By: Grace Lin

Caldecott Honoree Grace Lin celebrates math for every kid, everywhere!

Olivia and Mei jump in the snow all the way to the tall tree. Mei takes a few big leaps like a deer. Olivia makes lots of smaller hops like a bunny. Each jumps more in a different way. A playful exploration of measurement, proportion, and friendship.

Storytelling Math celebrates children using math in their daily adventures as they play, build, and discover the world around them. Joyful stories and hands-on activities make it easy for kids and their grown-ups to explore everyday math together. Developed in collaboration with math experts at STEM education nonprofit TERC, under a grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation.”

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Author & Illustrator

Grace Lin, author and illustrator

Grace Lin, a New York Times best-selling author/illustrator, has won the Caldecott Honor for A Big Mooncake for Little Star, the Newbery Honor for Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, and the Theodor Geisel Honor for Ling and Ting: Not Exactly the Same. Her novel When the Sea Turned to Silver was a National Book Award finalist. Grace is a commentator for New England Public Radio, a reviewer for the New York Times, and a video essayist for PBS NewsHour. You can hear her speak about diversity and children’s literature in her popular TEDx talk “The Windows and Mirrors of Your Child’s Bookshelf.”

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Children’s Literature

Hop along with Olivia and Mei in the fluffy white snow as they explore early math concepts in this storytelling math series board book. All bundled up the girls set off to jump like animals in the snow! Olivia jumps like a rabbit with little hops and her feet together. Mei decides to jump with a wide stance and one foot in front like a reindeer. The girls make it to the tree but their footprints look different in the snow. The two wonder who jumped more? Through exploration, observation, and prediction the girls determined that they both jumped more! The girls colorful snow clothes stand out against the bright white snow in the beautiful illustrations. An exploring math section at the end of the book helps teachers or caregivers understand the math concepts that can be taught from the book including measurement, size, and distance. A try this section also encourages further extension! Another great early math book from the storytelling math series!

Downloadables

Download the CoverDownload the Activity Kit (English)Download the Activity Kit (Spanish)

Details

Board
ISBN: 978-1-62354-349-5

Spanish Bilingual Board
ISBN: 978-1-62354-407-2

Ages: 0-2
Page count: 16
6 x 6

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