Who's Got Spots? (Math Matters) - Softcover

Aber, Linda Williams

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1575650991 ISBN 13: 9781575650999

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.

When Kip tries to forecast whether chicken pox will keep him and his friends out of the Autumn Fest, he takes a survey and organizes his data using tallies and graphs!

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: Tallies and Graphs)

About this title

About the Author

Linda Williams Aber has twenty-eight years of publishing experience as an editor, writer, and packager of children’s books and series. She is the author of numerous children’s books for publishers such as Scholastic, Random House, The Putnam & Grosset Group, St. Martin’s Press, and Harcourt Brace. Gioia Fiammenghi has illustrated numerous children’s books. Her work has been included on The New York Times’ list of 100 Outstanding Children’s Books’ Illustrators. Her awards include the AIGA and her work has been cited by the Child Study Association in their list of the Best Books of the Year. Gioia lives with her husband in Monte Carlo and has three grown children.

Reviews

Grade 2-3-Three books intended to instruct and entertain reluctant math students, as well as general readers. Each one concludes with a clear explanation of what has been taught and extra problems to solve. In Spots, an outbreak of chicken pox just before the Autumn Festival at school throws Kip into action. He and the other students create charts and graphs to predict who will be well for the show and keep track of who has been sick. Beginning readers are sure to relate to the dilemma. In Trouble, Mike decides to hide stacks of dirty dishes instead of washing them. Not only do they pile up in the basement, but he must also use math to keep track of the dishes that are being used. Though the intent is clear, this story becomes cumbersome and a bit far-fetched. In Clean-Sweep, fractions fit logically into the context of summer camp. Annie writes home about her messy cabin and how she and the other campers work out a solution for cleaning it up. Dividing into halves, thirds, and finally fourths, the girls learn number skills, as well as practical lessons in cooperation and teamwork. The mathematical concept is skillfully integrated into the engaging story. Lively cartoons aptly capture the activities and the children engaged in them.
Holly T. Sneeringer, St. Mark School, Baltimore, MD
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Astra Publishing House
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1575650991
• ISBN 13: 9781575650999
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Fiammenghi Gioia
• Number of pages: 32