Now What? A Math Tale by Robie H.
Harris, illustrated by Chris Chatterton. PICTURE BOOK. Candlewick Press. $16. 9780763678289
BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL
(K-3)- ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Now What? A Math Tale brings us a very creative way to teach children about basic shapes using wooden blocks. Puppy loves to build and loves to snooze. He wants to build a bed for snoozing. He is faced with blocks of different sizes and shapes. As he attempts to build his bed he investigates and describes each block to determine whether or not the block fits in his design. When his bed is not wide enough and he had no more rectangular or square blocks left he realizes if he arranges two triangle blocks in just the right way he can make a new rectangle block! With real photos mixed with colorful illustrations against a white background the pages are stunning and inviting!
We enjoyed the creativity Now What? A Math Tale brings to light. Using an adorable puppy to do the teaching the reader learns simple shapes in an easy and fun way. Puppy builds, measures, counts, questions, compares, estimates, experiments, predicts and solves problems using a bagful of wooden blocks. Author's note at the end of the book: "Blocks allow children of all ages to wonder, explore, play, think, create and even fail, and finally to feel the pride of success, all while discovering endless math and science concepts." Now What? A Math Tale is a great addition to any classroom or home learning environment!
Reviewer: SL
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