Even Steven and Odd Todd, Level 3

Hello Reader! Math Level 3

by Kathryn Cristaldi, Kathryn Cristaldi

The arrival of Cousin Odd Todd greatly upsets Even Steven who likes everything to come in even numbers, his pets, his library books, and even his pancakes. Includes an activities and games section.

Genres: Mathematics, Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction, 2nd Grade

40 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1996

Reviews

[Steve Holden · Rating 3 out of 5]

Math read alouds aren't my favorite, but so necessary in a primary room from time to time. We've been on a quick focus of defining even and odd numbers. It's a pretty cut and dry topic amidst our expansive math curriculum. At the end of last week, it was evident that I had a few students still struggling to identify and define consistently. My hope is that this silly story read aloud, on top of another lesson and discussion today, will help further build some connections. Of math read alouds, this one is so silly and allows for expanded commentary and details to make students laugh and connect to the topic. It served my intended purpose, and that's all I can ask for!

[Neelam · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a book about two cousins Steven and Todd; it shows how the personalities of two people clashes because Steven cares for even numbers while Todd cares for odd numbers. Steven likes all of his things in even numbers. He lives in a two story house with 4 bikes, 6 cats, 8 gerbils, ten gold fish, and a flower garden with 12 sprinklers. Soon, his cousin Todd comes to town with his odd ways. He throws in his odd ways into Steven's even life and things get a bit sticky. At the end of this book, there are great discussion questions to help students apply what they read to their own lives and situations.

This is a great book for children which allows them to discover what odd and even numbers are. This will also be helpful in teaching skip counting to kids from a young age so that it will be helpful for kids when they get into multiplication and higher mathematical topics. It could be used in the classroom as a starter, then the teacher could pair all the students, and they could all make up their own number stories, and then in the end try to sum up all the numbers. This book would be fun for two students to act out Todd and Steven, and the class would have to decide if a number is even or odd and point to the character. There are so many mathematical possibilities with this book and would be best with EYFS through to KS1

[Ali Hembree · Rating 5 out of 5]

Steven likes all of his things in even numbers. He lives in a two story house with 4 bikes, 6 cats, 8 gerbils, ten gold fish, and a flower garden with 12 sprinklers. Soon, his cousin Todd comes to town with his odd ways. He throws in his odd ways into Steven's even life and things get a bit sticky.

This book is great for 1st or second grade students to help them discover what even and odd numbers are. At the end of this book, there are great discussion questions to help students apply what they read to their own lives and situations. It also includes a few even and odd games to play.

[u1124876 UEL · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although this book is very American it does handle odd and even numbers very well. I am planning to use it tomorrow during PSRN with my reception class as an introduction to odd and even numbers.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even Steven loves everything as long as it is an even number. Like two or four or six pancakes. When his doorbell rings and he finds his cousin Odd Todd at the door, he hides, hoping his opposite cousin does not see him. But he does, and is there to stay for a vacation.

Odd Todd likes everything in odd numbers, such as three, five and seven. Odd Todd is kind of messy, Even Steven is very tidy. Even Steven is cautious, Odd Todd is a bit of a daredevil. Will they be able to both be happy living with each other even for a short length of time?

Then, just when Even Steven thinks things can't get worse, his cousin just might mess up his chance of winning a prize for the garden that he has planted very carefully in even rows of plants.

This is a funny, interesting story that teaches math without kids realizing they are learning new math skills until they've already mastered them. There are several activities that can be done at home or in the classroom to reinforce all of the math facts the children have learned in fun ways.
I recommend this interesting learning book. It is funny and engaging.

[Lilith Day · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a cute book about two cousins spending the summer together.

As indicated, Even Stevens likes everything to be in even numbers while Odd Todd likes when things are in odd numbers. The two tend to get on each others nerves.

This book is a fun book with numbers throughout. While I do understand the concept they are trying to bring out, this book is best understood by children who already know odd and even number. This is not a teaching book, but more of a fun math tale.

Overall this book is cute. It reinforces the even and odd numbers through the caracters. As an added bonus, there are some activities toward the end of the book to further the fun.

[Melinda Christensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even Steven likes even numbers and wants everything around him even. His cousin, Odd Todd, likes odd numbers and things. Children will learn very precise meanings for even and odd in this book, mathematically speaking, that is. There are special activities and games for children to play with their parents in the back of the book

[Arely Cortes · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good book for younger kids I feel. There are nice detailed pictures on the pages which are nice to look at. The book is about two cousins. One who likes everything even and the other likes odd things. They live with each other for the summer and Even Steven doesn't like all the odd things like odd Todd.

[Jecel Cortes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sold kids book. I'm 16 so i didn't find it great but i did read it to my little brother and he seemed to enjoy the story and the pictures. I read it to my other brother who 10 and as expected he got bored. I still think it is a sold book and it also teaches a good life lesson.

[Kelly Wickham · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a funny story about 2 cousins, Even Steven and Odd Todd. They have different fetishes and ideas of how to organize their lives but in the end, they learn how to get along, even though one is even and the other is odd.

[Cyndi Goodgame · Rating 5 out of 5]

The students loved this one.

[Lorraine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even Steven cannot handle the entrance of Cousin Odd Todd into his life. Very silly and kiddo approved. Several pages of math activities related to even/odd numbers at the end of the story proper.

[Carter Medved · Rating 5 out of 5]

AMAZING. I learned so much and it made me hungry for ice cream.

[Daysi Jimenez · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite character was the contest judge. I would recommend this book to kids who love math. It would be fun if I would turn this book into a game.

[Alison]

For our even and odd numbers lesson!

[Samantha Hagler · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very fun and colorful book that makes learning math fun! This story is about two cousins named Steven and Todd who are a bit different. Even Steven loves even numbers and everything in his life has to be even, such as the number of pancakes he eats in the morning, the hour that he wakes up, and the number of plants he has in his garden. Odd Todd does everything a different way, and likes everything in his life to be an odd number. When Todd comes to spend the week with Steven, things get a little sticky!

This is such a good book for introducing even and odd numbers. Math can be so intimidating for many students, and I think this book would be a great activity for them to see that math really isn't all that hard, and it can be fun! I would use this book with 2nd and 3rd grade students because I believe that they would get the most benefit from reading this book. Also, I love how the numbers in the book are written in their word form, which gives a great correlation for students between the number form and word form. Students can use even and odd numbers to learn how to skip count and begin counting by 2's, 4's, 3's, etc. A language arts activity can coincide with the math by having the students make up their own creative story that involves numbers.

[Anita · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even Steven and Odd Todd is a great Math book! Even Steven likes everything in his day to be an even number. For example, he like to eat an even number of pancakes for breakfast, he wakes up at an even time (8) and he even had 12 sprinklers on his lawn. His cousin, Odd Todd, is just the opposite. He loves odd numbers and odd things.

This book uses literature and math very well together. While using the spelling of words and not the number, it helps students see the correlation between the two. It also can help a student understand the meaning of odd and even numbers. I would definitely use this book in a 2-4 grade classroom for reading and math fun.

[Amy-Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story is about cousins. There is even Steven who is perfect and loves even numbers. Then there is odd Todd who is more relaxed and portrayed as a laid back person.He loves odd numbers, it shows how the two go through life counting odds and evens, and how they only every do odd or even things. Even Steven always wanted to keep things clean and straight cut, but with Odd Todd he could never and that frustrated him. The book shows students even and odd numbers. It also shows the relationship between two different types of people. It is humorous and allows students to explore math in an interesting way.

[Luisa Knight · Rating 3 out of 5]

Haha, you might find your OCD side sympathizing with Even Steven a little. A clever and fun way to also get the concept of evens and odds across. Reading and math at once; two birds with one stone.

Reading Level: K - 3rd grades

Cleanliness: Even Steven looses his temper a few times.

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[Jessica Vu · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book to work on even and odd number concepts with 1st graders in a fun way. I would have a chart of nubers with odd numbers in one color and even numbers in another. While reading, I would point to the numbers on the number line so children can really see the difference in the numbers based on the color. The colors will also help ELL students who may not understand all the words in the book but can understand even and odd and the color differences. The teacher can review the numbers after reading the book to see if children remember the concepts.

[Katherine Fountain · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even Steven and Odd Todd makes even and odd numbers easy to understand and also encourages being yourself. Everything that even Steven has is an even number and everything that Odd Todd had is an odd number. I thought this book would be fun for two students to play Todd and Steven and the class would ha to decide if a number is even or odd and point to the character. There are so many mathematical possibilities with this book and would be best with early grades kindergarten through third.

[Shani Cooper · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this story,the personalities of two friends clash because Steven cares for even numbers while Todd cares for odd numbers. In the classroom, the teacher could pair students so everyone has a partner. Students are to come up with numbers that are relevant to their lives in some way. Students share the numbers with their partners and each person can share why that number is important to them. Each student records their partner's numbers and they can label each number as even or odd together.

[Megan Piero · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book to teach children about even and odd numbers. I am currently in a second grade classroom and this book meets one of the standards we are currently working on. After reading the story, the teacher could provide students with Pre-bagged manipulatives containing various even and odd numbers of items and ask them to count them out and decide if they belong to even Steven or odd Todd. This could even be used in a student guided math center with recording sheets.

[Jasmin Garcia · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a great story of opposite numbers and differences. This story is about two boys who are cousins and have to live together while the other is visiting. Throughout the book Even Steven dislikes what his cousin Odd Todd does because it's disorderly and not even! I would use this book in the classroom to introduce even and odd numbers by counting in multiples of 2's, 4's, 3's or 5's. This book works as a great gateway into multiplication as well.

[Autumn Yoon · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book does a good job introducing even an odd numbers to young audiences. The story follows 2 characters who tend to side with even objects and odd objects. The book uses everyday examples and can e relatable for young students. This book would be appropriate for students ranging from 1st-3rd grade.

[Hatka Kecalovic · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book Even Steven and Odd Todd by Kathryn Cristaldi serves as a good resource for lessons on even and odd numbers. The book also uses counting with animals, food, and items used everyday. This book shows students that math is used everyday in the real world. This book can be used in Pre-K to 2 grade classrooms.

[Vanessa Grubbs · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this short book about two cousins who spend the summer together. Steven has certain ways he likes to do things (in even precise ways) and has to put up with his cousin Todd who does things every which way. This book covers even and odd number concepts, and reinforces counting skills, math vocabulary and gives some fun activities to give children practice with even odd numbers.

[Christina Edwards · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book would be great a reinforcer on the concept of even and odd numbers. In the book, cousins with different personalities face off over even and odd numbered things. Steven prefers things which are even and Todd prefers odd numbers. I think this book is entertaining and students will benefit from using it as part of a lesson on even and odd numbers.

[Shakita · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is about learning even and odd numbers. We have two different boys, one who loves even numbers, and we have one who loves odd numbers. This can be read in class to introduce, you guessed it; odd and even numbers. The students can identify odd and even amount of objects in the classroom and can do this outside the classroom as well.

[Kate Werner · Rating 4 out of 5]

While obviously written to be cover a math concept, it does tell a mildly stimulating story. Even Steven loves everything to occur in even numbers; however, when his cousin Odd Todd comes to visit everything is thrown out of whack.

This story gives a memorable and concrete representation to even and odd numbers.