Clean-Sweep Campers

by Lucille Recht Penner, Paige Billin-Frye (Illustrator)

Overview

Discover Math Matters! With over 15 million books sold worldwide, this award-winning series of easy-to-read books will help young readers ages 5–8 approach math with enthusiasm. Great for fans of MathStart or Step into Reading Math.

When Annie's at summer camp, she discovers that she needs to clean up her cabin! She quickly realizes that teamwork makes the dream work as she and her eight messy bunk mates who end up winning the camp prize for cleanest cabin.

With engaging stories that connect math to kids’ everyday lives, each book in the Teachers’ Choice Award–winning Math Matters series focuses on a single concept and reinforces math vocabulary and skills. Bonus activities in the back of each book feature math and reading comprehension questions, and even more free activities online add to the fun! (Math topic: Fractions)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781635926354
Publisher:	Astra Publishing House
Publication date:	07/13/2021
Series:	Math Matters
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	820,340
File size:	16 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Lucille Recht Penner was born in New York City and is an alumna of Barnard College. She has written more than twenty books for children on subjects ranging from dinosaurs to Native American food. One of her books for children was designated as an Ambassador Book by the English Speaking Union and two were selected as Honor Books by the Boston Globe/Horn Book Awards. Two more books were selections of the Children’s Book-of-the-Month Club. Lucille lives in Tucson, Arizona. Paige Billin-Frye started her career illustrating Hallmark Cards before making the move to children’s books. She has illustrated books published by Albert Whitman, Grosset & Dunlop, Dial Books, and Random House. Originally from Columbus, Georgia, Paige currently lives in Washington, D.C.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 2-3-Three books intended to instruct and entertain reluctant math students, as well as general readers. Each one concludes with a clear explanation of what has been taught and extra problems to solve. In Spots, an outbreak of chicken pox just before the Autumn Festival at school throws Kip into action. He and the other students create charts and graphs to predict who will be well for the show and keep track of who has been sick. Beginning readers are sure to relate to the dilemma. In Trouble, Mike decides to hide stacks of dirty dishes instead of washing them. Not only do they pile up in the basement, but he must also use math to keep track of the dishes that are being used. Though the intent is clear, this story becomes cumbersome and a bit far-fetched. In Clean-Sweep, fractions fit logically into the context of summer camp. Annie writes home about her messy cabin and how she and the other campers work out a solution for cleaning it up. Dividing into halves, thirds, and finally fourths, the girls learn number skills, as well as practical lessons in cooperation and teamwork. The mathematical concept is skillfully integrated into the engaging story. Lively cartoons aptly capture the activities and the children engaged in them.-Holly T. Sneeringer, St. Mark School, Baltimore, MD Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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