If You Were a Plus Sign (Math Fun) - Softcover

Speed Shaskan, Trisha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1404847855 ISBN 13: 9781404847859

Publisher: Picture Window Books, 2008

Synopsis

What could you do if you were a plus sign? You could add things together. You could add people and animals. You could add up and down or side to side. Discover even more answers in this installment of the bestselling MATH FUN series by Trisha Speed Shaskan! With creative examples, easy-to-understand text, and engaging art, these entertaining and educational picture books books are perfect for young math lovers to read aloud or read alone.

About this title

About the Author:

Trisha Speed Shaskan was born and raised in Winona, Minnesota, where she waterskied on the Mississippi River, played basketball, and skateboarded. She has written more than forty books for children and taught creative writing to children and teens. Trisha received a 2012 Minnesota State Artist’s Initiative Grant. She won the 2009 McKnight Artist Fellowship for Writers, Loft Award in Children’s Literature/Older Children. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband, Stephen Shaskan, who is a children’s book author and illustrator.

Christianne Jones is an award-winning author of books for younger children. Her picture book Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker won a 2013 Gelett Burgess Award and was a Midwest Book Award finalist, and Hello, Goodbye, and a Very Little Lie was listed as one of the 100 best children's books by popular parenting site babble.com. Christianne lives in Mankato, Minnesota, with her husband and three daughters.

Review:

Following the same format as the Word Fun series, appealing illustrations and simple passages take the reader from simple addition of 1 bear + 1 bear = 2 bears to presenting the idea of adding multiple, fun items of 8 red bracelets on one arm and 8 pink b --Teacher Librarian

Simple text and great illustrations make this book a great resource in the classroom. Showing plus telling students how to write math problems gives them a clearer picture of math. Very well done- would recommend the entire series for all elementary sch --Fort Street Elementary

About this edition

• Publisher: Picture Window Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1404847855
• ISBN 13: 9781404847859
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 24
• Illustrator: Francesca Carabelli