Let's Fly a Kite [Mathstart: Symmetry]

Murphy, Stuart J.

ISBN 10: 0060280352 / ISBN 13: 9780060280352

Published by HarperCollins Press, New York, 2000

About this Item

1st edition/1st printing. Signed by Stuart J. Murphy opposite the title page. No DJ - pictorial boards. A fun lesson in symmetry in a story about two boys building and flying a kite.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Let's Fly a Kite [Mathstart: Symmetry]
• Publisher: HarperCollins Press, New York
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060280352
• ISBN 13: 9780060280352
• Binding: Library Binding
• Illustrator: Floca, Brian
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Two squabbling siblings learn about symmetry when their babysitter helps them build and fly a kite.

Reviews

Grade 1-3-Bob and Hannah argue over everything during their day at the beach-how to decorate the kite they are going to fly, sharing the backseat of the car, who gets the last sandwich, and who sits where on the beach towel. Their resourceful baby-sitter finds a solution to each problem using the concept of symmetry. Floca's watercolor-and-ink-line cartoons enhance the story and ably depict the method used to divide everyday objects into two equal parts. Examples of nonsymmetry are shown in each situation (e.g., dividing the kite horizontally so that the bottom half is larger), thus adding to the story's conflict and encouraging a better understanding of the concept. The book would work best as a read-aloud to start or supplement a lesson on symmetry. Follow-up activities are appended. Teachers and students will appreciate this useful book.
Toni D. Moore, Simon Kenton High School, Independence, KY
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