Lights Out! (Math Matters) - Softcover

Penner, Lucille Recht

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1575650924 ISBN 13: 9781575650920

Publisher: Astra Publishing House, 2000

Synopsis

Discover Math Matters! With over 15 million books sold worldwide, this award-winning series of easy-to-read books will help young readers ages 5–8 approach math with enthusiasm. Great for fans of MathStart or Step into Reading Math.

Max has problems when he loses his beloved digital watch. He can't tell time on the analog watch that replaces it. What should he do?
 
With engaging stories that connect math to kids’ everyday lives, each book in the Teachers’ Choice Award–winning Math Matters series focuses on a single concept and reinforces math vocabulary and skills. Bonus activities in the back of each book feature math and reading comprehension questions, and even more free activities online add to the fun! (Math topic: Subtraction)

About this title

About the Author

Lucille Recht Penner was born in New York City and is an alumna of Barnard College. She has written 35 books for children on subjects ranging from dinosaurs to Native American food. Many of her books have been book club selections and two were Boston Globe Honor Books. Mrs. Penner lives in Tucson, Arizona and Portland, Oregon. Jerry Smath illustrated his first children’s book in 1954 and hasn’t stopped. He has illustrated over 100 books for other authors, and has written and illustrated 30 of his own titles. Two of those, But No Elephants and The Housekeeper’s Dog (Parents Press), were Children’s Choice Award winners. Jerry and his wife live in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, with a dog named Molly.

From the Back Cover

MATH MATTERS¨helps children make the connection between the math they are learning in school and their everyday world. Each story: ¥focuses on a single math concept ¥shows how kids use math in all sorts of real-life situations ¥sparks interest in math and makes math more meaningful ¥supports and extends math and reading skills ¥can be enjoyed by independent readers and read aloud to younger children

"The Math Matters ¨stories do a very good job of building math confidence. Children connect the math concepts they are learning in school to real-world situations, making math more accessible and their own experience with it more successful." -Linda Dacey, Professsor of Mathematics and Education, Lesley College, Cambridge, MA

"The Math Matters ¨stories are good stories! While directly connecting math to the child's everyday world, they do so in a way that will make sense to children. The math vocabulary is appropriate." -Dr. Juanita Copley, Associate Professor, College of Education, University of Houston, TX

Reviews

Grade 1-3-These easy-readers have good stories and are true to their purpose. In Lulu's Lemonade, Mattie and Martin decide to make lemonade for Mattie's little sister. They make half a gallon, then figure out how to fill up the rest of the gallon pitcher. Their recipe, which includes orange juice, lime juice, lemon-lime soda, vanilla, fresh mint, and ice, is included. Readers are invited to grab some measuring containers and do their own practicing with teaspoons, tablespoons, cups, pints, and gallons. Large, full-color art shows the children happily engaged in their creative activities. In Lights Out!, a little girl notices that lights stay on in the apartment building across the street long after her bedtime. One night her parents let her stay up late and try to be the last person with a light on. She starts with a total of 32 lights on and subtracts them as each occupant of the apartment building goes to bed. The fun comes from the varied activities she observes-twin boys pillow fighting, a clown teaching a dog tricks, ballet dancing, cooking, reading, etc. Children can enjoy the story, do the subtraction with the protagonist as the lights go out, count items in the pictures, or do other related activities that are listed in the back of the book. Smath's exuberant cartoon drawings add a great deal of humor to the story. These books would be useful both at home and at school. The stories hold interest and the activities do not require advance preparation or fancy materials.
Lucinda Snyder Whitehurst, St. Christopher's School, Richmond, VA
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Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

I write 30 minus 4 in my notebook. This is easy. I count back to get the answer. There are 26 lights to go! I look at my clock. It says 9 o'clock. I've already stayed up one hour longer than I usually do. And I'm not a bit sleepy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Astra Publishing House
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1575650924
• ISBN 13: 9781575650920
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Smath Jerry
• Number of pages: 32