Go Bowling (The Math Adventurers)

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016088
ISBN
9780593843635
Grade PK-3
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Charlotte Mason
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Product Overview

  • Beep the robot and her robot kitten Boots have fun with a game of bowling!
  • Teaches kids all about fractions through rhyming prose, an engaging story, and full-color illustrations
  • Covers wholes, halves, quarters, and more
  • Includes visual glossary and quick quiz with answers

Description

Go Bowling by Sital Gorasia Chapman follows the endearing robot Beep and her adorable robot kitten, Boots, as they go bowling and learn all about fractions along the way—including halves and wholes, quarters, numerators and denominators, and more. Written in lyrical, rhyming prose with full-color illustrations, this fun story engages kids while introducing important math-related concepts! At the end, find a visual glossary for reference and test your knowledge with a quick quiz (answers included). Full-color, hardcover, 32 pages.

Publisher's Description of Go Bowling (The Math Adventurers)
Join two friendly and funny robots, Beep and Boots, as they learn all about fractions and discover that math is everywhere they look.

Introduce 5-7 year olds to fractions through an adventure story featuring two robots as they play ten-pin bowling, with characterful illustrations and rhyming text that bring Beep and Boots to life.

Children will love seeing the adventures the robot duo go on, as they learn key mathematical concepts concerning fractions in a gentle, fun way. A visual glossary and math questions at the end of the book reinforce learning and encourage kids to look at the maths they can see in the world around them.

This fun and educational maths book for children offers:
  • A fun and engaging introduction to fractions for children aged 5-7 with lively illustrations and rhyming text.
  • Core math topics taught throughout the series, including shapes, time, measurements, division, and fractions.
  • Illustrations that are in a non-gendered color palette, making the traditionally male subject relatable for all genders.
Beep and Boots are competing with their friends in a ten-pin bowling competition. After they’ve worked out the best way to split into teams, the game is on! Who will knock down half the pins on their first go? Will anyone manage three-quarters of the pins? Watch Beep and Boots as they become brilliant bowlers – and learn lots about fractions.

At DK, we believe in the power of discovery. So why stop here?

The Math Adventurers series uses everyday scenarios to show how maths is all around us, making this difficult subject more accessible. If you loved The Math Adventurers: Go Bowling, then you’ll love learning about division with The Math Adventurers: Share a Camping Trip, shapes with Build a Friendship, or height and length with Measure Up.
Category Description for The Math Adventurers

Meet Beep, a curious robot, and her adorable robo-cat, Boots, in the Math Adventurers series for introducing basic math concepts to early learners. Each fully illustrated story, told in pleasing rhyme, takes readers on a journey with Boots and Beep while simultaneously introducing a basic math concept. Students are exposed to shapes, multiplication, time, measurement, money, fractions, and division through Beep and Boots’ adventures bug-hunting, visiting the zoo, fundraising, camping, and more. Throughout the book, smaller text boxes explain the concept Beep and Boots are exploring in more mathematical terms. Each book includes a glossary and a set of review questions with answers.

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Product Format:Hardcover Book
Grades:PK-3
Brand:DK Children
Author:Sital Gorasia Chapmman
ISBN:9780593843635
Length in Inches:10.3125
Width in Inches:7.3125
Height in Inches:0.375
Weight in Pounds:0.75
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