Tiger Math: Learning To Graph From A Baby Tiger (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Cindy Bickel; Nagda, Ann W.

ISBN 10: 1417616784 ISBN 13: 9781417616787

Publisher: Turtleback, 2002

Synopsis

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Through photographs, narrative, and graphs, young readers follow T.J. as he grows from a tiny newborn into a 500 pound adult. A heartwarming story about one tiger's fight for survival that also introduces a basic math skill.

About this title

About the Author

Ann Whitehead Nagda is the author of Tiger Math: Learning to Graph from a Baby Tiger, as well as several other books about wildlife. Ms. Nadga lives in Boulder, Colorado, with her husband and her cat.

Cindy Bickel has worked at the Denver Zoo for more than thirty years. Ms. Bickel helped write Tiger Math: Learning to Graph from a Baby Tiger and Klondike and Snow: The Denver Zoo's Remarkable Story of Raising Two Polar Bear Cubs.

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-4-T.J., a Siberian tiger cub born at the Denver Zoo, is orphaned when he is only a few weeks old. The veterinary staff raises him, feeding him by hand until he is able to eat on his own and be returned to the tiger exhibit. The story is accompanied by graphs on facing pages that chart T.J.'s growth, successfully showing math in "real world" terms. The first charts show how few Siberian tigers remain in the wild and in captivity, helping to establish the importance of saving this one. The doctors need to know how much the young animal eats and how much weight he gains in order to make sure he is healthy. Easy-to-understand picture, pie or circle, bar, or line graphs, all with explanations, appear on the left; facing pages of text and clear full-color photographs are on the right. The photos and story portray T.J. as cuddly and friendly, playing hide-and-seek with his human keepers and pouncing on them for fun. However, since few children will have the opportunity to interact with a tiger cub, the safety concern is minimal. Overall, an innovative approach to teaching math.
Lucinda Snyder Whitehurst, St. Christopher's School, Richmond, VA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Turtleback
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1417616784
• ISBN 13: 9781417616787
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 32