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Bickel, Cindy
3 Reviews
Nagda, Ann Whitehead
& Bickel, Cindy
Polar Bear Math: Learning about Fractions from Klondike and Snow
(4)
K-3
Abandoned polar bear cubs Klondike and Snow must be hand-fed. The authors introduce readers to fractions as they describe how to make polar bear milk, how much food the newborns consume, etc. At times the math is confusingly presented--"Two parts, or 2/3, were half-and-half [milk and cream]"--but the engaging main text and color photos of the adorable cubs are winning.
Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey
(2)
K-3
Elementary-level skills of telling and representing time are integrated with the story of Jiggs the chimp, born too small in a zoo and ignored by his mother. While the story is engaging, a major asset is the quantitative information (shown with timelines, graphs, calendars, and charts) linked to each facing narrative page, which assists readers in comprehending the value of mathematics to better understand changes in Jiggs over time.
Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2002
(3)
4-6
T.J., a tiger cub whose mother at the Denver Zoo died when he was only ten weeks old, was raised by the zoo hospital. T.J. gained weight slowly and at first had to be force-fed. Appropriate picture, bar, circle, and line graphs depict T.J.'s weight gain, his father's weight at the same age, and how much meat T.J. ate as he grew, while crisp color photos show the young tiger cub's antics.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
3 reviews
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