A young boy is proud of having caught a jar full of fireflies, which seems to him like owning a piece of moonlight, but as the light begins to dim he realizes he must set the insects free or they will die.
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115 of 118 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
This is a true to life story of a young boy's excitement over fireflies he catches on a warm, Summer night. The author beautifully depicts the wonder and exhilaration the boy feels as he catches hundreds of fireflies in his glass jar. As he lies awake in bed that night he watches as the fireflies moonlike glow begins to fade away. He knows he must make a decision. At the conclusion the boy awakens to the importance of life beyond himself, and it is beautiful.
106 of 110 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
I read this story to my three little children. After I did so in a kind of hushed whisper, we all looked at each other like we just discovered a magical place together. My oldest, who is 7, leaned her head back self-consciously, in a kind of surprise, to stop her tears from spilling over. There is so much youthful joy and discovery and poignancy in the story. What a beautiful book, not just in its words, but in the sepia-tone illustrations.I put it on MY wish list for Christmas!
31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
By A. Weiker
Format:Paperback
I love this book! It has a simple, beautiful message. It brings tears to my own eyes every time I read it. I use this book to teach my 7th graders to write a critique. The illustrations are excellent and add to the magic feeling the descriptive words in the story captures. I am looking forward to reading this with my daughter in a couple of years.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic Book
I love this book! I use it in reading and writing workshop. It has beautiful language. Children love this book!
Published 5 days ago by SCTiger
4.0 out of 5 stars
A wonderful book to add to my classroom collection.
I am always on the lookout for wonderful children's literature for my classroom. This is a keeper! And I recommend it.
Published 1 month ago by Lori Lurquin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful Book!
Great for kids...I use to chase fireflies when I was young. How wonderful it was to run after these special little flies and put them in a mason jar... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Janet Scott
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fireflies
This book is listed as a mentor text for many of the reading strategies such as inferring, making connections and visualizing; therefore, it definitely seemed worth purchasing for... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Sue C.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Story!
This story is such a great one that brings me back to a simpler time when kids would go outside and catch fireflies (instead of being on some type of electronics). Read more
Published 4 months ago by Tam
5.0 out of 5 stars
great Small Moment!
I am a first grade teacher and we use a particular writing "program" that teaches kids about capturing the "small moments" of their lives. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Book Fanatic
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful read-aloud!
This book is a great read-aloud. I read it to a group of kindergartners and they were mesmerized! They had a lot of questions and thoughts about this book.
Published 5 months ago by Dawn Knipmeyer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very unique, emotional story.
Beautiful story that teaches a few valuable lessons. One being that we don't have to own nature to appreciate it. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Jawasano
5.0 out of 5 stars
fireflies
Great story for adults and children of all ages. The theme is if you love something let it go. Its a summer story about catching fireflies, something everyone can relate to.
Published 10 months ago by chris
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fireflies
Beautiful book that will appeal to adults as well as children. For many of us it brings back memories of playing outside on summer nights.
Published 17 months ago by bbennett
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