Thursday, September 14, 2017

PICTURE BOOK - A Very Improbable Story by Edward Einhorn

Illustrated by Adam Gustavson
2008, Charlesbridge
HC $16.95
32 pgs.
Goodreads rating:  3.99 - 94 ratings
My rating:  4
Endpapers: Dark blue
Illustrations on much or most of page, text is on white
1st line/s:  "one morning Ethan woke up with a cat on his head."

My comments:   Oh my gosh, what a great picture book to introduce probability to older kids!  It's cute and fun and gives wonderful mathematical information in a straight-forward, interesting way.  It gets a little convoluted at the end, but if it's being used as a read aloud, stress and pausing  can be used  effectively, and then play a probability game similar to one described in the book and VOILA!!


Goodreads:  Ethan wakes up one morning with a talking cat on his head. The cat refuses to budge until Ethan wins a game of probability. Without looking, Ethan must pick out a dime from his coin collection, or two matching socks from his dresser, or do something else improbable. Avery improbable story about a challenging math concept. Author: Edward Einhorn Format: 32 pages, paperback Ages: 7-10

1 comment:

Evil said...

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