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Martins, Isabel Minhós

The World in a Second

56 pp. | Enchanted Lion | April, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59270-157-5 $18.95

(3) K-3 Translated by Lyn Miller-Lachmann. Illustrated by Bernardo P. Carvalho. A series of colorful, graphic double-page spreads with brief captions offers profound commentary on what can happen around the world in the matter of one second. Elegant understatement of text considers a host of possibilities, from the mundane to the suspenseful ("...Something important slips from a woman's fingers") to the ruminative, while the illustrations offer delightful, novel perspectives on events.

Reviewer: Grace Enriquez