More or Less a Mess (Hello Math Reader - Level 2)

Keenan, Sheila; Burns, Marilyn

ISBN 10: 0590602489 / ISBN 13: 9780590602488

Published by Scholastic, 1997

About this Item

Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item for full refund. Ships USPS Media Mail.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: More or Less a Mess (Hello Math Reader - Level 2)
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0590602489
• ISBN 13: 9780590602488
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Girouard, Patrick
• Condition: very_good

About this title

Synopsis

A humorous rhyming story follows the adventure of a girl who must clean up her room, from the pants on the dresser to the shirts on the lamp to the wet socks in the fish bowl. Original.

Reviews

Gr. 1^-2. A mother tells her daughter to clean her cluttered room, but the child doesn't know quite how to do it. First she piles up all her stuff together, then she sorts it by color, then by function, then by where it belongs. Hearing her mother climb the stairs, she desperately shoves all the piles under the covers of her suspiciously lumpy bed. Narrated by the girl, the story unfolds in rhyming verses that bounce along in a pleasant way, providing gentle humor that readers will enjoy. With clean lines and clear colors, the illustrations add to the fun. Appended to the story is a section of activities and Marilyn Burns' advice to parents and teachers on using them with children. Suggestions include retelling the story and playing several games based on sorting and patterns. It's a lot to pack into a short book, but children will enjoy the story, and the cover illustration of the girl in her messy room has definite child appeal. Carolyn Phelan