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3 Little Firefighters (MathStart 1)

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Be sure to grab this one particularly if you have little ones who really like firefighters. Its main characters are firefighters, trying to get dressed for the big parade, but they don't have the correct amount of buttons. They have a variety of sizes and shapes but they must be able to sort them in such a way that each firefighter has a set of four. There is a typo in the beginning that talks about the number os sets - it says there needs to be four sets of three instead of three sets of four, but other than that, it's just a great little book. My little one wants it read repeatedly each night. What a great way to start your toddler off right, particularly if you have a boy who loves firetrucks and firefighters! Highly recommend!

Three young children plan to dress as firefighter for a parage. They start to dress in up in their firemen's coats and discover that the buttons are missing. The kids look around and find a bunch of buttons. Then they have to sort them so that each firefighter will have 4 buttons. Join them as they discover various ways of sorting.

I liked the suggested activities in this book that will provide parents with ideas to share with their kids about simple math concepts. An entertaining short picture-book that will delight preschool aged children.

We recommed this book because kids will love the pictures and the story line is too cute!

*3 Little Firefighters* has just under 300 words, and it's part of a series purporting to deal with math skills. So you really have to wonder what kind of breathtakingly incompetent editor would allow a number error to make it into such a small book--on p. 11, the text says, "We've got to find four sets," when in fact, the book is only dealing with three sets. Now, obviously, a parent dealing with a child who can't read yet can correct this mistake himself, but I think the error is indicative of the lack of care and thought that has gone into these books. The rhymes lack creativity, the stories have no charm, and most of the books, including this one, try to teach skills that a child should pick up naturally through daily interaction with an adult. My advice: Skip this one; skip the whole series.

And whoever was supposed to edit this book at HarperTrophy should learn how to read.

This is a great book to introduce sorting. I read the book aloud to my students. We discuss all the problems the firefighters have. Then we sort buttons as a group, in pairs and finally each student will sort buttons.

Cute book about sorting for young primary children. How do you sort? By shape, color, kind, etc.? This book helps kids understand those sorts of concepts and is fun to boot!