Marvelous Math: A Book of Poems

by Lee Bennett Hopkins, Karen Barbour (Illustrator)

Overview

Marvelous Math is Lee Bennett Hopkins' collection of more than fifteen poems helps teach the importance of mathematics.

In Lee Bennett Hopkins collection of poems from multiple poets, young readers will learn about the fun and importance of mathematics through energetic poems and vivid illustrations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780689806582
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Publication date:	08/01/1997
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	NP (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

LEE BENNETT HOPKINS is a distinguished poet, writer, and anthologist whose poetry collections include the highly acclaimed Hand in Hand: An American History Through Poetry, illustrated by Peter Fiore, and My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States, and America at War, both illustrated by Stephen Alcorn. Mr. Hopkins’s numerous awards include the University of Southern Mississippi Medallion for “lasting contributions to children’s literature” and both the Christopher Award and a Golden Kite Honor for his verse novel Been to Yesterdays: Poems of a Life. He lives in Cape Coral, Florida.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 3-5Hopkins pulls together poems on mathematics, providing insights from writers such as Karla Kuskin, Janet S. Wong, and Lillian M. Fisher. Several selections share the predictable theme of the significance of math and numbers. Rebecca Kai Dotlich's title poem, for example, asks questions such as, "How fast does a New York taxi go?" and "How slow do feathers fall?" and suggests how to find the answers: "Mathematics knows it all!" Some take a unique point of view, as in Betsy Franco's "Math Makes Me Feel Safe": "Knowing that my brother will always be/three years younger than I am,/and every day of the year will have/twenty-four hours." Rhymed and open verse styles are represented, as are a variety of tones. David McCord's "Who Hasn't Played Gazintas?" is a playful presentation of spoken language. Barbour's lively illustrations dance and play around the poems. Her boldly outlined watercolor figures, often wearing ill-fitting hats, fill the pages with childlike whimsy. Children will enjoy studying the oddly colored animals, numbers, and stylized, arched-browed people. A delightful collection.Lee Bock, Brown County Public Libraries, Green Bay, WI

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