The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Deborah Heiligman/ LeUyen Pham

PUBLISHER:  Roaring Brook Press  
PUBLICATION DATE: 2013

GENRE: Nonfiction                     READING LEVEL:  PreK-5

BRIEF OVERVIEW:

This book tells of the uniqueness of Paul Erdos, a famous mathematician and his love of numbers.

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY:

Students will develop their own mathematical problems using numbers found in the book.

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Lashundra Coad, VSU

LABELS: Math, Culture, Nonfiction, Multiplication

One Hundred Hungry Ants

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Elinor J. Pinczes/ Bonnie MacKain

PUBLISHER: HMH Books for Young Readers
PUBLICATION DATE: 1999

GENRE: Concept Book READING LEVEL: Ages 7-8

BRIEF OVERVIEW: Demonstrates multiplication through a group of ants traveling in varying arrangements of 100.

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students are given a number of toy ants, which they arrange into equal lines. They then write a multiplication sentence that describes the grouping of 'ants'. (math)

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Chris Poppell

Too Many Kangaroo Things to Do

AUTHOR: Stuart J. Murphy

ILLUSTRATOR: Kevin O’Malley

PUBLISHER: Harper Collins          PUBLICATION DATE: 1996

GENRE: Concept                            READING LEVEL:  Grades 1-2

BRIEF OVERVIEW: This book is about a kangaroo who is asking his friends to play with him, but each time he asks, they give him a list of things that they have to do. He uses the list that they give him and does multiplication with it. For example:

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Have the students role play the different scenarios in the book in groups. Have each student do a multiplication problem when they get to that part of the story.

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Tori Meyers, Valdosta State University