of the clock? In this graphically stylish exploration of what might happen in a second, Gibert goes for hard numbers. The author pores over nearly three dozen recently published official statistical reports (all listed in the backmatter) and does some math. Most telling are the juxtapositions: $860 invested in humanitarian aid opposite $57,700 in arms sales; 20,000 plastic bottles produced versus 1,600 recycled; 485 trees cut down but just 158 replanted. Where relevant, each number is presented in both English and metric measures and each is paired to a full-page or larger illustration done in a serigraphic style, mostly featuring relevant shapes or silhouettes. - Kirkus Reviews Those who enjoy books such as If You Hopped Like a Frog, or How Much is a Million may find this book interesting. Also, teachers may find it useful as a model text to have students create their own infographics - Youth Services Book Review Gr 1-5. What happens in one second? More than one would think. The facts initially seem random, but they follow a loose pattern. For example, following a series of facts related to human dietary habits, readers learn the volume of human excrement and household waste produced each second (20,300 and 23,300 pounds, respectively) and the relatively paltry amount of recycling and replanting that humans do.VERDICT: This book will amuse and enlighten young or casual readers; more thoughtful readers will appreciate its global perspective and many ideas to ponder. - School Library Journal

A book of incredible facts from our fast-moving world. - Time for Kids What goes on around the world in every tick of the clock? In this graphically stylish exploration of what might happen in a second, Gibert goes for hard numbers. The author pores over nearly three dozen recently published official statistical reports (all listed in the backmatter) and does some math. Most telling are the juxtapositions: $860 invested in humanitarian aid opposite $57,700 in arms sales; 20,000 plastic bottles produced versus 1,600 recycled; 485 trees cut down but just 158 replanted. Where relevant, each number is presented in both English and metric measures and each is paired to a full-page or larger illustration done in a serigraphic style, mostly featuring relevant shapes or silhouettes. - Kirkus Reviews Those who enjoy books such as If You Hopped Like a Frog, or How Much is a Million? may find this book interesting. Also, teachers may find it useful as a model text to have students create their own infographics - Youth Services Book Review This book will amuse and enlighten young or casual readers; more thoughtful readers will appreciate its global perspective and many ideas to ponder. - School Library Journal Colorful, bold graphic illustrations punctuate the statistics cited with sources noted at the end. The eye-popping numbers and images are sure to ignite wonder if not curiosity. - Reading Rockets

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Bruno Gibert has published more than twenty inventive works as both an author and an illustrator including an alternative dictionary of 500 random words (Le Petit Gibert illustré, Albin Michel) and a children's guide to conducting an orchestra (Maestro, à vous de jouer!, Actes Sud Junior). He lives and works in Paris, France.

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