Go Looking for Bugs (The Math Adventurers)

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016089
ISBN
9780593971826
Grade PK-3
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Charlotte Mason
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Product Overview

  • Beep the robot and her robot kitten Boots go bug-hunting!
  • Teaches kids all about multiplication through rhyming prose, an engaging story, and full-color illustrations
  • Covers simple multiplication with plentiful visuals and examples
  • Includes visual glossary and quick quiz with answers

Description

Go Looking for Bugs by Sital Gorasia Chapman follows the endearing robot Beep and her adorable robot kitten, Boots, as they go on a bug-finding adventure! Along the way, they will learn about the basics of multiplication through plentiful visuals and observations. 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 Looking for Bugs (The Math Adventurers)
Join two friendly and funny robots, Beep and Boots, as they learn all about multiplication and discover that math is everywhere they look.

This educational book for 5-7 year olds introduces multiplication through an adventure story featuring two robots as they search for bugs.

Characterful illustrations and rhyming text bring Beep and Boots to life. Children will love joining the robot duos’ adventures and learning core mathematical concepts about money in a gentle, fun way. A visual glossary and math questions are featured throughout the book to reinforce learning.

This fun and educational math book for children features:
  • A fun and engaging introduction to multiplication for children aged 5-7.
  • Lively illustrations and rhyming text that bring the characters and math topics to life.
  • Key math topics, including shapes, time, measurements, division, and fractions, which are all essential topics for this age group.
Beep and Boots are taking part in the Annual Big Bug Spot, where they’re hoping to find lots of creepy-crawlies. As they venture through the woods, they spy ten leaves, each being carried by three ants, and seven mushrooms, each with a pair of snails sitting on top!

Will they find all the bugs on their spotting cards? And will they finally get to see the rare pink grasshopper? Watch Beep and Boots as they search for bugs – and learn lots about multiplication.

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

The Math Adventurers series uses everyday scenarios to show how math is all around us, making this difficult subject more accessible. If you loved The Math Adventurers: Go Looking for Bugs, then why not try Build a Friendship, A Day at the Zoo, Make a Difference, or 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:9780593971826
Length in Inches:10.3125
Width in Inches:7.9375
Height in Inches:0.375
Weight in Pounds:0.75
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