The Power of Snow by Bob Raczka and Bryony Clarkson - ADVISABLE

The Power of Snow by Bob Raczka illustrated by Bryony Clarkson. PICTURE BOOK NON-FICTION Millbrook Press, 2023. $21. 9781728450919 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

The Power of Snow is all about using math exponents. A snowstorm starts with two snowflakes (2 to the first power). With two to the second power we have four snowflakes. The exponents increase by one more on each page until we have 2 to the fourteenth power which creates a huge snowstorm. How many snowflakes is that? 

I thought that The Power of Snow is a fantastic way to get kids familiar with exponents in math. It is very visual and exciting to see the number of snowflakes double each time the exponent number increases. Raczka also uses lively rhyming words and cute animals on each page to catch a child's interest. 

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