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Franco, Betsy

Mathematickles!

40 pp. | McElderry | June, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-689-84357-7 $$17.95

(1) K-3 Illustrated by Steven Salerno. Word lovers might stand a better chance of becoming math lovers if more math lessons were like these: "apples + worms = sweet tunnels." The four seasons provide the framework for a book made up of equations and graphs, each one encapsulating a seasonal sight or experience. The watercolor and gouache pictures show a little girl styled like a sixties cartoon character; the pages brim with joyfully bright color.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2003