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Tag Archives: math
One Fox: A Counting Book Thriller
This counting picture book encapsulates the quintessential concept book and a suspenseful narrative arc exceptionally well. Mix in Kate Read‘s vivid illustrations, and One Fox becomes a stunning book that holds up to repeated readings. The ending is unexpected, and … Continue reading
Posted in Love that art, Picture books
Tagged chicken, concept book, counting, fox, math, picture book
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Growing Patterns: Fibonacci Numbers in Nature
Stunning photographs of flowers and seeds demonstrate Fibonacci numbers: “the sequence of numbers–1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21…–in which each successive number is equal to the sum of the two preceding numbers.” Growing Patterns starts off simply, explaining the concept … Continue reading
Posted in Nonfiction
Tagged design, environment, math, must-read kids' books, nature, nonfiction, picture books, science
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When Sheep Cannot Sleep: The Counting Book
I’m currently taking a graduate class on picture books, and we are repeatedly studying this book by Satoshi Kitamura, coming back to it over and over and over again for several elements of picture book design. So I thought I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Love that art, Picture books
Tagged books for the very young, country setting, fabulous illustrations, humourous, math, sheep
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A Million Dots
If today is your birthday, then it’s only 525,600 minutes until your next birthday. Your heart beats about 700,000 times a week. And if you took one second to look at each dot in Andrew Clements’ book, A Million Dots, it … Continue reading
Fun with Roman Numerals
Some kids don’t learn Roman numerals in school, and that’s a shame. Here’s the book to rectify that: Fun with Roman Numerals by David A. Adler and illustrated by Edward Miller III, who conveniently has Roman numerals after his name. … Continue reading
Zero
Zero feels empty and wants to count, like her buddies One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight and Nine. She tries to become just like them in order to improve her value, but even Zero can learn to see … Continue reading
Lines that Wiggle
Rhyming lines help listeners discover lines all around them, with clever illustrations. Traceable blue sparkly lines highlight the illustrations and the key words are in lovely cursive handwriting. If you are studying lines in art, lines in geometry or lines … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian author/illustrator, Picture books
Tagged cursive, fabulous illustrations, math, picture book
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Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There Is?
Robert E. Wells uses a conversational tone and comparisons to illustrate largeness. He starts with showing how large a blue whale is in comparison to other large animals. Then, using humourous examples, such as blue whales in jars or 100 earths … Continue reading
Posted in Books with science links, Nonfiction, Picture books
Tagged humourous, math, picture book
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The Grouchy Ladybug
Everyone needs a book in their personal library for the grouchy days. Eric Carle’s ladybug grumps through the day finding larger and larger opponents to fight. Not until the blue whale gives it a slap, does the ladybug realize it can … Continue reading
Posted in Books with science links, Love that art, Picture books
Tagged animals, days of the week, fabulous illustrations, math, picture book
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Balancing Act
Simple text, simple illustrations and a clever story make this book by Ellen Stoll Walsh a winner. It’s playtime for two mice on a homemade teeter-totter, but other animals keep joining them, either tipping them or balancing. Re-enact this story … Continue reading
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Tagged books for the very young, math, picture book
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