5
1
eBook
$0.99
Available on Compatible NOOK devices, the free NOOK App and in My Digital Library.
WANT A NOOK?
Explore Now
Related collections and offers
LEND ME®
See Details
0.99
In Stock
Overview
FABLE 1.1: "A LITTLE HANKY PANKY" - Hanky and Panky are identical twin sons of the king and queen of Dingleberg. The perplexing problem is no one knows why Panky always cries and Hanky does not. A request is sent throughout the kingdom for anyone who can explain the crying and cure it. Young Archie Techt comes forward, solves the puzzle and wins a pot of gold, which he uses for college tuition to become an architect. With his college knowledge he gives back to society by designing beautiful structures for the subjects of Dingleberg to enjoy.
Archie's solution makes use of a common optical illusion that was first discovered in 1889. The Muller-Leyer illusion demonstrates to children, in a simple way, that sometimes things are not as they appear and they should not always believe what they see. A bit of healthy skepticism and experimentation can help develop a child's creative thought process.
APPENDIX: An appendix, which is included after each EduFable, is written for parents, grandparents, teachers or older siblings, to encourage further discussions with the child. The Hanky Panky appendix contains an explanation of how optical illusions such as that of Muller-Leyer are used by clothing designers to make people look taller, shorter, thinner or fatter than they actually are. Fun projects for young readers are suggested where they can design dresses or T-shirts to demonstrate what they saw in the Hanky Panky EduFable™
.
"My favorite fable is, "It's Hunky Dory in the Magic Quami Forest". I liked going 2 lefts and 3 rights and all the other combinations through the forest. The story was fun to read and it was also fun to look at the pictures. There was lots of math we had to figure out, like how many gold bars each kid got. I really wanted the kids to win enough gold to go to college. I loved playing the Quami forest Game against my brother, Andy." Sabrina M. 11 yrs. old, 6th grade, Dedham, MA. "I really liked the story about Queen Righty and King Lefty, and playing the forest game with my sister. I even brought EduFables to school. Miss Nihill, my second grade teacher at the Oakdale Elementary School, asked me to read one of the fables to the class. After I read the Hunky Dory story, the whole class clapped loudly because they liked it so much!! But my favorite story was about Willie Orbit and Yul Neverwin because it was so interesting and so surprising. Actually, I loved all the stories and the color cartoons on the cover." Andy M. 8 yrs. old, 3rd grade, Dedham, MA. Excerpts of Comments from Mrs. Shea's 2nd Graders at the Cottage Street School in Sharon, Massachusetts, following a Reading of "A Little Hanky Panky", from EduFables: "... You rock. I learned how to measure mouths and also about optical illusions," love, Tal " ... You are an awesome drawer. I learned that when you wear a type of dress or shirt you can look taller or shorter [depending on the design on the piece of clothing]", love, Maya "... I am thankful you signed our book. I never had a book signed! I learned that you can never be sure of something your eyes see," from, Roni "... Thank you for coming. You were the best reader in history!" I learned, don't be selfish and greedy [from "Hippety Hop, Hop, Hop to the Barber Shop"], sincerely, Arie "... I really liked the story and the joke you shared. You were the bright spot of my day," Sibel "... I thank you for reading EduFables, Volume I. It is a fantastic and awesome book." Grant "... Your story was grate. I learned that you can make ∞, infindy, into [the number] 1. Thanks so much for signing my book," sincerely, Ethan "... I love the book. It rocked and you rock! You are good at righting a book. You are amazing." Alex "... Thank you for teaching us how to measure Hanky and Panky's mouths. P.S. I like your other stories," sincerely, Masid "... I had a great time. And my favorite story is 'Willie Orbit'. I learned that a quarter equals 25 cents and the earth is round like a quarter and 25,000 miles around," sincerely, Darren. "... I had a lot of fun reading your book. I like how you put a lot of thought into the stories," from Anastasia "... I learned the earth to orbit once is 25,000 miles. My favorite story is 'Willie Orbit'. The autographing is awesome. I can't believe it!" Rithika "... I liked the end because everyone is happy. I learned that some things are not what they seem like. I really liked that you signed my book. Thank you," love, Justin "... I loved how you were so nice to drive all the way from Lexington to read to my class. I learned how interesting optical illusions work. And I also loved how you autographed everyone's books," love, Spencer "... I loved the book. The autographing was very kind of you," Chelsey "5/6/2009 A lecture and reading about the "WILLIE ORBIT" fable for Ms Peterson's 3rd
Archie's solution makes use of a common optical illusion that was first discovered in 1889. The Muller-Leyer illusion demonstrates to children, in a simple way, that sometimes things are not as they appear and they should not always believe what they see. A bit of healthy skepticism and experimentation can help develop a child's creative thought process.
APPENDIX: An appendix, which is included after each EduFable, is written for parents, grandparents, teachers or older siblings, to encourage further discussions with the child. The Hanky Panky appendix contains an explanation of how optical illusions such as that of Muller-Leyer are used by clothing designers to make people look taller, shorter, thinner or fatter than they actually are. Fun projects for young readers are suggested where they can design dresses or T-shirts to demonstrate what they saw in the Hanky Panky EduFable™
.
"My favorite fable is, "It's Hunky Dory in the Magic Quami Forest". I liked going 2 lefts and 3 rights and all the other combinations through the forest. The story was fun to read and it was also fun to look at the pictures. There was lots of math we had to figure out, like how many gold bars each kid got. I really wanted the kids to win enough gold to go to college. I loved playing the Quami forest Game against my brother, Andy." Sabrina M. 11 yrs. old, 6th grade, Dedham, MA. "I really liked the story about Queen Righty and King Lefty, and playing the forest game with my sister. I even brought EduFables to school. Miss Nihill, my second grade teacher at the Oakdale Elementary School, asked me to read one of the fables to the class. After I read the Hunky Dory story, the whole class clapped loudly because they liked it so much!! But my favorite story was about Willie Orbit and Yul Neverwin because it was so interesting and so surprising. Actually, I loved all the stories and the color cartoons on the cover." Andy M. 8 yrs. old, 3rd grade, Dedham, MA. Excerpts of Comments from Mrs. Shea's 2nd Graders at the Cottage Street School in Sharon, Massachusetts, following a Reading of "A Little Hanky Panky", from EduFables: "... You rock. I learned how to measure mouths and also about optical illusions," love, Tal " ... You are an awesome drawer. I learned that when you wear a type of dress or shirt you can look taller or shorter [depending on the design on the piece of clothing]", love, Maya "... I am thankful you signed our book. I never had a book signed! I learned that you can never be sure of something your eyes see," from, Roni "... Thank you for coming. You were the best reader in history!" I learned, don't be selfish and greedy [from "Hippety Hop, Hop, Hop to the Barber Shop"], sincerely, Arie "... I really liked the story and the joke you shared. You were the bright spot of my day," Sibel "... I thank you for reading EduFables, Volume I. It is a fantastic and awesome book." Grant "... Your story was grate. I learned that you can make ∞, infindy, into [the number] 1. Thanks so much for signing my book," sincerely, Ethan "... I love the book. It rocked and you rock! You are good at righting a book. You are amazing." Alex "... Thank you for teaching us how to measure Hanky and Panky's mouths. P.S. I like your other stories," sincerely, Masid "... I had a great time. And my favorite story is 'Willie Orbit'. I learned that a quarter equals 25 cents and the earth is round like a quarter and 25,000 miles around," sincerely, Darren. "... I had a lot of fun reading your book. I like how you put a lot of thought into the stories," from Anastasia "... I learned the earth to orbit once is 25,000 miles. My favorite story is 'Willie Orbit'. The autographing is awesome. I can't believe it!" Rithika "... I liked the end because everyone is happy. I learned that some things are not what they seem like. I really liked that you signed my book. Thank you," love, Justin "... I loved how you were so nice to drive all the way from Lexington to read to my class. I learned how interesting optical illusions work. And I also loved how you autographed everyone's books," love, Spencer "... I loved the book. The autographing was very kind of you," Chelsey "5/6/2009 A lecture and reading about the "WILLIE ORBIT" fable for Ms Peterson's 3rd
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940012311276 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Jason R. Taylor Associates |
| Publication date: | 03/19/2011 |
| Series: | EduFables , #1 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 8 MB |
| Age Range: | 6 - 8 Years |
About the Author
Mollie Abraham has written six books including a puzzle book, a 2-book set on how to interview people and write case histories, two college mathematics texts and a biography. She has also authored 35 technical papers and written some 1,000 case histories published in the trade press. EduFables™ marks her debut into children’s educational literature, for which she is uniquely qualified.
Ms. Abraham is a graduate of M.I.T. and Northeastern University with degrees in physics. She has taught technical writing at M.I.T. to seniors and graduate students in a course required for graduation. The course objective was to show students how to write about complex technical subjects so they can be clearly understood by the general public.
Mollie has also taught mathematics, and physics at Northeastern University and is Assistant Professor Emeritus at Bentley College. At Bentley she taught mathematics and physics and served as Head of the Physics Department.
Ms. Abraham has served as a book and film reviewer for the National Association of the Advancement of Science.
Mollie Abraham has appeared on Boston’s WRKO Radio, the Business Radio Network and the Talk America Radio Network as a guest host discussing freelance writing.
She is very excited about her ongoing EduFables™ project because she feels it will make a meaningful contribution to a new generation of young receptive minds.
Ms. Abraham is a graduate of M.I.T. and Northeastern University with degrees in physics. She has taught technical writing at M.I.T. to seniors and graduate students in a course required for graduation. The course objective was to show students how to write about complex technical subjects so they can be clearly understood by the general public.
Mollie has also taught mathematics, and physics at Northeastern University and is Assistant Professor Emeritus at Bentley College. At Bentley she taught mathematics and physics and served as Head of the Physics Department.
Ms. Abraham has served as a book and film reviewer for the National Association of the Advancement of Science.
Mollie Abraham has appeared on Boston’s WRKO Radio, the Business Radio Network and the Talk America Radio Network as a guest host discussing freelance writing.
She is very excited about her ongoing EduFables™ project because she feels it will make a meaningful contribution to a new generation of young receptive minds.
From the B&N Reads Blog
Page 1 of