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The Mission Of Addition (Math Is Categorical)

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I am the mother of two small boys, and in my attempt to give them an academic edge, I have come across this series of books....they are outstanding...I have and will continue to recommend these titles to everyone....They are simply the best for teaching your kids.....

What a psychotic and hyper little book! And yet I found myself as much into the nutty and somehow amazingly educational songs as much as the kids were. Clearly is truly a master of getting kids to learn and he explains the concepts of addition in a way that actually makes sense, complete with jargon and plenty of realistic examples. Not to mention that the book is a complete blast to read.

I'm guessing this is a good book, as it was requested by my daughter's 1st grade teacher and this is the teacher and all the other teachers at the school request for their children.

Cat-loving illustrator, Brian Gable, and punny, poet Brian P. Cleary have combined once more to make a tough topic teachable and learnable. I love what they did with the WORDS ARE CATEGORICAL series (which include such titles as A MINK A FINK A SKATING RINK; WHAT IS A NOUN?), and it looks like they're bringing the same expertise to the arena of math for little people!

Although the text is rhythmic and engaging and the illustrations are fun, the author claims that "Equals can be used like is, or totals, or makes." This simply isn't accurate. The equal sign means "the same as." 3 + 2 is the same as 5 or 5 is the same as 3 + 2 or 4 + 1 is the same as 3 + 2. In the context of this book, children will continue to misunderstand the equal sign.