Ten Magic Butterflies (McKellar Math) - Hardcover

McKellar, Danica

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1101933852 ISBN 13: 9781101933855

Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers, 2019

Synopsis

Fairies, butterflies, and magic help to make this math-focused board book from Danica McKellar, the New York Times bestselling author of Goodnight, Numbers and star of The Wonder Years, positively enchanting!

Join ten flower friends for a night of excitement that mixes a little math with a lot of magic. As each flower turns into a butterfly, children will discover different ways to group numbers to create ten, an essential building block of math, all while watching each flower's dream come true. (And keep an eye out for the adorable caterpillar who wishes he could fly, too!)

In this, the second book in the McKellar Math line, actress, math whiz, and New York Times bestselling author Danica McKellar once again sneaks in secret addition and subtraction concepts to help make your child smarter and uses her proven math success to show children that loving numbers is as easy as a wave of a wand and a BING BANG BOO!

"[Danica McKellar's] bringing her love of numbers to children everywhere." --Brightly on Goodnight, Numbers

"Danica McKellar is now on a mission to make math fun for even the youngest of kids." --L.A. Parent Magazine

Don't Miss Even More Math Fun in Bathtime Mathtime!

About this title

About the Author

Danica McKellar is the New York Times bestselling author of groundbreaking math books, including the picture books Goodnight, Numbers and the middle school hit Kiss My Math, and is a summa cum laude graduate of UCLA with a degree in mathematics. She is also well known for her acting roles on The Wonder Years, The West Wing, and multiple Hallmark Channel movies, and as a quarterfinalist on Dancing with the Stars. She lives with her family in Los Angeles. Find her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (and more) at @danicamckellar, and visit McKellarMath.com.

Jennifer Bricking is a concept artist for animation and video games. When she isn't drawing, she likes to travel, take photos, and skateboard. She lives in Denver, Colorado. Ten Magic Butterflies is her first book. You can follow her on Facebook and Instagram, or on her website at jbricking.com.

Review

Praise for Danica McKellar's Goodnight, Numbers:
A New York Times bestseller!

"The joys of counting with pretty art and homage to Goodnight Moon." --Kirkus Reviews

"McKellar brings her enthusiasm for mathematics to a younger crowd in this gentle and well-executed counting book." --Publishers Weekly

"A similarly simple, quiet feel as Margaret Wise Brown's iconic Goodnight Moon...there is a lot to count on." -Booklist

About this edition

• Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1101933852
• ISBN 13: 9781101933855
• Binding: Board book
• Number of pages: 38
• Illustrator: Bricking Jen