Marvelous Math is a playful look at the sometimes surprising ways math is part of our daily's life. The poems cover a vast range of topics from multiplication, division, and fractions to time, counting and measurement, but all relate math to our everyday world. Full color.
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Grade 3-5. Hopkins pulls together poems on mathematics, providing insights from writers such as Karla Kuskin, Janet S. Wong, and Lillian M. Fisher. Several selections share the predictable theme of the significance of math and numbers. Rebecca Kai Dotlich's title poem, for example, asks questions such as, "How fast does a New York taxi go?" and "How slow do feathers fall?" and suggests how to find the answers: "Mathematics knows it all!" Some take a unique point of view, as in Betsy Franco's "Math Makes Me Feel Safe": "Knowing that my brother will always be/three years younger than I am,/and every day of the year will have/twenty-four hours." Rhymed and open verse styles are represented, as are a variety of tones. David McCord's "Who Hasn't Played Gazintas?" is a playful presentation of spoken language. Barbour's lively illustrations dance and play around the poems. Her boldly outlined watercolor figures, often wearing ill-fitting hats, fill the pages with childlike whimsy. Children will enjoy studying the oddly colored animals, numbers, and stylized, arched-browed people. A delightful collection.?Lee Bock, Brown County Public Libraries, Green Bay, WI
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LEE BENNETT HOPKINS is a distinguished poet, writer, and anthologist whose poetry collections include the highly acclaimed Hand in Hand: An American History Through Poetry, illustrated by Peter Fiore, and My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States, and America at War, both illustrated by Stephen Alcorn. Mr. Hopkins’s numerous awards include the University of Southern Mississippi Medallion for “lasting contributions to children’s literature” and both the Christopher Award and a Golden Kite Honor for his verse novel Been to Yesterdays: Poems of a Life. He lives in Cape Coral, Florida.
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A must for all intermediate elementary and math teachers!,
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This review is from: Marvelous Math: A Book of Poems (Hardcover)
"Marvelous Math" is a wonderful way to connect mathematics to communication arts. This book of math poetry shows children how math is readily used in one's daily life. The colorful illustrations help keep the children intersted. It has given my students the enthusiasm for trying to write some poems about math also. This is great for home and also as a teaching tool.
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MARVELOUS IT IS,
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Wow. Poetry about math. And it's fun! Every classroom should have a copy of this book. It's a teacher's treasure!
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Marvelous Math,
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This review is from: Marvelous Math: A Book of Poems (Aladdin Picture Books) (Paperback)
This book allows you to incorporate Reading into the Math curriculum. The book is filled with poems that can be used to help children become more comfortable with Math as they learn about Poetry. I have found several poems in this book that can be used in a fun way in my Math program. This purchase was NOT a dissappointment.
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- Good Luck Gold and Other Poems by Janet S. Wong in Back Matter
- Near the Window Tree: Poems and Notes (Ursula Nordstrom Book) by Karla Kuskin in Back Matter
- Pass the Poetry, Please! by Lee Bennett Hopkins on 5 pages
- For Reading Out Loud: Planning and Practice by Bobbi Fisher on page 14, and Back Matter
- Hot Links: Literature Links for the Middle School Curriculum by Cora M. Wright on page 53, and page 84
- How To Reach and Teach All Children in the Inclusive Classroom: Practical Strategies, Lessons, and Activities, 2nd Edition by Sandra F. Rief M.A. on page 341
- The ABCs of Writing for Children: 114 Children's Authors and Illustrators Talk About the Art, the Business, the Craft & the Life of Writing Children's Literature by Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff in Back Matter
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