How does 1+1 = 288? A family of rabbits soon supplies the answer!
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Hop along to Fibonacci’s Field and follow Lonely and Chalk Rabbit through a calendar year as they try to handle different seasonal challenges each month, from the freezing cold of February to the wet of April and the heat of July, all while coping with their rapidly expanding brood. This extraordinary book is packed with funny details and novelty elements including a baby rabbit record book, a rabbit newspaper and a surprise pop-up ending!
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Emily Gravett is an author-illustrator of unique talent and skill and has won both the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal and the Nestlé Children’s Book Prize Bronze Award twice: first for WOLVES (978-1-4050-5362-3) in 2005, and again for LITTLE MOUSE’S BIG BOOK OF FEARS (978-0-230-0619-4) in 2008. Emily lives in Brighton with her partner, their daughter and the two family dogs.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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The Rabbit Problem absolutely oozes quality. The format of the book as a calendar lets you live the year with the poor rabbits (it even has holes so you can hang it up), and the addition of items attached to each page brings it alive. I particularly liked the newspaper detailing the boredom in the field which, rather than just being a token couple of entries, was actually worth reading itself. I also liked the birth book for the first newborns. Attention to detail like this made it interesting to talk through the maths problem (not, of course, that this is a maths book...) with my 7 year old son, who now knows Fibonacci's theory (and now so do I!).
The graphics are very rich are full of small details which are missed the first time but are noticed on subsequent readings. It is recommended more as a book to read to a child, and to lead them through the story, rather than to leave them alone with it. I could see this is being used in a primary school class to discuss the issues the rabbits faced, in terms of food shortages (nice ration book included) and overpopulation.
I very nice book which makes me want to read much more of Emily Gravett's work.
The graphics are very rich are full of small details which are missed the first time but are noticed on subsequent readings. It is recommended more as a book to read to a child, and to lead them through the story, rather than to leave them alone with it. I could see this is being used in a primary school class to discuss the issues the rabbits faced, in terms of food shortages (nice ration book included) and overpopulation.
I very nice book which makes me want to read much more of Emily Gravett's work.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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"Join Me. Where: The Field. When? Right now! The Lonely Rabbit."
This is a great book for adults and children alike. Laid out in the form of a calender, you follow the joys and difficulties that the rabbits go though during the year. The illustrations are both detailed and funny, with more than just rabbits. For those who remember the book Masquerade, it's a similar idea, but without the irritating puzzles.
Most pages have some sort of insert, a good example being February: The Cold Rabbit Problem, which has a fully illustrated knitting pattern. I can't knit, but even I could follow the abbreviations. Knit 1, Purl 1, Have a cuppa! Sounds just like my grandma when she used to knit.
The whole of this book is an illustration of Fibonacci's rabbit problem, which is explained in Fibonacci fields only local news paper The Fibber (See July - The Bored Rabbit Problem.) Basically, each number is the sum of the two preceding numbers: i.e. the number sequence 1,1,2,3,5,8,... Just remember, this is NOT a maths book.
I had thought of giving this book to my Grandson, but it's too good to give away. He'll just have to wait until he's older and buy his own copy!
This is a great book for adults and children alike. Laid out in the form of a calender, you follow the joys and difficulties that the rabbits go though during the year. The illustrations are both detailed and funny, with more than just rabbits. For those who remember the book Masquerade, it's a similar idea, but without the irritating puzzles.
Most pages have some sort of insert, a good example being February: The Cold Rabbit Problem, which has a fully illustrated knitting pattern. I can't knit, but even I could follow the abbreviations. Knit 1, Purl 1, Have a cuppa! Sounds just like my grandma when she used to knit.
The whole of this book is an illustration of Fibonacci's rabbit problem, which is explained in Fibonacci fields only local news paper The Fibber (See July - The Bored Rabbit Problem.) Basically, each number is the sum of the two preceding numbers: i.e. the number sequence 1,1,2,3,5,8,... Just remember, this is NOT a maths book.
I had thought of giving this book to my Grandson, but it's too good to give away. He'll just have to wait until he's older and buy his own copy!
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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This lovely picture book takes the form of a calendar, with a double spread for each month of the year. There is even a hole, so if you wanted to you could put this up on a bedroom wall for a small person. It wouldn't be much practical use as a calendar though because some of the dates are obscured by the decorations on the pages. It would make a lovely decoration though.
Each month's beautifully illustrated double page spread focuses on a different problem: in January, Chalk's problem is that he is lonely, and by the end of the story, the (ever-increasing number of) inhabitants of Fibonacci's Field have faced hunger, boredom, heat, excess and much more.
There isn't a "story" here to read (ie words on the page to say aloud) but there is much to talk about with a younger child, and older children can deduce things for themselves. There are quirky additions on some of the pages (such as a rabbit knitting pattern on the "cold" month, a rabbit baby record (cute!), and a rabbit recipe book.) My 3 children aged 3, 5 and 7 all loved this and told me that I should give it top marks, which I will happily do.
This is a genuinely different, entertaining and thought and discussion provoking picture book which I would thoroughly recommend even to children (boys and girls) of an age where they are beyond most picture books. Excellent!
Each month's beautifully illustrated double page spread focuses on a different problem: in January, Chalk's problem is that he is lonely, and by the end of the story, the (ever-increasing number of) inhabitants of Fibonacci's Field have faced hunger, boredom, heat, excess and much more.
There isn't a "story" here to read (ie words on the page to say aloud) but there is much to talk about with a younger child, and older children can deduce things for themselves. There are quirky additions on some of the pages (such as a rabbit knitting pattern on the "cold" month, a rabbit baby record (cute!), and a rabbit recipe book.) My 3 children aged 3, 5 and 7 all loved this and told me that I should give it top marks, which I will happily do.
This is a genuinely different, entertaining and thought and discussion provoking picture book which I would thoroughly recommend even to children (boys and girls) of an age where they are beyond most picture books. Excellent!
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Mathematics in a picture book?
Very much a picture book for older children, but also very appealing to adults. The mathematical equation used to multiply the rabbit numbers is very astute. It's a beautiful gift.
Published 1 month ago by Elaine
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I love it
I love this book! This is a great book in a highly original calendar format for adults and children! A perfect present for everyone.
Published 1 month ago by Igor Lebedew
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Fantastic!
I love this book! Such a novel concept, loads to look at on every page; you can spend hours sharing it with children or other appreciative adults.
Published 1 month ago by Lesley Mowlem
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Hilarious
I love Emily Gravett! This book is a wonderfully engineered and sophisticated pop-up book which children love, but the humour is quite adult- so its fun to share.
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. Susan M. Brown
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A true Original
This is a book that you really have to work on to bring it alive for kids. You can't just read them a fluffy bunny story. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. Am Kean
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Feel totally conned
This is not a story book - more a calendar with rabbit pictures - total waste of time and more importantly my money
Published 9 months ago by M. McCarthy
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The Rabbit Problem
Bought by my 9 year daughter, with a birthday gift voucher. This is a beautifully illustrated book with a million things to look at on each page.
Published 20 months ago by Contented
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MAST primary maths story book Fibonacci
My class loved this, Year 5. I think the illustrations are beautiful. You could go back to the story again and find new details. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Romford Teacher
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Nothing short of brilliant!
I think some reviewers have completely missed the point of this book...
This unconventional 'book' is based on the Italian mathematician Fibonacci (1175-1250) who set... Read more
This unconventional 'book' is based on the Italian mathematician Fibonacci (1175-1250) who set... Read more
Published on 3 Nov 2010 by K. L. Wren
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Rabbitastic
This is a beautifully designed book which is a pleasure to hold. The illustrations are exquisitely detailed with lots for the eye to explore, the paper is a high quality and the... Read more
Published on 30 Oct 2010 by Steve Burrow
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