Each Orange Had 8 Slices (Hardcover, 1st ed)

In the style of Giganti and Crews's How Many Snails? (1989), 11 opportunities for children to begin to grasp the concept of multiplication - or simply to count items that may mount into the 50s. The tone is unabashedly didactic: "Each duck said, 'QUACK, QUACK, QUACK.' How many [big] ducks...? How many baby ducks...? How many 'QUACKS' were there in all?" This may sound textbook-like, but plenty of other lessons are introduced in picture book format - so why not basic math? Giganti does leave young readers to make certain discoveries - e.g., the big and little ducks must first be combined if the total number of "quacks" are to be derived by multiplying. Crews's crisp, bright double spreads educate the eye to color and design while keeping the numerical component of his illustrations absolutely clear. A humorous final touch: the riddle about the man going to St. Ives - the context increases the difficulty! Unusually handsome and useful. (Kirkus Reviews)

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

General

Imprint:	William Morrow
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 1998
First published:	March 1992
Authors:	Paul Giganti
Dimensions:	200 x 250 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	32
Edition:	1st ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-688-10428-3
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Young children's, early learning & special book types > Early learning / early learning concepts > Numbers & counting > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Young Children's Early Learning & Special Book Types Promotions
LSN:	0-688-10428-2
Barcode:	9780688104283

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