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"Dragons, Dragons" and "The Grapes of Math"
One takes a look at fantastical creatures in literature. The other pushes the mind to see patterns in adding and subtracting to improve your mental math skills.
The Grapes of Math
5 stars
Author: Greg Tang
Illustrator: Harry Briggs
How fast can you add up several numbers? This is without counting the objects one-by-one. The objects vary from grapes to fish, but each challenges the reader to group and add. The text is a simple rhyme to give clues to faster grouping.
The illustrations are colorful and easy to see the possible groupings.
Dragons, Dragons and Other Creatures That Never Were
4 stars
Each creature is taken from some literary passage. The quotation describes the creature. The sources vary from Anne McCaffrey to poets to the Bible and Hindu texts.
The illustrations are collages from patterned paper. Some of these creatures are really strange.
The Grapes of Math
5 stars
Author: Greg Tang
Illustrator: Harry Briggs
How fast can you add up several numbers? This is without counting the objects one-by-one. The objects vary from grapes to fish, but each challenges the reader to group and add. The text is a simple rhyme to give clues to faster grouping.
The illustrations are colorful and easy to see the possible groupings.
Dragons, Dragons and Other Creatures That Never Were
4 stars
Each creature is taken from some literary passage. The quotation describes the creature. The sources vary from Anne McCaffrey to poets to the Bible and Hindu texts.
The illustrations are collages from patterned paper. Some of these creatures are really strange.
