Entries Tagged as 'Math'

Bracelets for Bina’s Brothers

March 29th, 2021 · No Comments · Books

BRACELETS FOR BINA’S BROTHERS by Rajani LaRocca is a delight. The picture book is centered on preparing for the Hindu celebration of Raksha Bandhan, a celebration of brothers and sisters. This year Bina feels she is old enough to make bracelets for her brothers on her own, although she enlists the “help” from her dog […]

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If You Hopped Like a Frog

June 25th, 2012 · No Comments · Books

Review By JENNIFER GANNETT As a boy, author David M. Schwartz wondered what it would take to be able to hop like a frog, eat like a snake and possess other fantastic animal abilities. If You Hopped Like a Frog is the result of his inquiry. Schwartz makes calculations about other creatures’ movements and then […]

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Swirl by Swirl

November 11th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY Through poetry and illustration, Joyce Sidman and Beth Krommes explore all the diverse places — from snail shells to hibernating chipmunks — that spirals appear in the natural world in Swirl by Swirl. This stunning book brings readers underground to woodchuck burrows, up close to observe snails, and into a torrent of […]

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