My Even Day [Hardcover]

Doris Fisher (Author), Dani Sneed (Author), Karen Lee (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 10, 2007 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

In My Even Day, the delightful, rhythmic sequel to One Odd Day, the young boy awakens to find that it is another strange day. Everything is now even, and his mother has two heads! This time, a school field trip to the zoo is dealt with in an odd, but even-handed manner. And, like its predecessor, children will spend hours looking for all the hidden objects in the incredible art. Square it all off with more number fun in the For Creative Minds section.

Editorial Reviews

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This book is an asset to math programs and is also delightful as just a fun read. The illustrations add to the humor. Children will want to look at them time and time again. --Children's Literature Comprehensive Database

This is a great book. Together, One Odd Day and My Even Day introduce math for the early elementary set. They succeed in getting the kids excited about math. You can't ask for more than that. --The Reading Tub

My Even Day will not only have readers in hysterics, but it will teach the important concept of even numbers. --Wee One's Children's Magazine

About the Author

Doris Fisher loves writing in verse. In addition to co-authoring My Even Day, the sequel to One Odd Day, Doris is the author of Happy Birthday to Whooo? A Baby Animal Riddle Book also published by Sylvan Dell. Doris is a member of the Society for Children s Book Writers and Illustrators. Her other children s writing includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, word puzzles and mazes and include Babybug, Boys Quest, Fun for Kidz, Highlights for Children, Hopscotch, Story Friends, Guideposts for Kids, and Wee Ones Magazine. Doris and her husband live in the Houston, TX area. Their two children are grown. Dani Sneed is a mother of three, full-time engineer, part-time writer and former substitute teacher. While teaching, Dani enjoyed explaining math in silly, but memorable, ways. Oddly enough, she was inspired to co-author One Odd Day based on a conversation she had with an elementary school librarian. My Even Day is a natural follow on to that quite odd book and there may even be a fraction of a book in the future! Dani has written several articles for Highlights for Children and five merit badge books for Boy Scouts of America including Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Geology, and is working on more. She has two co-authored bilingual books; Confetti Eggs / Cascarones and Punched Paper / Papel Picado. Dani lives in the suburbs of Houston with her family which includes a dog, Muffin and a cat, Cupcake. They are currently looking for a pet to name Biscuit.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Sylvan Dell Publishing (September 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0977742334
• ISBN-13: 978-0977742332
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #814,439 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!, October 3, 2007

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Joshua Garfinkel "Garf" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Even Day (Hardcover)

This is an awesome buy for any kid who is trying to learn simple mathematics. The story is incredibly entertaining and there are a ton of fun activities. You can't really mix fun, books and learning any better than this!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 star review, February 20, 2008

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Virginia S. Grenier "Children's Author & Stor... (Ivins, Utah USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Even Day (Hardcover)

This delightful book continues where "One Odd Day" left off in this sequel written and illustrated by the same award-winning team. Our boy wakes up to discover that life is back on an "even" keel. Mom has two heads; he sees eight beds; he's served four flapjacks; he's got two left shoes; all this before he even gets to school! The class is off to the zoo for a field trip and must pair up with a buddy for the day. In their tight lyrical format, authors Doris and Dani keep the reader laughing with the outrageous text, illustrated to thigh-slapping humorous perfection by the very comical Karen Lee. The zoo trip is a definite page-turner for the reader - you can hardly wait to see what happens next! The boy is anxious to get home and go to sleep. What will happen to him the next day? The end of the book leads the reader right into what will be a terrific sequel to My Even Day!

My Even Day and One Odd Day (as a combo) were one of Learning Magazine's 2008 Teachers' Choice Awards for Children's Books winners.

One of my favorite things in this book was the penguins in the illustrations. Ms. Lee had me anxious to see what the pair of penguins would do next! I was delighted by the outcome!

As with all Sylvan Dell books, the end of this book has an educational section "For Creative Minds" that includes: "Even Numbers Have A Match"; "Zero: An Even Number?"; "Square Numbers: Odd or Even?"; "Creative Sparks (Pairs)"; and "Defenders Of The Truth: Math Riddles".

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Way to Explore Even Numbers, December 14, 2007

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J. Nasse "book lover/educator" (New Mexico, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Even Day (Hardcover)

If you read My Odd Day and enjoyed it, you will also delight in this companion book, My Even Day. Authors Doris Fisher and Dani Sneed have continued showing math concepts in a wonderful, zany story. It's zany in an irresistible imaginative way guaranteed to catch the attention of the reader who will be drawn into counting the six wings on a trio of lions or the Scramblesaurus with ten eyes! What is a Scramblesaurus? Read the book to discover it and its number of features. Like in the first book, the writing is in rhyme that flows easily, and the even numbers are in bold type for beginning readers.

Illustrator Karen Lee nicely integrates all of the numeric concepts in fanciful paintings with movement, rhythm, and humor! The activities at the back challenge children to count, multiply, and solve riddles. Children from Kindergarten to Second Grade will take to this book, not only for math, but also for beginning reading skills and enjoyment above all. Highly recommended.