Now What A Math Tale

(Hardback)

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Solve a problem with Puppy and a bag full of blocks! Robie H. Harris and Chris Chatterton team up for another gentle introduction to early math concepts.

Puppy wants to build a bed out of blocks, one that is wide enough and long enough for a snooze. But there arent enough rectangles, squares, and triangles. NOW WHAT Build, measure, count, compare! Follow along as Puppy tries again and again and again and finally figures out how blocks of different shapes and sizes can fit together to build a bed thats just the right size for a nap.

Reviews

The digitally colored pencil illustrations with some photographic elements are dear, with an appropriate level of simplicity and lots of negative space in its white, pastel blue, or yellow backgrounds. The puppy's soft curves and spots provide a distinctive visual counter to the beveled edges of the blocks. Quaint independent learning.
Kirkus Reviews

Harris succeeds in describing block shapes ("1. 2. 3. 4 corners. 1. 2. 3. 4 straight linesall the same size. Hey! This is a square!") and Puppy's trial-and error-process in kid-friendly terms, providing support for young builders who might not see the design flaws right away. Readers should pair this book with real blocks for a tail-waggingly fun building session once Puppy settles in for a well-earned victory nap.
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Author Bio

Robie H. Harris is the New York Times best-selling author of Its Perfectly Normal, Its So Amazing! and Its NOT the Stork! as well as CRASH! BOOM! A Math Tale. She is also the author of the Lets Talk About You and Me series and many other books for young children. Robie H. Harris lives in New York City.

Chris Chatterton is an author and animator as well as the illustrator of CRASH! BOOM! A Math Tale by Robie H. Harris, Theres a Bison Bouncing on the Bed! by Paul Bright, and When Santa Came to Stay by Timothy Knapman. Chris Chatterton lives in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.