By: Sara Levine/ Illustrated by: Marta lvarez Miguns

What would a scientist do?

Its bedtime, and Marcos toys are causing a ruckus and wont settle down. But as a scientist, Marco cant just put his toys away, he needs to sort them. He tries many ways: swimming animals, land animals, flying animals; black and white animals, brown animals, colorful animals; big animals, small animals. Nothing seems to work to help the animals sleep. Marco observes, compares, and groups, but the animals refuse every classification. Finally he combines math with empathy to get the most important result: maximum snuggles.

Marta lvarez Migunss delightful illustrations will have young readers giggling and imagining their own stuffies being mischievous and needing sorting.

Backmatter includes more information about the science of sorting and an Exploring the Math section with activities that kids and their caregivers will enjoy together.

Storytelling Math books offer a wide range of math topics, feature main characters of color, appeal to a broad audience, and are written by a diverse array of authors.

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Author & Illustrator

Sara Levine, author

Sara Levine is a veterinarian, author, and educator who loves animals, books, and books about animals. Her picture books include Flower Talk, Bone by Bone, Fossil by Fossil, and Tooth by Tooth, which received the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books and was recognized by Bank Street College as a Best Children’s Book of the Year.

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Marta lvarez Miguns, illustrator

Marta lvarez Miguns is a self-taught illustrator who lives in Spain. She has illustrated many books, including Dinosaur Lady and Shark Lady, which was named a Best Children’s Book of the Year by Parents magazine and one of Twelve Books for Feminist Boys and Girls by the New York Times.

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Awards & Honors

• A 2021 Mathical Award Winner

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Children’s Literature

Get ready for bed with Marco as he attempts to wrangle his stuffed animals using his science skills in this bilingual, Spanish and English, picture book. Marcos mom reminds him that it is time for bed but all of his stuffed animals are strewn across the floor of his bedroom. Marco decides to sort his stuffed animals like a scientist. First he puts his animals into three groups, flying animals, swimming animals, and animals that move on land. Marco wrote labels on paper and taped them to his baskets. The animals would not stay in their baskets! Marco tried sorting the animals by color and by size but neither worked. Eventually Marco ended up with all of the stuffed animals in his bed as he slept. The illustrations are large and bright. The stuffed animals look very comfy to snuggle and young readers are sure to want to grab their own! This book is part of the storytelling math series. A wonderful way to introduce two languages and the math concept of sorting to young children.

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Details

Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62354-128-6

Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-62354-197-2

Spanish Bilingual Hardcover
ISBN:978-1-62354-209-2

Spanish Bilingual Paperback
ISBN:978-1-62354-210-8

E-book
ISBN: 978-1-63289-905-7 EPUB

Ages: 3-6
Page count: 32
91/2 x 91/2

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