Inside All
PreSchool-Grade 3—After a quote from Einstein ("A human being is part of the whole, called by us the 'Universe'"), the poetic text begins: "Insideall/Is a universe/Energy flowing./Inside the universe/Is a galaxy/Milky and glowing." The verse spirals down eventually to a child in bed: "Inside your heart/Isall/Love overflowing." This abstract concept is put into words quite well in a rhythmic text accompanied by mainly abstract lush blue and green vistas of the universe, stars, Earth, village, etc., each with a white star shining somewhere on one of the pages. The final picture is of a child dancing high on a mountaintop underneath the stars, holding the white star in his hand. Although the author and illustrator succeed in their intentions of giving children a sense of belonging to the universe, the subject is rather esoteric and the book is not essential for all collections, though it is definitely an artistic addition.—Judith Constantinides, formerly at East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LACopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.