Working with Fractions

by David A. Adler, Edward Miller (Illustrator)

Overview

Fractions are everywhere you look — on the playground, at school, even at birthday parties! When it comes to counting money, playing games, or making sure you get your fair share of the pizza, fractions are there to help you. Add David A. Adler's handy text to Edward Miller's lively art and you get not just a fraction — but a whole lot — of fun.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780823422074
Publisher:	Holiday House
Publication date:	03/05/2009
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	29,282
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	690L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

David A. Adler taught math for eight years. In that time he learned many things from his students — including the fact that they thought fractions were hard. So he decided to prove that learning how to work with fractions is not only easy, but also fun! He lives with his family on Long Island. You can learn more about him at www. davidaadler.com.

Edward Miller loves to make concepts clear to kids and has demonstrated that in his previous nonfiction books. School Library Journal praised his Alphabeep: A Zipping, Zooming ABC by Debora Pearson as "stunningly illustrated." He lives in New York City. You can visit his website at www.edmiller.com.

Editorial Reviews

From the team that brought us You Can, Toucan, Math, comes another fun way of looking at something many kids have trouble getting the hang of: fractions. Although there is no narrative story within the book to explain how fractions work, there are plenty of imaginative, creative approaches presented in each fraction problem. The computer-generated artwork is very bold and bright—it not only enlivens the pages, it graphically explains the concepts within the "story problems" it accompanies. A lot of essential terminology, like "numerator" and "denominator" is explained, along with functions like comparing, multiplying, and dividing fractions. A former math teacher, Adler ably covers a lot of essential ground in one hardcover book and makes it fun. The book is sure to be quite useful for parents and teachers alike in introducing techniques for solving word problems. The reinforced library binding and heavy duty paper stock assures that it will stand up to repeated use.

From the Publisher

This team's latest math-related book will be greeted with cheers by teachers everywhere. In clear, concise language, and using examples familiar to children, Adler introduces readers to fractions and makes them easy to understand through his use of repetition of vocabulary, examples and explanations, as well as hands-on activities. Beginning by introducing the concept of fractions, the text moves to using the terms "numerator" and "denominator" and next demonstrates what happens when each of these increases or decreases while the other remains constant. Readers will learn how to make equivalent fractions and how to add and subtact fractions that have the same denominator. Adler also touches on the confusing concept that 1/12th of one thing might be smaller than 1/15th of another thing. Throughout, Miller's computer artwork crisply and cleanly illustrates each concept, using a clown and magician birthday motif. An excellent resource for elementary classrooms, this should find a home in any library. (Nonfiction. 6-10)

Kirkus Reviews