"The bears are back in this sequel to the popular TEDDY BEAR COUNTING. This time they take math to the next level, exploring graphing, estimation, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and ordinal numbers. Playful rhymes and hands-on interaction make this book perfect for use with bear counters and other classroom manipulatives."
The colorful, chunky bears that first appeared in Teddy Bear Counting introduce more advanced concepts like estimation, graphing, division, and multiplication in this squat book. McGrath uses rhyming verse to guide readers; on a spread containing a graph with the glinting bears divided by color, she advises: "Write down the total/ you see in each row./ Let's see if your guess/ was too high or too low." Nihoff incorporates digital hands that point to and reach for the bears, emphasizing their resemblance to counting manipulatives. Though the bears feel surprisingly animated (especially when they open their arms and tumble in air), the book will be most effective when used with the bears' plastic counterparts (not included). Ages 5-8. (July) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
PreS-Gr 3-Similar in style to McGrath's Teddy Bear Counting (Charlesbridge, 2010), this picture book uses a rainbow of bears to explore sorting, graphing, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, and ordinal numbers. Despite the rhyming text and bright illustrations hand drawn digitally in Adobe Photoshop, readers may get more out of Stuart J. Murphy's "MathStart" series (HarperCollins) or Greg Tang's math riddle books (Scholastic), where one concept is introduced as the topic for the book rather than several at once. This book would make a great preview to using bear counters as math tools and is best suited for early-learning classrooms where children have access to these manipulatives.-Melissa Smith, Royal Oak Public Library, MI (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
The colorful, chunky bears that first appeared in Teddy Bear
Counting introduce more advanced concepts like estimation,
graphing, division, and multiplication in this squat book. McGrath
uses rhyming verse to guide readers; on a spread containing a graph
with the glinting beards divided by color, she advises: Write down
the total/you see in each row./Let's see if your guess/was too high
or too low. Nihoff incorporates digital hands that point to and
reach for the bears, emphasizing their resemblance to counting
manipulatives. Though the beards feel surprisingly animated
(especially when they open their arms and tumble in air), the book
will be most effective when used with the bears' plastic
counterparts (not included).
--Publishers Weekly
Similar in style to McGrath's Teddy Bear Counting, this
picture book uses a rainbow of bears to explore sorting, graphing,
addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, and ordinal
numbers. Despite the rhyming text and bright illustrations hand
drawn digitally in Adobe Photoshop, readers may get more out of
Stuart J. Murphy's MathStart series (HarperCollins) or Greg Tang's
math riddle books (Scholastic), where one concept is introduced as
the topic for the book rather than several at once. This book would
ake a great preview to using bear counters as math tools and is
best suited for early-learning classrooms where children have
access to these manipulatives.
--School Library Journal Teddy Bear Math is a colorful book
for children ages 5-8 that uses teddy bear counters to illustrate
estimation, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Graphing, comparing, and ordinal numbers are also included. The
book could be used by teachers when working with teddy bear
counters or other manipulatives. Each concept would need multiple
representations to be sure children are understanding it. The
excellent illustrations by Tim Nihoff and the rhyming prose make it
a good read-aloud book, especially if the reader allows time for
interaction from the children who are listening. The design of the
book might lead one to assume that it is appropriate for a younger
audience. However, the speed and depth with which the mathematics
is presented makes the book most appropriate for the indicated age
level. Younger children might appreciate Teddy Bear Counting
by the same author and illustrator.
--Teaching Children Mathematics
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