Teddy Bear Subtraction

by Barbara Barbieri McGrath, Tim Nihoff (Illustrator)

One less teddy leaves how many?

Subtraction is simple when big bears count, sort, and take away tiny teddies. The familiar bear counters will appeal to young readers just learning basic math concepts.

Part of the McGrath Math series perfect to match with the popular teddy bear manipulatives that show how much fun math can be.

Praise for Teddy Bear Math :

"Young readers should find it easy yet gratifying to count the chunky, colorful bears."
— Publishers Weekly

"[A] solid introduction to addition."
— School Library Journal

Genres: Nonfiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2014

Reviews

[Rose Rosetree · Rating 5 out of 5]

Here's an approach to learning math that is sooooo kid friendly!

"Subtraction is simple when big bears count, sort, and take away tiny teddies."

Psychologist Jean Piaget discovered the cognitive stage of "Concrete Operations." That's a stage all young learners must go through. In this book, it's done by means of colorful bears being counted.

For instance, here are some very concrete instructions to readers:

Spread out the bears.
Sort them so thatr you have
six groups of different colors.
Each group is called a set.

Excellent! Definitely, I consider this to be a FIVE STAR BOOK.

[Catherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very good book in helping young children about numbers and subtraction.