Book
Leo + Lea : a Fibonacci friendship / by Monica Wesolowska ; illustrated by Kenard Pak.
Record details
- ISBN: 1338302876
- ISBN: 9781338302875
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| General Note: | The words on each page accumulate by way of the Fibonacci sequence--1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55--before descending back to 1. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 4-8. Grades K-1. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 25.99 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Fibonacci numbers > Juvenile fiction. Friendship > Juvenile fiction. Counting books. |
Available copies
- 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | CON JP Wesol | 31681020188272 | PICTURE | Checked out | 05/10/2025 |
- Baker & Taylor
Leo is totally fixated on numbers and counting everything, even the words in the story the teacher reads; Lea is the shy new girl who shares his desk, and spends all her time drawing--but one day, in the noise of the playground, an accident brings them and their obsessions together in the beginning of a friendship. - Baker & Taylor
When Leo, who loves numbers, meets Lea, a new girl who loves patterns, they form a special bond, in this beautiful friendship story that illuminates the beauty in our differences and celebrates our connections to one another. Illustrations. - Scholastic
A beautiful celebration of friendship, math, and art that honors different ways of seeing and being in the world.
"The mathematical wonder is creatively incorporated." â Kirkus Reviews
âIt all adds up to an inventive, affecting story.â â Publishers Weekly
One
boy
loves numbers.
Everywhere he looks
he sees things to count.
His classmates donât understand counting as he does.
A new girl loves patterns.
Could she be
a friend
for
Leo?
This beautiful friendship story, inspired by the Fibonacci sequence and cleverly constructed using its mathematical pattern, celebrates our differences, as well as how math connects us to one another.
Young readers will love counting the number of words per page and discovering how they echo the Fibonacci Sequence, a mathematical series in which each number is the sum of the previous two: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, and so on to infinity! Text and art are masterfully conceived and constructed to reflect Leoâs love of numbers. Even the color scheme in the striking illustrations follows a mathematical progression, bringing an underlying order and tranquility to the story. The mesmerizing symmetry of this fascinating and compulsively playable game of addition can also be found in the natural world and is an intriguing metaphor for the interconnectedness of all things.
