Infinity is a monstrously difficult concept to grasp at all and even hard to explain in a way that a child can grasp so props to Campbell for even making an attempt. I appreciate that the text explores both the infinitely vast and the infinitely small. A decent choice for a child making the first forays into the realm of Big Thought.

Sarah C. Campbell, with some help from her husband Richard P. Campbell, has once again taken words and photographs to bring meaning for children to a mathematical and scientific concept in her newest book Infinity: Figuring Out Forever that goes on sale tomorrow, August 30.

Sarah begins by pointing out the challenge of defining and thinking about infinity. She illustrates the difficulty of counting large numbers with pictures of leaves on a tree and swarms of birds. Then she points out that no matter how large a number one can count or think of, there is always one more that can be added. Conversely, an object cut in half can be cut in half again, and again, and again without ever reaching zero. The book itself with its photographs will be fascinating as soon as children begin to learn about numbers. The author’s note at the end will add things for older children and adults who are reading the book aloud to add to their own quandary and understanding of infinity.

This is the fourth book that this duo has written with all of them taking an intriguing look at the world of science and math in nature through their excellent photographs and words of wondering. In case you missed the others, check your local library or independent book store for Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator (2008), Growing Patterns: Fibonacci Numbers in Nature (2010), and Mysterious Patterns: Finding Fractals in Nature.

Infinity is a book about that sometimes ominous, sometimes hopeful number. Infinity can be a scary concept, but this book helps kids look at infinity and its uses. This book tries to prove infinity is more hopeful than scary. There is always more out there is an interesting way of looking at things.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

Infinity: Figuring out Forever, is a short book to explain infinity to children. Infinity is a mind boggling concept to think about even for us adults, and this is a good little book to try to explain it to children in a way they can grasp it. The illustrations were great and drew my attention on each page. I would have liked this book to be longer as I felt it was very short. I think this would be a great STEM resource book to have in any classroom!

A perfectly reasonable fist at explaining infinity to early students of STEM subjects. The text certainly has a greatly suitable lack of complexity, and the illustrations and why they were chosen are clear too, but with all things being equal and school library funds being definitely on the finite side, I might see this struggle to justify being a stand-alone title, and not part of a greater maths volume. If it and nothing else is what's called for, this is evidently at least a four-star success.

Ironically for a book about infinity,this is a really short book. It aims to give kids an understanding of what is a boggling concept even for adults. The illustrations are clear to understand and using the image of the infinite school is an excellent way to get young children to get to grips with the idea. A good introduction,then but I find it hard to see an average parent picking it up in a bookstore, so probably a book best used in a purely educational setting.

Infinity is difficult to understand, but this book makes it much easier for kids and adults alike to understand. This would be a great book for a math classroom and library.

Thank you, Astra Publishing House, for the advance reading copy.

I find the inclusion of real pictures totally surprising and for a good reason. The reading becomes more interesting and gets explained in a more realistic manner for such nonfiction books for young readers.

However, the presentation can be a little more beginner friendly and the writing can be more easier keeping the reading age group in mind.