{"id":2179072449,"title":"Teddy Bear Math","handle":"teddy-bear-math","description":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/barbara-barbieri-mcgrath\" title=\"Author Barbara Barbieri McGrath\"\u003eBarbara Barbieri McGrath \u003c\/a\u003e\/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/tim-nihoff\" title=\"Illustrator Tim Nihoff\"\u003eTim Nihoff\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eColorful teddies\u003cbr\u003e make great counting tools.\u003cbr\u003e Grab four big handfuls,\u003cbr\u003e then follow the rules.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a follow-up to Teddy Bear Counting, young learners can build on their math skills with their colorful teddy bear friends. Math concepts include sorting, graphing, counting, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing. Even kindergartners can learn complicated math skills easily with these bouncy rhymes, familiar teddy bear manipulatives, and step-by-step instructions that make learning math fun and exciting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimple, bright illustrations show children how to set up their teddy bear sets, graphs, and equations, with plenty of white space to make each step clear. Cute teddies and a few helping hands will ensure that little ones can’t wait to go back to the beginning and do more math!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/collections\/mcgrath-math\" title=\"The McGrath Math series\"\u003eThe McGrath Math series\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/teddy-bear-math-spread.jpg?11763826325325522403\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarbara Barbieri McGrath, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarbara McGrath has written over twenty books for children, including \u003cem\u003eThe Little Gray Bunny\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Little Red Elf\u003c\/em\u003e, and many bestselling math concept books. Barbara lives in Natick, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/barbara-barbieri-mcgrath\" title=\"Author Barbara Barbieri McGrath\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Barbara.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTim Nihoff, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTim Nihoff is the illustrator of Otter Everywhere (Candlewick). He is also a graphic designer. Tim lives on Peaks Island, Maine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/tim-nihoff\" title=\"Illustrator Tim Nihoff\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Tim Nihoff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe colorful, chunky bears that first appeared in \u003ci\u003eTeddy Bear Counting\u003c\/i\u003e introduce more advanced concepts like estimation, graphing, division, and multiplication in this squat book. McGrath uses rhyming verse to guide readers; on a spread containing a graph with the glinting beards divided by color, she advises: \"Write down the total\/you see in each row.\/Let's see if your guess\/was too high or too low.\" Nihoff incorporates digital hands that point to and reach for the bears, emphasizing their resemblance to counting manipulatives. Though the beards feel surprisingly animated (especially when they open their arms and tumble in air), the book will be most effective when used with the bears' plastic counterparts (not included).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimilar in style to McGrath's \u003ci\u003eTeddy Bear Counting\u003c\/i\u003e, this picture book uses a rainbow of bears to explore sorting, graphing, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, and ordinal numbers. Despite the rhyming text and bright illustrations hand drawn digitally in Adobe Photoshop, readers may get more out of Stuart J. Murphy's \"MathStart\" series (HarperCollins) or Greg Tang's math riddle books (Scholastic), where one concept is introduced as the topic for the book rather than several at once. This book would ake a great preview to using bear counters as math tools and is best suited for early-learning classrooms where children have access to these manipulatives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTeaching Children Mathematics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTeddy Bear Math\u003c\/em\u003e is a colorful book for children ages 5–8 that uses teddy bear counters to illustrate estimation, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Graphing, comparing, and ordinal numbers are also included. The book could be used by teachers when working with teddy bear counters or other manipulatives. Each concept would need multiple representations to be sure children are understanding it. The excellent illustrations by Tim Nihoff and the rhyming prose make it a good read-aloud book, especially if the reader allows time for interaction from the children who are listening.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The design of the book might lead one to assume that it is appropriate for a younger audience. However, the speed and depth with which the mathematics is presented makes the book most appropriate for the indicated age level. Younger children might appreciate\u003ci\u003e Teddy Bear Counting\u003c\/i\u003e by the same author and illustrator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/teddy-bear-math-cvr.jpg?11763826325325522403\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/teddy-bear-math-hires.zip?11763826325325522403\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-58089-284-1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book PDF\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ISBN: 978-1-60734-314-1 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 5-8\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e10 x 7\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","published_at":"2015-07-07T11:53:00-04:00","created_at":"2015-10-06T11:38:28-04:00","vendor":"Charlesbridge","type":"Children's Book","tags":["Browse by Age_Ages 3-6","Browse by Age_Ages 6-10","Browse by Fiction\/Nonfiction_Nonfiction","Browse by Format_Picture Book","Browse by Language_English","Browse by Subject_Concept Books","Browse by Subject_Early Childhood","Browse by Subject_Life Lessons \u0026 Skills","Browse by Subject_Math \u0026 Counting","Browse by Subject_School Days"],"price":848,"price_min":848,"price_max":848,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1695,"compare_at_price_min":1695,"compare_at_price_max":1695,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":7076270465,"title":"Hardcover","option1":"Hardcover","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"92841","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Teddy Bear Math - Hardcover","public_title":"Hardcover","options":["Hardcover"],"price":848,"weight":336,"compare_at_price":1695,"inventory_quantity":10,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"978-1-58089-284-1","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/imaginebooks.net\/cdn\/shop\/products\/teddy-bear-math-cover.jpg?v=1586803602"],"featured_image":"\/\/imaginebooks.net\/cdn\/shop\/products\/teddy-bear-math-cover.jpg?v=1586803602","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Teddy Bear Math book cover","id":5803375099983,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.429,"height":420,"width":600,"src":"\/\/imaginebooks.net\/cdn\/shop\/products\/teddy-bear-math-cover.jpg?v=1586803602"},"aspect_ratio":1.429,"height":420,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/imaginebooks.net\/cdn\/shop\/products\/teddy-bear-math-cover.jpg?v=1586803602","width":600}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/barbara-barbieri-mcgrath\" title=\"Author Barbara Barbieri McGrath\"\u003eBarbara Barbieri McGrath \u003c\/a\u003e\/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/tim-nihoff\" title=\"Illustrator Tim Nihoff\"\u003eTim Nihoff\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eColorful teddies\u003cbr\u003e make great counting tools.\u003cbr\u003e Grab four big handfuls,\u003cbr\u003e then follow the rules.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a follow-up to Teddy Bear Counting, young learners can build on their math skills with their colorful teddy bear friends. Math concepts include sorting, graphing, counting, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing. Even kindergartners can learn complicated math skills easily with these bouncy rhymes, familiar teddy bear manipulatives, and step-by-step instructions that make learning math fun and exciting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimple, bright illustrations show children how to set up their teddy bear sets, graphs, and equations, with plenty of white space to make each step clear. Cute teddies and a few helping hands will ensure that little ones can’t wait to go back to the beginning and do more math!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/collections\/mcgrath-math\" title=\"The McGrath Math series\"\u003eThe McGrath Math series\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/teddy-bear-math-spread.jpg?11763826325325522403\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarbara Barbieri McGrath, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarbara McGrath has written over twenty books for children, including \u003cem\u003eThe Little Gray Bunny\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Little Red Elf\u003c\/em\u003e, and many bestselling math concept books. Barbara lives in Natick, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/barbara-barbieri-mcgrath\" title=\"Author Barbara Barbieri McGrath\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Barbara.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTim Nihoff, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTim Nihoff is the illustrator of Otter Everywhere (Candlewick). He is also a graphic designer. Tim lives on Peaks Island, Maine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/tim-nihoff\" title=\"Illustrator Tim Nihoff\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Tim Nihoff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe colorful, chunky bears that first appeared in \u003ci\u003eTeddy Bear Counting\u003c\/i\u003e introduce more advanced concepts like estimation, graphing, division, and multiplication in this squat book. McGrath uses rhyming verse to guide readers; on a spread containing a graph with the glinting beards divided by color, she advises: \"Write down the total\/you see in each row.\/Let's see if your guess\/was too high or too low.\" Nihoff incorporates digital hands that point to and reach for the bears, emphasizing their resemblance to counting manipulatives. Though the beards feel surprisingly animated (especially when they open their arms and tumble in air), the book will be most effective when used with the bears' plastic counterparts (not included).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimilar in style to McGrath's \u003ci\u003eTeddy Bear Counting\u003c\/i\u003e, this picture book uses a rainbow of bears to explore sorting, graphing, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, and ordinal numbers. Despite the rhyming text and bright illustrations hand drawn digitally in Adobe Photoshop, readers may get more out of Stuart J. Murphy's \"MathStart\" series (HarperCollins) or Greg Tang's math riddle books (Scholastic), where one concept is introduced as the topic for the book rather than several at once. This book would ake a great preview to using bear counters as math tools and is best suited for early-learning classrooms where children have access to these manipulatives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTeaching Children Mathematics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTeddy Bear Math\u003c\/em\u003e is a colorful book for children ages 5–8 that uses teddy bear counters to illustrate estimation, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Graphing, comparing, and ordinal numbers are also included. The book could be used by teachers when working with teddy bear counters or other manipulatives. Each concept would need multiple representations to be sure children are understanding it. The excellent illustrations by Tim Nihoff and the rhyming prose make it a good read-aloud book, especially if the reader allows time for interaction from the children who are listening.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The design of the book might lead one to assume that it is appropriate for a younger audience. However, the speed and depth with which the mathematics is presented makes the book most appropriate for the indicated age level. Younger children might appreciate\u003ci\u003e Teddy Bear Counting\u003c\/i\u003e by the same author and illustrator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/teddy-bear-math-cvr.jpg?11763826325325522403\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/teddy-bear-math-hires.zip?11763826325325522403\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-58089-284-1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book PDF\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ISBN: 978-1-60734-314-1 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 5-8\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e10 x 7\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]"}