Each Orange Had 8 Slices

Informationen zum Autor Paul Giganti, Jr., teaches mathematics to teachers at the University of California at Berkeley. He is himself a graduate of UC Berkeley, with a degree in mathematics, and he taught in the public schools for fifteen years. He lives with his family in Albany, California. Donald Crews is the renowned creator of many celebrated children's books, including the Caldecott Honor Books Freight Train and Truck . He and his wife, Ann Jonas, live in New York's Hudson River Valley. Klappentext If each orange has 8 slices and each slice has 2 seeds, how many seeds are there in all? You;ll have fun wether you multiply, add or count your way through the math puzzles hiding in the world all around you. In this companion volume to How Many Snails?, dynamic illustrations and appealing words combine to introduce beginning math concepts and reinforce visual literacy. "An unusually stimulating counting book that holds appeal for a wide spectrum of ages....Crew's typically bold, uncluttered pictures make counting easy for the smallest fingers."--Publishers Weekly. "The vibrant style of Crew's gouache artwork is well matched to this exceptional introduction to mathematics." -- School Library Journal Zusammenfassung Dynamic illustrations and appealing words combine to introduce beginning math concepts and reinforce visual literacy—"an exceptional introduction to mathematics."* Whether shared at home or in the classroom, t his picture book is a fun way to learn basic math concepts. "An unusually stimulating counting book that holds appeal for a wide spectrum of ages."— Publishers Weekly If each orange has 8 slices and each slice has 2 seeds, then how many seeds are there in all? You'll have fun multiplying, adding, and counting your way through the math puzzles hiding in the world all around you. Clear and colorful artwork by Donald Crews, the award-winning creator of  Freight Train  and  Truck , gives young readers helpful hints to solve the engaging and age-appropriate word problems. "The vibrant style of Crews's gouache artwork is well matched to this exceptional introduction to mathematics."— School Library Journal* ...

Product details

• Authors: Jr Giganti, Jr. Giganti, Paul Giganti, Giganti Paul
• Assisted by: Donald Crews (Illustration), Paul Giganti (Illustration)
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.03.1992
• EAN: 9780688104283
• ISBN: 978-0-688-10428-3
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 251 mm x 203 mm x 6 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Play, learning > Learning; Early years: the body and the senses, Early years: nature and animals, Early years: colours, Early years: numbers and counting, Educational: Mathematics and numeracy, Early years: time and seasons, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Concepts / Body, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Concepts / Senses & Sensation, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Animal Welfare, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Concepts / Colors, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Concepts / Sounds, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Concepts / Seasons, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Concepts / Counting & Numbers, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Mathematics / Geometry, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Mathematics / Arithmetic